China is finally feeling bullish about the stock markets once again. Just last September, Chinese regulatory authorities suspended all new IPOs following a 60% plunge in the stock market. Now the ten-month blackout is coming to an end, signaling a potentially major shift in investor sentiment. Initial public offerings are in the works for Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York.

The investment spotlight has abruptly snapped from Shanghai to Taipei, as we continue to track the world’s fastest-growing stock markets. The market breakthrough started last week when state-owned China Mobile (CHL) agreed to buy 12 percent of Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications for $529 million. China Mobile’s surprise acquisition of a modest stake in Far EasTone [...]