Bottom line: The intensifying spat between Sina and a dissident shareholder is likely to ultimately cool down without any legal action, and could see the addition of 1-2 new independent directors to its board.

Sina-Aristeia tussle headed for court?

The battle for reform at Internet stalwart Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) has taken a somewhat nasty twist, with a dissident shareholder threatening legal or other action following a power play by longtime CEO Charles Chao to deprive min...

Bottom line: A dissident shareholder's proxy battle for a seat on Sina's board stands a chance of success, but the odds are probably 40 percent or lower due to large holdings by Sina's CEO.

Sina board seat lands at center of proxy fight

One of the more lively investor plays to shake up an insular US-listed Chinese company is taking place at Internet stalwart Sina (Nasdaq: SINA), with a flurry of he-said-she-said statements coming from the company and dissident shareholde...

Bottom line: Focus Media could make a bid for Sina's core web portal assets within the next year, following their co-investment in a fashion public relations specialist.

Sina, Focus Media invest in Bazaar

It's a relatively slow time during the final dog days of summer here in Beijing, so I thought I would zoom in on an interesting new investment in a company called Bazaar Energy, which bills itself as a "fashion public relations solutions provider." But what's most inter...

Bottom line: Sohu founder Charles Zhang should privatize his company in the next year and then sell off the pieces, or risk see his dwindling empire slowly become worthless.

Sohu's incredible shrinking empire

You know you're a CEO when you can call results like those just released by Internet company Sohu (Nasdaq: SOHU) "solid". Of course that's my sarcastic assessment, after reading the latest quarterly report that absolutely nothing upbeat about it from one of China's ...

Bottom line: LeSport's reported default on payments for Asian Football Confederation soccer games marks the start of the popping of a bubble for sports broadcasting rights dating back to last year.

LeSports soccer drive on the skids

In what could be the first domino to fall in China's overinflated market for sports broadcasting rights, the sports unit of cash challenged LeEco (Shenzhen: 300104) has reportedly defaulted on payment for one of several high-priced packages i...