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China quake activist jailed for three years
A Chinese man was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday for breaking China’s “state secrets” laws after he tried to provide legal advice to parents whose children died in shoddily built schools in the Sichuan earthquake last year
China coal mine death toll reaches 104
Relatives of the victims of a gas blast at a coal mine have scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners as state media put the number of dead at 104
China’s Haitong Securities buys Hong Kong rival
Haitong has become the first mainland brokerage to acquire an overseas rival after announcing it would launch a takeover of Hong Kong’s Taifook Securities
BBVA set to raise Chinese bank stake
The Spanish banking group is set to invest a further €1.1bn to lift its strategic stake in China Citic Bank and cement its position as one of the leading European investors in mainland Chinese banking
JPMorgan hires Linklaters lawyer to head China unit
The financial services group hires one of Asia’s leading corporate lawyers to head its China business and lead its ambitious plans in the country
Singh’s visit to “consolidate” US-India ties
Attempt to revive good relations amid concerns that India has slipped down on the US priority list
Sands China’s $2.5bn flotation falls short
Sands China raised less than its chairman had expected as its pricing power had been constrained in part by the precedent set by Wynn Resorts’ Macao spin-off
Fund focus: Invesco Perpetual Asian fund
Invesco Perpetual’s Asian fund targets sectors benefiting from the growth of China, which continues to prove its strength during the downturn
Chinese white weddings boost platinum
Chinese brides, who value platinum partly because it goes so well with a white wedding dress, are on course to snap up enough of the metal to make up for a fall in demand from the auto components industry
China’s banks face overseas pitfalls
Torture case brought in the US reveals the perils that could threaten the overseas’ expansion dreams of China’s government-owned entities
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