FamilyMart sues to end Chinese joint venture with Ting Hsin

Japanese convenience store chain cites contract disputes with Taiwanese partner

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A FamilyMart in Shanghai, part of the fifth-largest convenience store chain in China. (Photo by Naoki Matsuda)

NAOKI MATSUDA, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- FamilyMart wants to end a 15-year joint venture with Taiwan's Ting Hsin International Group that has produced the most successful chain of convenience stores in mainland China among Japanese operators, Nikkei has learned.

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