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BlueCity, owner of China’s biggest gay dating app, buys lesbian platform
BEIJING (Reuters) - BlueCity , the owner of China's biggest gay men dating app Blued, said on Wednesday it had bought a Chinese lesbian dating app LESDO, marking the first ever deal within the country...
Aug 26, 2020
Thai minister says clampdown won’t stop as Facebook plans to fight order
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's digital minister vowed no relent on Wednesday in a crackdown on social media content deemed illegal and said it was unlikely Facebook would fo...
Aug 26, 2020
China’s EV maker Xpeng raises U.S. IPO pricing
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng could raise as much as $1.275 billion from its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) after flagging that its shares would be pr...
Aug 26, 2020
Asset managers in China tech ETF race as U.S. tensions stir investor fever
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asset managers are racing to launch index funds tracking China's top technology companies, capitalising on investor fervour stirred by Sino-U.S. tensions, and fuelled by Ant Group...
Aug 26, 2020
Boom or bust? Welcome to the freewheeling world of crypto lending
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - It sounds like a surefire bet. You lend money to a borrower who puts up collateral that exceeds the size of the loan, and then you earn interest of about 20%. What cou...
Aug 26, 2020
Ant Group delivers timely boost to Hong Kong listing market
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ant Group's planned sale of up to $30 billion worth of shares is set to revive fortunes for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) which fell to fifth rank ...
Aug 26, 2020
‘All girls, buy it!’ In China, Perfect Diary gives cosmetics world a makeover with live streams, low prices
By Sophie Yu and Scott Murdoch BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - With chat groups, video streams and low prices for foundation, China's Perfect Diary has emerged from nowhere four years ago to become a co...
Aug 26, 2020
Australia’s Zip teams up with eBay for flexible credit to businesses; shares soar
(Reuters) - Australia's Zip Co Ltd on Wednesday said it had partnered with eBay Inc to offer flexible credit to small- and medium-sized businesses on the e-commerce platform, sending its shares to a r...
Aug 25, 2020
Thiel-backed Palantir to go public via direct listing, reveals 2019 loss of $580 million
By Anirban Sen and Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Palantir Technologies on Tuesday filed to go public through a direct listing, as the data analytics company known for working with the Central Intelligen...
Aug 25, 2020
Canada court blocks release of more documents to Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou
(Reuters) - A Canada court blocked Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's request for the release of more documents related to her arrest in 2018, court documents released on Tuesday said. Meng...
Aug 25, 2020
