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Table Tennis Legend Deng Sets Up Investment Fund

Table tennis champ and Olympic medallist Deng Yaping has co-founded a massive investment fund to focus on China's fast-growing sports sector, local Chinese media reported on Sunday.

Foreign investors are expected to come and invest in China and one of the best places to do business is the Shanghai Free Trade Zone.
Foreign Investors to Purchase $48 Billion in Chinese Bonds in Next Two Years: Analysts

A fourfold surge in the purchase of Chinese bonds by foreign investors is expected to occur in the next two years as global central banks are set to diversify their reserves, according to 11 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News.

Samsung pleads for dealers' sympathy in China.
Samsung Executives Kneel to Plead for Reconsideration from Chinese Dealers

Samsung executives kneel in front of distributors to ask for reconsideration.

An Apple employee points to the Touch Bar on a new Apple MacBook Pro laptop during a product launch event on October 27, 2016 in Cupertino, California.
Microsoft vs Apple: Microsoft offering users $650 discount to exchange Macbook for Surface

Microsoft and Apple are going to war again to claim the innovative tech throne after unveiling new products over the last few days. While Microsoft introduced the Surface Studio desktop computer, Apple showed off its new Macbook Pro.

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A subway train passenger reads on his mobile phone using Tencent Reading App.
China Helps Aussie Entrepreneur’s App Become Popular

After being featured on the list of Forbes’ 30under30 entrepreneurs last year, Jessica Wilson, the founder of the Australian shopping app Stashd, found herself in the limelight again, as she was offered to join “The Next Unicorn,” a Chinese reality television show for startups.

Alibaba founder and executive chairman Jack Ma speaks at an event at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Oct. 16 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Alibaba’s New Scheme to Help Promote Thai SMEs Abroad Through B2B Platform

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has tied up with two state banks and state agencies in Thailand to set up a scheme that would help promote the country’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) abroad using Alibaba’s platform, the Bangkok Post reported.

A woman walks toward a booth owned by Baidu at the China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair in Shanghai in April.
Baidu’s Revenue Drops for the First Time Following Govt Pressure on Ads

China's leading search engine Baidu saw the first-ever decline of its quarterly revenue as a result of government restrictions on advertisements.

Two local women buy medicines at a pharmacy in Shanxi.
Wealthiest Billionaires in China’s Healthcare Sector Prosper Amid Rising Demand for Drugs

As the world’s second largest pharmaceutical market, China has provided huge opportunity for entrepreneurs to prosper and become billionaires, an article published by Forbes said.

Delivery personnel sort out parcels beside a ZTO Express Delivery vehicle in Beijing.
China’s ZTO Express Raises $1.4 Billion in This Year’s Largest US IPO

ZTO Express, a Chinese courier company, has raised about $1.4 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. on Thursday, Oct. 27, making it the largest offering in the United States this year, the New York Times reported.

Kuka, a maker of industrial robots, was bought by Midea, a Guangdong-based manufacturer of household electronics, for 4.5bn euros this year.
China’s Acquisition Surge in Europe Hits a Snag as Foreign Companies Decry Obstacles in China

Amid an unprecedented surge in overseas acquisitions, China’s buying spree in Europe recently faced delays as Germany withdrew approval for the 670m euro takeover of Aixtron, a chip-equipment maker, by Fujian Grand Chip, an investment fund.

A rugby ball is kicked during a rugby match on March 19, 2016, in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Alibaba’s Sports Arm to Invest $100 Million to Popularize Rugby in China

China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba will invest $100 million over the next 10 years through its sports subsidiary in a campaign to popularize rugby in China, World Rugby announced on Wednesday.

Many customers in Cairo are beginning to buy Chinese cars.
BAIC Makes Breakthrough in Automotive Aftersales in Egypt

Chinese auto manufacturer is creating a good reputation in post-sales in Egypt.

An Apple iPhone 7s is seen in the upgraded Apple store on Regent Street on October 13, 2016 in London, England.
Weaker iPhone sales bring down Apple’s profit margin forecast, shares

If the recent slide in Apple's shares is any indication, the glorious days of the iPhone seems to be something passé. The Cupertino-based tech giant's shares slumped by 4 percent on Wednesday following a drop in forecast the expected profit margin.

Alibaba founder and chairman Jack Ma and actor Daniel Craig attend the gala of Tmall shopping festival in Beijing last year.
China, Europe to Lead in Creation of Global E-commerce Platform

China and Europe may make possible the creation of an electronic world trade platform (eWTP) which is expected to boost international e-commerce, Luigi Gambardella, president of ChinaEU, wrote in an article published in euractiv.com.

Ren Jianxin, chairman of ChemChina, talks to Michel Demare, chairman of Swiss farm chemicals giant Syngenta, during a press conference at the company's headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
$207 Billion Global Acquisition Made Possible by China’s New Crop of Dealmakers

A new generation of expert dealmakers from China have made possible the $207 billion global buying spree that Chinese companies pulled off in recent years, according to merger and acquisition (M&A) professionals.

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