Research & Analysis

China Mobile Ltd. agreed on June 9 to purchase an 18 percent stake in the Thai telecommunications conglomerate True Corp. for $881 million. This deal comes less than three weeks after the Thai military seized power in a coup d’etat—an event that went unmentioned in China Mobile’s announcement. True Corp. controls Thailand’s third-largest mobile phone […]

Ecommerce giant Alibaba Group recently agreed to purchase a 50 percent stake in a popular Chinese soccer team. The deal, worth ¥1.2 billion ($192 million), was announced Thursday at a news conference in Guangzhou. The club, Guangzhou Evergrande F.C., owned by the Evergrande Real Estate Group, is one of the most popular teams in China […]

By Christina Nelson Rapidly increasing wages, high demand for qualified workers, and high turnover rates have made recruiting and retaining talent one of the top challenges multinational companies face in China year after year. But there’s another issue making employee recruitment and retention even more difficult: China’s air pollution. Julian Ha, a partner at executive […]

By Bing Ho, Grace Tso and Zhenyu Wang  [box] Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on China’s food and agribusiness sector by Baker & McKenzie. Future articles will cover the following topics as they relate to food and agribusiness: the regulatory landscape, brand protection, taxation, trade and distribution, labor and employment […]

Organizer: The Drucker School, Claremont Graduate University Location: Beijing and Shanghai Date: June 9-13, 2014 Website: http://www.mobileasiaexpo.com/wp-content/uploads/ChinaLearningExpedition_ProgramOverview1.pdf  Contact: Matt Pillar Email: [email protected] Phone: +1.213.915.6585 (Los Angeles, California); +86.136.8130.2404 (Beijing, China)    

Organizers: Beijing Marine Guoxuan Convention & Exhibition Co., Ltd; Chinese Health Pictorial; Jiangsu Fenghai New Energy and Desalination Development Co., Ltd.; and Yancheng Sugang Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. Location: Dafeng Marine World Expo Center, Dafeng Port Economic Development Zone, Yancheng City, Jiangsu, China Date: June 8, 2014-June 15, 2014 Web: http://www.oceanol.com/zhanhui Contact: Wang Yao Email: […]

By Randy Wang In a period that’s been characterized by rapid innovation in China’s high technology sector, Alibaba’s IPO—potentially one of the largest public offerings of all time—has been one of the most widely-anticipated events of the year. The IPO is expected to raise $20 billion, making it bigger than Facebook’s $16 billion IPO and […]

China’s Sinopec Group has agreed to form a joint venture oilfield services company with Weatherford International to tap into China’s potentially vast shale gas resources. The new entity will combine Weatherford’s technological capabilities with Sinopec’s expansion potential in China, where a complex natural landscape, large population, and chronic water shortages have posed significant challenges to […]

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has agreed to pay $249 million for a 10.4 percent stake in Singapore Post Ltd., also known as SingPost, in a deal that could expand Alibaba’s logistics business to new markets overseas, according to a statement released by SingPost. SingPost, Singapore’s national postal system, and Alibaba are also planning on forming […]

Increased use of the Antimonopoly Law in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors reflects China’s desire to drive down prices on essential goods. By Benjamin Shobert and Damjan P. DeNoble  Nearly 60 pharmaceutical manufacturers—both domestic and foreign owned—were subjected to Antimonopoly Law (AML) probes in 2013. Many analysts believe these events should be understood largely, […]