LDK Solar completes sale of 15 pct stake in Chinese plant for $219 million

LDK Solar completes sale of stake in Chinese plant

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Apple’s China partner sells 5,000 iPhones in lackluster debut

iPhone makes its official China debut but lacking key feature and at high price

Japanese automakers see emerging recovery led by booming production in China

On The Call: Apple COO says iPhone shortages mostly resolved ahead of China launch

On The Call: Apple readies for iPhone China launch

SEATTLE — Apple Inc. is less than two weeks away from selling its first legitimate iPhone in China, in an exclusive partnership with wireless carrier China Unicom.

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Shanda Games gets tepid reception for this year’s biggest IPO; shares slide 14 percent

Shanda Games IPO gets tepid reception

NEW YORK — Shanda Games Ltd., a Chinese video game company, raised $1 billion Friday in the largest initial public offering of the year.

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Shanda Games to launch this year’s biggest IPO, raising $1 billion at $12.50 per share

Shanda Games to launch this year’s biggest IPO

NEW YORK — Shanda Games Ltd., a Chinese video game company, raised $1 billion Friday in the largest initial public offering of the year.

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Facing misery in home markets, Ford plans new factory in China, Toyota to launch ‘family car’

Amid weakness at home, Ford, Toyota turn to China

NEW YORK — Ford Motor Co. plans to build a new assembly plant in China while Toyota Motor Co. will start selling an entry-level family car there, as the world’s automakers pour more resources into the fast-growing Chinese car market amid weakness in their home countries.

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Apple’s overseas expansion rolls on as Korean telecom regulator approves sale of the iPhone

South Korea approves sale of Apple’s iPhone

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said Wednesday that Apple Inc. can sell its hit iPhone in the country — potentially shaking up a cell phone market controlled by domestic manufacturers.

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Chinese automaker BYD says it aims to zoom past Toyota, become industry leader

Chinese car maker BYD aiming to zoom past Toyota

SHANGHAI — Fast-growing Chinese battery and automaker BYD Co. is thinking big — really big. It aims to overtake Toyota Motor Co. to become the global auto leader in under two decades, company officials say.

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