Chinese hot pot restaurant chain Haidilao plans to open two new outlets in America and two in Singapore in 2012.

Chinese candy maker Hsu Fu Chi International has published a report via the Singapore Exchange, stating that the Ministry of Commerce of China has approved Nestle's acquisition of a 60% stake in Hsu Fu Chi.

An insider from the Chinese Internet company Tencent has confirmed to the local media that the American collective buying website Groupon will establish a joint venture with Tencent to enter the Chinese market, and the CEO of the new company will be assigned by Tencent.

According to figures released by the Xi'an Tourism Administration, the capital of Shaanxi province received more than 48 million tourists from home and abroad in the first 10 months of 2010, exceeding the full-year figure of 40 million for 2009.

Logistics company DHL announced the launch of a new direct less-than-container load services from Seattle to Singapore serving as a gateway to 16 destinations in South Asia.

Months after the gray market in China starting selling both iPad clones and the real devices, Apple officially began selling its tablet computer in China via its own retail shops and those of its partners last Friday, September 17.