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  • China resumes licensing for imported online games

     China will lift the restriction on the approval of imported online games after the country loosened its censorship on domestic online games three months ago, the Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday.

    April03,2019


  • UK telecom firm celebrates 'milestone' with new licenses

    China is further opening up its telecommunication industry, with more access and favorable policies being granted to foreign players in the field, according to industry experts.

    February01,2019


  • JD confirms plans for banking license

    JD.com Inc, China's second-biggest e-commerce player, confirmed on Friday it is carrying out work related to a banking license, in a move that would see it joining its tech counterparts in offering banking services.

    February04,2017


  • Lianhetech buys UK chemical firm for USD126 mln

    Major Chinese chemical company Lianhetech has bought UK-based chemical manufacturer Fine Industries in a 103 million pound (126.5 million U.S. dollars) deal, securing an operation with more than 200 jobs and providing Lianhetech with its first European ba

    March06,2017


  • Beijing issues first online ride-hailing platform license

    China's car-hailing platform Shouqi Limousine and Chauffeur Wednesday received the first online car-hailing platform business license issued by Beijing transport authorities.

    February09,2017


  • Beijing issues first online ride-hailing platform license

    China's car-hailing platform Shouqi Limousine and Chauffeur Wednesday received the first online car-hailing platform business license issued by Beijing transport authorities.

    February09,2017


  • Credit Suisse’s banking license in China is underway

    After market rumors about the Swiss bank giving up on entering China’s market, the CEO stated that the banking license is underway. The bank will also acquire full ownership of the securities activities

    June10,2022


  • Hainan stops issuing online ride-hailing licenses for fuel vehicles

    The city of Haikou, capital of China's tropical island province Hainan, on Tuesday stopped issuing online ride-hailing licenses for fuel-powered vehicles, said local authorities.

    January23,2019


  • Profit of multinational investment bank HSBC falls a third in 2020

    British multinational investment bank HSBC said on Tuesday its reported profit before tax dropped by a third in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    February24,2021


  • DCE approves HSBC China as first foreign depository bank

    Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) announced Tuesday that it had approved HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited as its designated futures guarantee depository bank which is allowed to carry out overseas customer deposit management business.

    January30,2019


  • Chinese consortium buys 49% stake in UK data firm

    A Chinese consortium has bought a 49 percent stake in British data center company Global Switch for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.09 billion), in a strategic move aimed at sharing data center technology and locations.

    December23,2016


  • Bank of China issued license to operate in Turkey

    Turkish banking watchdog announced on Friday that Bank of China has been granted a license to operate in Turkey as the second Chinese lender to operate in the country after Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

    December04,2017


  • Chinese VP meets HSBC Group chairman

    Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with HSBC Group Chairman Mark Tucker in Beijing on Wednesday.

    April03,2025


  • China's Cedar Holdings buys out UK's Stemcor

    China's leading supplier of bulk commodities Cedar Holdings Group Co Ltd ("Cedar Holdings") signed an agreement with the UK-based Stemcor Global Holdings Limited ("Stemcor")  on acquring 100 percent equities of the latter on Tuesday .

    January23,2020


  • China Construction Bank acquires commercial banking license in Malaysia

    State-owned China Construction Bank(CCB) had acquired a commercial bank license from the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, the country's central bank Bank Negara Malaysia said in a statement on November 1.

    November04,2016


  • HNA buys stake in Deutsche Bank

    Chinese conglomerate HNA Group is seeking to expand its finance business and further diversify its operation structure after taking a stake in Deutsche Bank, the first Chinese investor to take a major stake in the bank.

    February21,2017


  • Why Chinese companies queue for buying UK gas pipeline network?

    After put on sale in November 2015, UK multinational electricity and gas utility firm's sale of a majority stake in its UK gas pipeline arm valued at about 11 billion pounds has aroused broad interest from global investors.

    September30,2016


  • Ant Financial mulls to buy UK World First for USD700mln, report

    Ant Financial, the affiliate financial service of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, mulls to buy World First, the UK-based foreign exchange company, for 700 million U.S. dollars.

    December26,2018


  • Ruyi plans to buy UK trench coat maker for $120 million

    Shandong Ruyi Group plans to acquire iconic British trench coat maker Aquascutum for about $120 million, sources said, as Chinese companies extend a record overseas dealmaking spree.

    December22,2016


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