Wednesday, November 02, 2005

via: yahoo news, inspired by: anti (in chinese)

The firm behind a $450 billion (254 billion pounds) bid for the world's top oil company is run from an $150-a-month apartment in the outskirts of the Chinese capital.

No one answered the door at the listed address of King Win Laurel Ltd., a company that filed papers with U.S. regulators on Monday to buy Exxon Mobil Corp. at a 25 percent premium to its current value.

A Chinese man rides his bicycle in front of an apartment building which houses King Win Laurel Ltd. in China's capital Beijing November 1, 2005. Exxon Mobil Corp. on Monday dismissed a bid to acquire it for $450 billion by the little-known Chinese concern with an apparent history of making unsolicited offers for large companies. King Win Laurel Ltd. filed papers Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission offering to buy the world's largest publicly traded oil company for $450 billion. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Reuters Photo: A Chinese man rides his bicycle in front of an apartment building which houses King...

Last year, a firm called King Win Laurel International Ltd. launched an offer to buy Australia's largest phone company, Telstra Corp. Ltd. -- a bid that was dismissed as a hoax. The same name, Xiufeng Zhang, popped up in media reports about that bid.

there are just too many ambitious chinese businessmen who want to try something they never did before. last night i received a mobile phone short message peddling their new business: "we wash black money, spy your lover, and revenge for you. please reply this message for more service information"

posted @ 7:52 AM