Society

Strong demand for Chinese shares among global investors has helped to fuel a record number of new offerings from the country this year.

Yesterday, the company, a Shanghai property developer, said in new statement at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it wouldn’t go ahead with the originally planned timetable for the offering in “light of the continued policy uncertainty surrounding the PRC property sector,” and “with the investors’ best interests in mind.”

CJ Land “will continue to review the market situation and further announcement(s) will be made at such time as a decision regarding a relaunch is reached,” it said.

Here’s a summary of CJ Land’s new announcement:

A battle over alleged unfair business practices between Tencent, operator of the popular instant-messaging software QQ, and Qihoo 360, China’s biggest antivirus service provider, escalated this week when Tencent stopped service to QQ users whose computers are installed with Qihoo 360’s software.

Users are complaining in online forums and microblogs that the companies’ conflict, one of the most recent and extreme examples of how competition between companies in China can sometimes snowball into public mudslinging, is now affecting innocent bystanders, and are calling the incident “small gang vs. mafia,” with Tencent, one of the world’s largest Internet companies by market capitalization, earning the latter, more powerful label.

Harvard Business School is expanding its executive education offerings in China to meet growing demand for management instruction there, says David Yoffie, senior associate dean of executive education at Harvard.

The school has rapidly expanded overseas in the last four years, focusing on China, India and Europe with programs that teach everything from venture capital to strategy execution. China has seen the quickest growth.

But Harvard has had a trickier time in India. It found strong demand at low price levels, but companies have resisted paying the same prices Harvard charges in the U.S.

Chinese director Jia Zhangke has earned a reputation for making films about potentially controversial issues with a strong point of view. Giving voice to those who might not otherwise be heard “is more important than to remain in silence,” he says.

The 40-year-old director describes himself as “like an orphan anxious to learn the truth about where he comes from.” His latest film, “I Wish I Knew,” looks at Shanghai’s sometimes turbulent history from the 1930s to the present. Blending documentary and fictional narrative, 18 people from different walks of society describe their lives during China’s civil war, the Cultural Revolution and other historical events.

Mr. Jia, who studied at the Beijing Film Academy, is a prominent figure among China’s “sixth-generation” movie directors—independent filmmakers exploring realistic themes. His films focus on the immense changes taking place in Chinese society and their effect on ordinary citizens. “Platform” (2000) delved into China’s modernization; “Still Life” (2006) looked at the social impact of the Three Gorges Dam; and “24 City” (2008) examined urban development.