News Digest: August 24-26
The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 24-26. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline....
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AsiaInfo On Cusp Of Buyout With Regulatory Nod
End looms for AsiaInfo-Linkage One of the longest and strangest de-listings in the current wave of privatizations by Chinese firms could finally be nearing an end, with word that telecoms software...
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Regulator Tough On Internet TV, Eases On E-Commerce
Regulator fine tunes e-commerce, Internet TV Two major regulatory moves could have opposite effects for different areas of the Internet, providing relief for e-commerce firms while posing yet another...
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Regulators Become Mediators As Internet Firms Encroach
Regulators in new role as judges for industry clashes China’s regulators have become involved in mediating a growing number of business disputes, reflecting the recent rise of a new generation of...
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Microsoft Spotlights Rise Of JD, Anti-Trust Probes
Microsoft probed by Commerce Ministry US software giant Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the subject of 2 major news stories today, casting a spotlight on a pair of very different trends involving...
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INTERNET: Taxi App Mega-Merger Hits Monopoly Speed Bump
Bottom line: China’s regulators are unlikely to veto the merger of taxi apps Didi and Kuaidi, and should encourage similar consolidation to allow for creation of Internet firms that can be globally...
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INTERNET: Beijing Pressure Continues On Video, E-Commerce
Bottom line: New moves against e-commerce and online video firms are extensions of a broader crackdown on rogue Internet practices, which will slow short-term growth at some companies but ultimately...
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INTERNET: Alibaba Finds New Home in Beijing
Bottom line: Alibaba’s establishment of a dual headquarters in Beijing for its Tmall unit looks like a smart move to improve relations with government regulators, and should help to avoid future...
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INTERNET: China Regulator Putting Brakes on Uber-Didi Mega Marriage?
Bottom line: China’s anti-trust regulator’s assertion that the Didi-Uber China mega-merger will require its approval could mark the beginning of a new, tougher stance towards the nation’s rapidly...
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TRAVEL: China Gets Careful on Marriott-Starwood Approval
Bottom line: China’s anti-trust regulator is moving cautiously in approving the Marriott-Starwood merger because it involves 2 major global brands with a big presence in the high end of the market, but...
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INTERNET: Antitrust Watchdog Finally Gets Tough with Didi, Uber
Bottom line: The antitrust regulator’s decision to review Didi’s proposed union with Uber China marks the start of a new era of much-needed government oversight of major Internet mergers. Antitrust...
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