Joint Venture

21 Feb 2013

The two firms were in advanced talks on setting up a venture to distribute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) produced by Sinopec's oil refineries and sell compressed natural gas (CNG) at its petrol...

Cheung Kong No 2 said joint venture was a bad deal, says ex-LDC chief

18 Jan 2013

Cheung Kong's No 2 man is set to testify today in defence of an HK$23 million claim by the Urban Renewal Authority over their joint venture to build The Center, but he has already been cited...

Commodities broker Newedge eyes world's fastest-growing market

14 Jan 2013

International metal and commodities broker Newedge, a member of the London Metal Exchange, plans to expand in Asia.

Lenovo completes strategic acquisition in Brazil

4 Jan 2013

Chinese technology giant Lenovo marked the new year's first week by closing its acquisition of Comércio de Componentes Electrônicos (CCE), one of the largest manufacturers of personal computers...

Chery goes upmarket in link with Jaguar

20 Nov 2012

Chery Automobile is expected to gain from its joint venture with luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover, but the challenge to create its own high-end brand remains.

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Shirley Yam

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HKEx links up with Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges

A joint venture of the stock exchanges of Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen will launch three indices in the next two months to track cross-border stocks.

Dagong in US, Russia ratings link-up

Ratings agency Dagong said yesterday it was linking with United States and Russian partners to form an "independent" group to rival US-based agencies it claims have "proven inadequate".

NYU Shanghai joint venture eyed as catalyst for education reform

Newly established NYU Shanghai - the first set up jointly by Chinese and US universities - has made headlines, but also prompted questions about the significance for education on the mainland of...

TAKEOVERS

Embattled China Gas in pact with Sinopec

China Gas Holdings has rarely been out of the limelight in the past 22 months, thanks to its board row, police investigations of top managers, antagonistic shareholders meetings and a hostile...

TAKEOVERS

Sinopec and ENN drop bid for China Gas

The US$2.2 billion hostile takeover bid for China Gas Holdings by a consortium that included the mainland's second-largest oil firm, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec), fell through...

China Southern flies to Henan Airlines' rescue

China Southern Airlines has come to the rescue of Henan Airlines, which was banned from flying after one of its planes crashed in Yichun, Heilongjiang, in 2010, killing more than 40 people.