Asia Digital Australia » china http://asiadigitalaustralia.com knowledge through networking Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:54:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Talking Tough, Latest in M&A, Next Event http://asiadigitalaustralia.com/talking-tough-latest-in-ma-next-event/2009/07/20/ http://asiadigitalaustralia.com/talking-tough-latest-in-ma-next-event/2009/07/20/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:54:13 +0000 Scott-Bradley Pearce http://asiadigitalupdate.com/?p=201 We are pleased to offer our participants the following two fantastic readings. The first is the latest Asialink Essay on the recent Australian Defence White Paper and the second is the latest in M&A Activity report from our partner Lavolta Principals. While the Defence White Paper is not strictly digital is has far reaching effects on our position with China and business relationships and it is well worth the read.

TALKING TOUGH: Defence White Paper 2009

asialinkIn the latest Asialink Essay, Ross Cottrill, currently a Visiting Fellow at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, ANU, unpacks, with reference to China, the latest Defence White Paper, Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030.

He notes that “In the case of the messages conveyed by the latest Defence White Paper, there have been complaints from China, and a leading specialist on China has suggested that the paper may have contributed to recent Chinese aggressive behaviour regarding the resources industry.” It may not be a new idea to speak softly to one’s neighbours, he suggests, but it’s good policy.

Read the essay.

China M&A Quarterly 2/2009

lavoltaRenewed optimism: the M&A activities in China increased significantly from the 2009-low in March, but have not reached the level of 2008 yet. Today Skillnet and LaVolta Principals published its ‘TIMES China M&A Quarterly’ for Q2 of 2009, a quarterly research overview of the state of the Chinese TMT transactions landscape.

This issue includes the following highlights:

  • China Mobile (China telecom operator) acquires 12% stake in Far Eastone(Taiwan telecom operator) for USD 533.4m
  • Polybona (Chinese film publisher) raises USD 14.6m in its 2nd round financing from Sequoia Capital and two other US VC
  • Och-Ziff (US asset management company) buys 7.37% stake in Vodone.com(Chinese online news video service provider) for USD 10.2m
  • Kuoni (Swiss-based travel company) acquires 32% stake in Et-China (Chinese online travel service provider) for USD 8.78m
  • Shanda (Chinese online game company) purchases 51% shares of Hurray!(Chinese wireless VAS provider) for USD 46.2m
  • (Chinese B2B e-commerce company) invests USD 12m in UCWEB (Chinese mobile phone software technology provider)

Order your free copy here.

Our Next Event

We are planning our next event and it will be our first in Melbourne. We hope to be sending out the invitation very soon.

]]> http://asiadigitalaustralia.com/talking-tough-latest-in-ma-next-event/2009/07/20/feed/ 0 INVITATION: Next Generation of Chinese Leadership: What Does the Future Hold? (Sydney) http://asiadigitalaustralia.com/invitation-next-generation-of-chinese-leadership-what-does-the-future-hold-sydney/2009/06/30/ http://asiadigitalaustralia.com/invitation-next-generation-of-chinese-leadership-what-does-the-future-hold-sydney/2009/06/30/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:17:25 +0000 Scott-Bradley Pearce http://asiadigitalupdate.com/?p=163 With a rapid economic downturn, the Chinese Communist Party looks suddenly vulnerable. With a legitimacy built around maintaining its breakneck pace of growth, the Party now faces potential social unrest and massive public dissatisfaction as jobs are lost and economic growth plunges. What challenges does the current leadership face? And what shoes will the next generation of leaders have to fill? Asialink and PricewaterhouseCoopers are pleased to invite you to a briefing with Professor Cheng Li, Brookings Institution, and Dr Pradeep Taneja, University of Melbourne.

Professor Li is Director of Research at the John L. Thornton China Center, an initiative of the Brookings Institution. He is also a director of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and focuses on the transformation of political leaders, generational change and technological development in China. Professor Li is visiting Australia for the week of the

13th of July.

Dr Pradeep Taneja s current research interests focus on the relationship between politics and business in China, the political implications of Chinas energy security policy and the rise of China as a regional and global power.

DATE: Thursday, 16 July 2009

TIME: 5.45pm for 6.15pm  7.15pm

VENUE: PricewaterhouseCoopers Sydney, 205 Sussex Street, Sydney

ENQUIRIES: Please contact Ken Lee at k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or call

03 8344 3583.

REGISTRATION: Please register via the Asialink website at

www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au

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