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How SunMoon intends to further grow its fruits of labour
SINGAPORE (Aug 25): Gary Loh, executive chairman of SunMoon Food Co, has spent the better part of the last decade restructuring what started as an apple-growing company. He sold off assets, cut down debt and cleaned up the balance sheet so that the compan
August 25, 2017
China Focus
The No. 1 China equities fund bought only three stocks this year. What are they?
(Aug 24): When Cederberg Capital’s Dawid Krige places a bet, he bets big.
August 24, 2017
M&A
Alibaba said in talks for stake in Indonesia's largest online marketplace
SINGAPORE (July 25): Alibaba Group Holding is in talks to make a major investment in Indonesia's PT Tokopedia, people familiar with the matter said, potentially scoring a second deal to accelerate its expansion into South-east Asia's largest econo
July 25, 2017
Battle for Indonesia's 261 million wallets grips China's online shopping giants
(July 6): To foretell where JD.com Inc. is going to expand in Indonesia, follow the cell phone towers.
July 06, 2017
Global Markets
Jack Ma woos mom-and-pop shops in US jobs push
NEW YORK (June 20): Sam Wolf moved his family's health and wellness business online more than a decade ago. The Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based company runs its own warehouse and sells thousands of nutrition products in dozens of countries through it
June 20, 2017
Currencies
It’s decision time for MSCI as global stock rally bypasses China
HONG KONG (June 20): China’s fourth attempt at cracking into MSCI Inc.’s benchmark share indexes comes with its best chance of success -- and the least at stake.
June 20, 2017
China Focus
China's road to world tech domination begins in Southeast Asia
(June 1): Isaac Ho and several investors were watching a pitch from a cancer-detection startup in Singapore when one of the Chinese billionaires present got up and – without a word – scrawled “Speed x Market Share” in Chinese characters on a wh
June 01, 2017
Alibaba's Singapore unit enlists Uber, Netflix to lure customers
SINGAPORE (April 20): Alibaba Group Holding has created a loyalty program for online shoppers in Singapore that it may expand to other markets, teaming up with Uber Technologies Inc. and Netflix Inc. to lure customers.
April 20, 2017
China’s Ant Financial buys Singapore-based helloPay in boost to SE Asia plans
BEIJING (April 19): Ant Financial, the payment affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding, has acquired Singapore-based payment service helloPay Group, part of the Chinese firm's drive to boost its Alipay brand and presence in South-east Asia.
April 19, 2017