http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Economics & Finance"  in "East Asia" Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:28:02 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 152761 | Taobao Gets $732 Million Shot in the Arm from Alibaba http://en.redtram.com/go/162678906/top100/ 162678906 Alibaba is investing $732 million in Chinese ecommerce site Taobao, according to The Inquisitr. According to the Inquisitr:Taobao has created an e-commerce ecosystem consisting of 80 million users, over 1 million sellers, and 200 million items for Chinese consumers to Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:58:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162678906/top100/ 152761 | For a While, No More IPOs in China... http://en.redtram.com/go/162678902/top100/ 162678902 China Briefing News and The Edge Daily both reported on Friday that the China Securities Regulatory Commission has stopped looking at IPO applications in an effort to boost stock prices. The move is not unprecedented. China suspended IPOs for a Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:58:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162678902/top100/ 162731 | Japan Toy Maker Tomy Expanding in China http://en.redtram.com/go/162675323/top100/ 162675323 Japanese toy maker Tomy Co. , better known as TakaraTomy, is on an expansion move in China, as it aims to boost sales in the country to about 10 billion yen from 300 million yen over the next three years. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:50:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162675323/top100/ 162731 | Lawson Wins Negotiating Rights for am/pm Japan Acquisition http://en.redtram.com/go/162675262/top100/ 162675262 Major convenience store chain Lawson Inc. has acquired preferential negotiating rights for the acquisition of industry competitor am/pm Japan Co. from Rex Holdings Inc., informed sources said Saturday. Lawson plans to decide whether to purchase am/pm Japan after evaluating its Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:50:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162675262/top100/ 162731 | Ford in Talks on Sale of Mazda Shares http://en.redtram.com/go/162675184/top100/ 162675184 Major U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. plans to sell some of its shareholdings in Mazda Motor Corp. of Japan and is holding talks with potential buyers, informed sources said Saturday. Ford's management is in a very severe state due to Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:49:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162675184/top100/