Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Homeland Energy Corporation

Industry: Mining

Main business locations: South Africa

Registered address:
c/o Craigmuir Chambers
Post Office Box 71
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Incorporation year: 2004

Listed on: private company (soon to be public on TSX).

Financial highlights (2007 9m):
Total Assets: CAD 27,716,000
Total common shares: 32,629,780
Net loss: CAD 3,910,000
Net loss per share: CAD 0.15
(the company currently invests in exploration)

About the BVI Company:

Homeland Energy Corp. is a private (soon to be public) company focused on energy exploration and development in Southern Africa. The main projects developed by the company at the current moment are three coal properties in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Kwa-Zulu Natal.

The BVI company is also planning to acquire interests in a number of additional coal properties in eastern South Africa and some neighbouring countries, including Botswana and Swaziland, and owns a significant stake (39%) in Homeland Uranium Inc., a Canadian uranium exploration and development company with uranium exploration activities in Niger and the United States. Homeland also has interest in long-term energy production and development of uranium projects in the United States (Colorado).

After the completion of a reverse take over of TSX Venture Exchange listed Chrysalis Capital Corporation IV, Homeland Energy Corp. is expected to change its name to Homeland Energy Group Ltd. and start trading on the TSX in March 2008.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd.

Formerly Chardan South China Acquisition Corporation

Industry: Manufacturing


Main business locations: China

Registered address:
Kingston Chambers
P.O. Box 173
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Registered agent:
Maples Finance BVI Limited

Incorporation date:
May 14, 2007

Listed on: NASDAQ
Ticker: APWR

Financial highlights:
Net Loss (9m 2007): USD 259,156
Market Capitalization: USD 243 million

About the BVI company:

A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (formerly Chardan South China Acquisition Corp.), through its Chinese operating subsidiary, Liaoning GaoKe Energy Group Co., Ltd., is the provider of distributed power generation systems in China. A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. also develops and commercializes additional renewable energy technologies, and has strategic relationships with both Tsinghua University and the China Sciences Academy in Guangzhou. The company is planning to enter into China's wind energy market in 2008.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Gengsheng International Corporation

Gengsheng International Corporation (formerly known as Powersmart Holdings Limited) is a BVI company being a 100% subsidiary of NASDAQ listed China Gengsheng Minerals Inc. (formerly known as China Minerals Technologies Inc.) The main business of China Gengsheng Minerals Inc. is conducted through the BVI-registered company Gengsheng International Corp. and its China- and BVI- based subsidiaries.

Industry: Manufacturing

Main business locations: China

Registered Office:
Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Date of Incorporation: November 3, 2004

About China Gengsheng Minerals Inc.:
Listed on : NASDAQ
Ticker: CHGS

Financial highlights (2007 6m):
Total assets: USD 50,168,000
Stockholder's equity: USD 30,762,000
Revenues: USD 18,518,000
Operating expenses: USD 3,760,000
Net income: USD 2,821,000
Earnings per share: USD 0.14

BVI Subsidiaries of Gengsheng International Corporation:
Smarthigh Holdings Limited (incorporated in the British Virgin Islands in November 2004)

About the BVI company:
Gengsheng International Corporation (previously known as Powersmart Holdings Limited) is a full-owned subsidiary of Nevada-registered China Gengsheng Minerals Inc., which develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of mineral-based and heat-resistant products, used in the iron and steel industry. China Gengsheng Minerals, founded in 1986 and based in China's Henan province, currently sells its products to more than 160 customers in the iron, steel, glass, cement, aluminium and chemical businesses located in China and in 11 other countries.

All business of the Nevada company is conducted through the BVI-domiciled Gengsheng International Corporation and its China- and BVI-based subsidiaries, - Henan Gengsheng Refractories Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Duesail Fracture Proppant Co., Ltd., Henan Gengsheng High Temperature Materials Co., Ltd., and Smarthigh Holdings Limited.

Some months ago, China Gengsheng Minerals Inc. changed its name (formerly China Mineral Technologies, Inc.), with the change of ticker name from CMIT.OB to CHGS.OB. The BVI-based subsidiary changed its name from Powersmart Holdings Limited to Gengsheng International Corp.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Origin Agritech Limited

Industry: Agriculture

Main business locations: China

Registered address:
Kingston Chambers
P.O. Box 173
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Incorporation date: February 10, 2005

Listed on: NASDAQ
Ticker: SEED

Financial highlights (2006 9m):
Total assets: USD 124,508,000
Total shareholders’ equity: USD 58,018,000
Net revenues: USD 66,169,000
Gross profit: USD 20,774,000
Total operating expenses: USD 13,652,000
Income before income taxes: USD 9,589,000
Net income: USD 9,658,000
Net income per share: USD 0.41

Main shareholders:
  • Sinodream Limited (BVI registered personal holding company of CEO Gengchen Han) 14.2%
  • Bonasmart Limited (BVI registered personal holding company of Director Liang Yuan) 8.3%
  • Leekdon Limited (BVI registered personal holding company of President Yasheng Yang) 14.2%
BVI registered subsidiaries:
State Harvest Holdings Limited (Investment holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on October 6, 2004)

About the BVI company:
Origin Agritech Limited is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and headquartered in Beijing, China. It is an agricultural biotechnology company working in seed industry and specializing in research, development, production, sale and distribution of agricultural crop seeds, - hybrid corn, rice, cotton and canola. By 2006, the company introduced to the market sixteen new proprietary seeds, developed internally.

Origin Agritech conducts business operations mainly through its private companies Beijing Origin Seed Technology Inc., Changchun Origin Seed Technology Development Ltd., Henan Origin Cotton Technology development Ltd., Zhengcheng Rice Seed Ltd., Changrong seed Ltd., and Beijing Origin State harvest Biotechnology Ltd.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Yucheng Technologies Limited

Industry: Information Technology

Main business locations: China

Registered address:
Offshore Incorporations Center,
P.O. Pox 957,
Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands

Incorporation date: November 24, 2006

Financial highlights:
Total Assets (2006): USD 49,834,239
Total Revenues(2006): USD 39,979,849
Total Operating Expenses(2006): USD 4,629,056
Net Income(2006): USD 6,110,108
Total Outstanding Shares: 16,394,806
Stockholder's Equity (2006): USD 31,071,683

BVI Subsidiaries (100% ownership):
Port Wing Development Co., Ltd. (incorporated in BVI, Nov 3,2005)
Ahead Billion Venture Ltd. (incorporated in BVI, Nov 3,2005)

About the BVI company:
The main business of Yucheng Technologies Limited (YTEC) is providing IT and outsourced services to the Chinese banking industry. The company is registered in the British Virgin Islands and headquartered in Beijing, China. It has nine subsidiaries and representative offices located in China, to serve its banking clients nationwide. Yucheng provides IT solutions and services to Chinese banks in the following fields: IT consulting, solutions and software platform, system integration, and outsourced operations. The company specializes in banking channel management IT solutions and services, such as web banking and call centers, business processing solutions, risk/performance management solution consulting and implementation service.

Yucheng becomes one of the leading third party providers of POS merchant acquiring services in partnership with banks. 13 of the 15 top banks in China are the customers of the BVI company. The BVI company is a combined entity of China Unistone Acquisition Corporation, Beijing Sihitech Co., Ltd., Beijing e-Channels Century Technology Co., Ltd.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

LJ International Incorporated

Industry: Consumer Goods and Services

Main business locations: Hong Kong, China, USA

Registered address:
PO Box 957
Offshore Incorporation Centre
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Incorporation year: 1987

BVI registration number: 216796

Listed on: NASDAQ
Ticker: JADE

Financial highlights (2006 9 months):
Total assets: USD 129,548,000
Total stockholders’ equity: USD 57, 073,000
Gross profit: USD 22,358,000
Income before income taxes: USD 3,490,000
Net income: USD 3,081,000
Earnings per share: USD 0,15

British Virgin Islands counsel: Harney Westwood & Riegels

Auditors: Moores Rowland Mazars

About the BVI company:
LJ International Inc. together with its subsidiaries (the Group) is focused on designing, branding, marketing, retailing and distributing full range of jewelry to jewelers, national jewelry chains, department stores, electronic and specialty retailers. The company is based in Hong Kong, but makes its main manufacturing operations in the People's Republic of China. The largest amount of products is sold in the United States of America. The LJ Group also owns commercial and residential properties in Hong Kong, primarily for investment purposes.
The company launched its Initial Public Offering on the NASDAQ in April 1998.

Monday, January 14, 2008

China Natural Resources Inc.

Industry: Mining

Main business locations: China

Registered Office:
Sea Meadow House,
Blackburne Highway,
P.O. Box 116,
Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Date of Incorporation: December 14, 1993

Listed on: NASDAQ
Ticker: CHNR

Financial highlights (thousands Rmb):
Net sales (2006): 145,389
Net income (2006): 72,548
Total Assets (2006): 180,765
Current assets (2006): 143,330
Shareholder’s equity (2006): 130,531

Auditors: GHP Horwath P.C.

BVI subsidiaries:
Silver Moon Technologies Limited (incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on March 24, 2000)
Sunwide Capital Limited (incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on January 22, 2001)
Feishang Mining Holdings Limited (incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on September 2004)

About the BVI company:

BVI-registered and Hong Kong-based China Natural Resources Inc. (CNRI) is one of important natural resources development companies operating in China. The company receives most of its earnings from the sale of zinc and iron.

Being incorporated on December 1993, in 2004 China Natural Resources merged with Nevada-based China Resources, which was founded in 1986 (the "Re-domicile Merger"). CNRI has succeeded all the rights and obligations of China Resources under the existing agreements and relationships.

Prior to the Re-domicile Merger, the Company's common shares were traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol “CHRB”. Following the Re-domicile Merger, the trading symbol was changed to “CHNR”.

Also, in 2006 CHNR acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Feishang Mining Holdings Limited (FMH) from its former owner, - the British Virgin Islands company Feishang Group Limited.

FMH was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands in September 2004. FMH is the beneficial owner of 100% of the capital stock of Chinese company Wuhu Feishang Mining Development Co. Limited. All the operations of FMH are conducted through Wuhu.