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Didi's dominance of Uber in China offers roadmap for other regional ride-hailing rivals
•Didi counts two of the most powerful, best capitalized Chinese Internet companies as backers; has tight connections with local government; made an ally of local taxi drivers and expanded into services such as buses that Uber ignored
SoftBank group in talks to buy up to $1 bn stake in Micromax, say sources
Fp Archives •The investment would value Micromax, an unlisted provider of affordable smartphones that competes with South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co, at around $5 billion, the people said. They did not want to be named because the talks aren't public.
Best Diwali gift ever, tweets Kunal Bahl post SoftBank's investment in Snapdeal
Fp Staff •Founder and CEO of Snapdeal Kunal Bahl is clearly very excited after Japan's SoftBank Corp decided to invest $627 million in the online retailer.
Alibaba to appoint new directors after it goes public, reveals filing
Fp Archives •Japan's SoftBank to start selling personal robots by Feb 2015
Fp Archives •Japan's SoftBank Corp said on Thursday it will start selling human-like robots for personal use by February.
US funds show faith in Twitter IPO despite Facebook disaster
Fp Archives •Five mutual funds run by T Rowe Price Group Inc own $220 million worth of Twitter Inc, opening up a big lead over rival US funds to capitalize on the social networking site's expected public stock offering.
US funds show faith in Twitter IPO despite Facebook disaster
Fp Archives •Five mutual funds run by T Rowe Price Group Inc own $220 million worth of Twitter Inc, opening up a big lead over rival US funds to capitalize on the social networking site's expected public stock offering.
Top shareholders back Alibaba's controversial corporate structure
Fptechno •Alibaba Group's biggest shareholders have backed a partnership structure that is at the centre of a debate over where the Chinese e-commerce...
Verizon, Vodafone agree to $130 billion Wireless deal
Fptechno •Verizon Communications agreed on Monday to pay $130 billion to buy Vodafone Group out of its U.S. wireless business, signing history's third largest corporate deal announcement...
Sprint, SoftBank agree to U.S. national security deal
Fptechno •Sprint Nextel Corp and Japan's SoftBank Corp said on Wednesday they had reached a national security agreement with U.S. authorities, overcoming a major hurdle for the Japanese company's $20.1 billion bid to control the wireless carrier...