Timeline

May 2012

Two Fujian-based companies, Haikui and Goldrooster, launch IPOs on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

March - April 2012

Three Chinese companies - Naibu, Auhua Clean Energy and Rare Earth Global -launch IPOs on the Alternative Investment Market in London.

March 2012

Northland Capital Partners quits as the nominated adviser and broker of Dongfang Shipbuilding. Company shares suspended from the AIM.

Jan-Feb 2012

AIM-listed Chinese shipbuilder Dongfang Shipbuilding reports steep fall in order book and the resignation of chairman Venkatesh Narayanaswamy and chief operating officer Sun Xiaoming. The company was listed on the AIM in August 2011.

Plantation group Asian Citrus comes under public scrutiny after Next Magazine, a Chinese-language publication in Hong Kong, questions its production figures.

Nov 2008

Chief executive and majority shareholder of AIM-listed Chinese mobile phone handset maker ZTC Telecoms disappeared after using shares in the company as collateral for a loan.

June 2008

Number of Chinese companies listing in London reached a peak, with 68 companies listed on the AIM. Many of these firms became private entities subsequently, while some others moved to other exchanges after the financial crisis.

Dec 2008

Deutsche Boerse opens its representative office in Beijing.

Jan 2008

London Stock Exchange opens representative office in Beijing.

Oct 2007

Chinese Lottery operator Betex delisted from AIM after Chinese authorities detain two senior employees for illegal gambling.

(China Daily 06/15/2012 page5)