The idea has been floated and rejected in America a couple of times. Now the Chinese are considering e-stamps for email in China as a way of preventing SPAM. SPAM is a term commonly used to refer to...

While the topic is not directly related to either venture capital or private equity, I found it interesting this week to read that philanthropy seems to be on the rise in China. The Chronicle of...

Is China corrupt? Sure. But, how corrupt? The China Law Blog published a post today that looked at where China stood compared to other nations... Of the 180 countries surveyed by Transparency...

China Success Stories is fast becoming one of my favorite blogs. Their recent article on due diligence is an excellent examination of the complicated issues surrounding the simple task of not getting...

We talked a few days ago about the nightmares that can come with joint ventures in China. How do you avoid them? Dr. James Chan, writing for China Success Stories, has some Practical Tips on Working...

CiviBlog Dot Org has an excellent article online at the moment about Internet censorship in China. Many countries (perhaps most) exercise some amount of censorship over the Internet. In most cases...

Asia Pulse is among a number of sources following the growing involvement of foreign private equity (FPE) in China's real estate market. The venture capital company Zero2IPO is suggesting three...

Earlier this month the China Law Blog took a look at the ongoing dispute between the Chinese company Wahaha and the French firm Danone. The dispute has become bitter, and it is a classic example of...

A relatively small, little known company named China Digital TV has filed with the SEC for a US$150 million IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The company "develops software used in conditional...

Juren Education Group, a fairly well known named brand for education in China, received US$20 million in venture capital funds earlier this month to expand its after school tutoring programs. Several...

We've talked in the past about how the venture capital industry is data driven and how raising venture capital funds can be very time consuming. But while venture capital funding has down sides,...

The Shanghai Daily is reporting that China may expand venture capital opportunities in the near future. According to a recent report in the paper, "China is drafting rules to let insurers start...

With improved quality of life, economic growth, the demand for professional skills, and a growing amount of money in the pockets of the average Chinese citizen, it was probably only a matter of time...

Some questions still exist about whether the Beijing government will eventually allow all Mainland residents to buy and sell stock on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. But a pilot program to allow...

With the Ways and Means holding Congressional hearings on how to simplify America's tax code, several members of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) have testified recently before...

After almost four years in Shanghai, the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges finally looks set to open a Hong Kong office next month. The opening will make Weil the last of New York City's five...

I was sitting around last night reading the Congressional Record because, well hey, it's so much fun to do, and I came across a description of what venture capitalists actually do that had been...

Pan Asian Biz is one of several sources reporting that the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved the New York Stock Exchange Group (NYSE). What that means is that the NYSE will...

You've probably seen at least one headline on it by now: China is adding Internet patrols to the list of police activities. It's not quite the thought police, but it's pretty dad gum...