If media reports are to be believed, plans for the development of a new discount grocery chain for countering the low prices grocers Aldi and Lidl is being secretly prepared by Tesco – the largest supermarket group in the United… Read More ›
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The World’s Biggest Human Migration In China Is Being Transformed By Bullet Trains
The Lunar New year Holiday means cramped trains for millions of Chinese trying to get back home. But that situation is being changed by the advent of high speed railways in the country. China has embarked on a plan to… Read More ›
Australia’s Royal Commission begins inquiry alleged wrong-doings in the country’s financial sector
Allegations of widespread wrong-doings have plagued Australia’s finance sector since many years, adding pressure on the industry to undergo a thorough root-and branch reform. On Monday, the head of the government-backed inquiry which is delving into Australia’s finance sector to… Read More ›
Comcast weighing options to acquire assets from Twenty-First Century Fox: sources
Although Fox prefers a deal with Disney rather than Comcast, more clarity on the deal will emerge later this summer when Fox, in its regulatory filing, justifies the potential deal with Disney, to its shareholders. According to sources familiar with… Read More ›
Walt Disney’s digital content to stream on Alibaba’s Youku platform
The deal represents a breakthrough for Walt Disney in its efforts to enter China. On Monday, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd stated its entertainment business has signed a licensing agreement with Walt Disney Co to provide Disney’s collection of animation on… Read More ›
British Biotech And Life Sciences Firms To Get US$1.3b In Chinese Investment Following May’s China Visit
Two venture capital firms in Britain got investment commitments worth 8 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion) from investors in mainland China in the week following the visit of British Prime Minister Teresa May. This is reflective of the enhanced interest of… Read More ›
Bank of England Warns Of Rate Hike Sooner Than Markets Expect
There are chances that the rates of banking interest in the United Kingdom could get raised earlier than is being expected by the market, warned the governor of the Bank of England (BoE) during his quarterly BoE inflation report speech…. Read More ›
Didi Teams Up With Softbank To Enter Japanese Taxi Industry
The Japanese taxi industry is going to be the new foreign market for Chinese ride hailing company Didi Chuxing as the company announced that it is planning to get into an agreement with the Japanese investment institution Softbank for setting… Read More ›
South Korea weighs its options after call for help from General Motors Korea
Detroit based carmaker is facing strong headwinds in South Korea. Persistent remours have fueled talks of a pullout. On Friday, South Korea’s finance minister stated the country is weighing several options vis-a-vis General Motors Co’s operations in the country following… Read More ›
Qingdao Haier Co Ltd likely to launch D-shares in Frankfurt
Through the launch of these D-shares at the infant Frankfurt-based China Europe International Exchange (CEINEX), Chinese companies are expanding their foothold in Europe and flanking the U.S., where the Trump Administration, increasingly aware of China’s designs, is taking steps to… Read More ›
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