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China mulls 3 mega power firms in $855 billion remix

  Bloomberg China is considering plans to create three power giants through mergers of eight coal-fired and nuclear generators with combined assets of almost 5.9 trillion yuan ($855 billion), according to people with knowl-edge of the plan. The proposal, which is only one option being considered as the government of President Xi Jinping seeks to restructure the state-run power sector, ...

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Garena rebrands as Sea after raising $550mn in new funding

  Bloomberg Garena has rebranded as Sea Ltd. after Southeast Asia’s most valuable startup secured $550 million in funds to step up a battle with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and other players in Indonesia. The eight-year-old startup backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd. landed a clutch of new investors in its latest funding round, including some of the region’s wealthiest families. ...

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China deleveraging damage tops $500bn

  Bloomberg How much pain can China’s leaders stomach? It’s becoming a key question for investors as the government’s clampdown on financial leverage ripples through markets. The tightening campaign has erased at least $453 billion from the value of Chinese stocks and bonds since mid-April, spurred $21 billion of canceled debt sales and compelled the People’s Bank of China to ...

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