The rumors of last couple months about potential takeover by various entities, including SOEs, had not materialized

Traditionally Taiwanese imports come through port of Hong Kong; this is also a place where products not meeting standards and regulations would be also inspected

Two companies were asked for such investment, one of them being GCL-Poly

Cheap polysilicon  is a requirement to profitability. If poly cost would go up, majority if not all companies would be setback in their path to regain the profit.

Some of LDK's debt gets paid by the eastern Chinese city of Xinyu

The May 16 initial DOC anti-dumping ruling will be critical for Chinese solar companies.

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) just announced that it intended to buy Canadian Solar (CSIQ) for $300 mln. But CSIQ is likely to reject the deal and wants a higher price.

Recently, Junfeng Li, a former CDRC official and influential figure in energy policy said China's 2012 demand is likely to be 5-7GW. Ray Lian, an analyst from Solarbuzz saw a demand of 5GW with possibility going to 6GW.

Two rounds of layoff - rumor has it up to "a few thousands". LDK offcials have not yet responded to the alleged number.

Merrill downgraded FSLR Monday by saying c-Si module cost will reach $0.65/w next year. Yet one needs to look at the big picture there.