Renren representatives at New York stock exchange
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Boss of social networking company Renren discusses shares sale

Shares in China's biggest social networking company, Renren, have surged on their first day of trading in New York.

Renren raised some $470m (£285m) from the shares sale to invest in the company.

It has 30 million users but has made a loss for the past two years.

Michelle Fleury caught up with chief executive Joseph Chen at the New York Stock Exchange.

  • 04 May 2011