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Jack Ma shows up in Singapore for Alibaba IPO roadshow

Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., showed up in Singapore on Tuesday for a roadshow in the city state for its initial public offering (IPO).

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Explosion hits Germany's old chemical company building: media

​A huge explosion on Tuesday evening hit an old company building of the German chemistry company Bergolin in the small town of Ritterhude in the northern German state of Lower Saxony, local media reported

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President of HK-listed China Resources Power investigated

The president of China Resources Power Holdings Co. is under investigation in East China's Jiangsu Province, the company said in a statement Tuesday.

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First large private investment company set up in China

The country's first national-level private investment company, China Minsheng Investment, was established here on Thursday.

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Chinese scenic area to sue "Transformers" producers

A scenic area in southwest China is to sue producers of "Transformers: Age of Extinction" for failing to show its logo in the movie, an executive for the area said on Monday.

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Canadian miner picks up five New Zealand platinum exploration permits

Canadian-owned miner Lynx Platinum Ltd. has been awarded five exploration permits to look for platinum in New Zealand's South Island, Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges announced Thursday.

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Chinese company unveils eco-tourism farm in northeastern Cambodia

Macao's Guo Hong (International) Investment and Development Co. Ltd was officially launched in Cambodia on Monday with an investment plan in developing a large- scale eco-tourism farm in northeastern Cambodia, the company's Managing Director Wu Jinlong said.

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Shanghai meat supplier for McDonald, KFC suspended for safety concerns

Shanghai food and drug administration has suspended the operation of a food company suspected of supplying stale meat to McDonald and KFC outlets.

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U.S. court backs Chinese-owned company over wind farm project disputes

A U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government violated a Chinese-owned company's rights when it rejected the company's bid to purchase U.S. wind farms.

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Chinese scenic area to sue "Transformers" producers

A scenic area in southwest China is to sue producers of "Transformers: Age of Extinction" for failing to show its logo in the movie, an executive for the area said on Monday.

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Sweden's ATMs experience system failure again

All automatic teller machines (ATMs) run by the company Bankomat on Thursday experienced an around one-hour system failure due to alleged IT "central fault".

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China's career platform Zhaopin makes public debut on NYSE

China's leading career platform Zhaopin Limited made its trading debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, marking the ninth Chinese company to list shares in the U.S. market this year.

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Officials resign from company boards

China's listed companies are preparing for an unprecedented wave of resignations by independent directors following a Party directive on officials' other jobs outside their office.

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2 Chinese national contractors released by kidnappers in Myanmar: company

Two Chinese national contractors with Chinese copper mining company Wanbao, kidnapped in Latpadaungtaung copper mine project area in Myanmar's Monywa Sunday, were released Monday evening, the company said.

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China's Cheetah Mobile makes trading debut on New York Stock Exchange

Chinese mobile internet company Cheetah Mobile Inc. was expected to raise about 168 million U.S. dollars from its initial public offering after its shares were priced at 14 dollars, near the high end of its expected price range.

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Chinese rare earth miner's profits nosedive

China Minmetals Rare Earth Co. Ltd, a leading miner in the business, posted a drastic decline in net profits in the first quarter of 2014 due to low rare earth prices.

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Strike reveals loopholes, rising labor cost crunch

A massive worker strike over social benefits in south China's Guangdong Province has exposed loopholes in the country's social security scheme and the growing pressure on manufacturers to keep up with rising labor costs.