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CVC becomes restaurant chain South Beauty's majority owner

[2014-04-30 07:35]

CVC Capital Partners Sicav-FIS SA completed its investment and became the majority shareholder in South Beauty Investment Co Ltd, a medium and high-end restaurant chain in China. Expansion to more cities is planned, and the move may boost the country's flagging dining industry.

Alibaba taking shine to patents ahead of IPO in the US

[2014-04-30 07:35]

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is beefing up its patent holdings in the United States, a move that may help it to avoid the pitfalls that bedeviled Google Inc, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc ahead of their initial public offerings.

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[2014-04-30 07:35]

ICBC buys majority of Turkish bank for $316m

China Mobile rings up sales in HK

[2014-04-30 07:35]

China's biggest telecom carrier said its expansion to Hong Kong eight years ago has proved it can survive in one of the world's most competitive telecom markets, according to the company's Hong Kong chief.

Company says returns from 4G elusive so far

[2014-04-30 07:35]

Heavy investment in the fourth-generation network might not bring returns for China Mobile Ltd in the near future, analysts said. It was the only one of the nation's three telecom giants to see first-quarter profits decline.

Losses hang over top liquor firms in tough first quarter

[2014-04-30 07:35]

China's leading liquor producers continue to feel the effects of the ongoing austerity and anti-corruption campaigns, according to reports showing that first-quarter revenues and profits were hard-hit.

Baijiu: from toasting profit to cutting prices

[2014-04-30 07:35]

Dealers in Chinese high-end native alcohol, or baijiu, have been forced to seek new strategies after price drops triggered by the government's recent curbs on lavish spending.

AVIC draws up plan for UK solar plants

[2014-04-30 07:35]

A unit of Aviation Industry Corp of China will build an unspecified number of solar power plants in Britain, generating a total of 300 megawatts, a top company official said.

Smartphones lift flat-panel sector

[2014-04-30 07:35]

China's growing appetite for portable smart devices will accelerate domestic innovation and could shorten the product life cycle across the entire production chain, according to industry insiders.

Toughest quarter in years for steel sector

[2014-04-29 09:00]

China's steel industry faces rising costs, shrinking demand and tight loans from banks. Those conditions made the sector's first quarter its toughest this century.

More foreign shows may be taken off video sites

[2014-04-29 09:00]

Tougher regulations on television series produced in the United States may be coming after four shows, including popular comedy The Big Bang Theory, were removed from major online video sites in line with a government order, analysts warned on Monday.

Alibaba takes youku stake

[2014-04-29 09:00]

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, along with private equity firm Yunfeng Capital, agreed to purchase a minority stake in online video company Youku Tudou Inc for $1.22 billion, the companies said on Monday.

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