SK Engineering

MNCs in the News-2018-07-27

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) drafting rules that would subject more foreign direct investments (FDI) to its national security review process. Diverse United States (US) airlines move to comply with China’s order regarding the treatment of Taiwan on their websites and in maps. Chinese mergers and acquisitions activity in the US in the first half of 2018 has plummeted versus the comparable period last year due to political and other factors. Chinese investors kicking out their European soccer club investments due to Beijing’s crackdown on “irrational” overseas FDI. Rosneft, a Russian state-owned firm, files USD $1.4 billion lawsuit against Japanese and other stakeholders in Sakhalin oil and gas project. Just days after Japan passes controversial law allowing development of three new casino resorts, Genting Singapore forms five new subsidiaries in Japan. Laos to investigate possible construction flaws after dam collapse that was built by joint venture involving South Korean, Thai and Lao companies. Korea’s financial regulator helping Korean financial firms expand into overseas markets due to saturated domestic market.