Waterdrop splashes back to revenue growth. But are investors listening?
The insurance broker’s revenue rose 38.4% in the third quarter, boosted by a 20-fold increase for its young technical services business Key Takeaways: Waterdrop looks set to return to strong…
Earth Clone designer 51World faces IPO reality check
The maker of “digital twin” tools and simulations, including a plan for a virtual copy of the earth’s surface, is grappling with earnings pressure and rising competition Key Takeaways: The…
Cango looks past its bitcoin phase to a future as AI infrastructure operator
After booming for much the first year in its pivot to bitcoin mining, the company is looking ahead to a future of creating a ‘global, distributed AI compute grid’ Key…
WUS Printed Circuit charges up Hong Kong’s growing tech pool
The leading PCB maker has filed for a second listing in Hong Kong, reporting strong revenue growth as it focuses on the markets for AI servers and smart cars Key…
Strategic AI drone deployments to shape Hong Kong's future low-altitude economy
The low-altitude economy’s launch is opening a practical pathway for AI drones as Hong Kong enters a new phase marked by ageing buildings and challenges of managing a vertical city…
Ming Yu seeks a share of the drug sector limelight
Led by a former research chief at drugs giant Hengrui, the Chinese biotech can boast solid credentials and big-name backers as it positions for a Hong Kong IPO Key Takeaways:…
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IPO 
WUS Printed Circuit charges up Hong Kong’s growing tech pool
The leading PCB maker has filed for a second listing in Hong Kong, reporting strong revenue growth as it focuses on the markets for AI servers and smart cars Key…
Soul App files for IPO, riding early-mover status in AI-backed hunt for emotional satisfaction
The social platform plans to entice investors with the combination of its self-developed AI model, immersive social scenarios, and strong profitability Key Takeaways: Tencent-backed Soulgate, operator of the Soul App,…
Muyuan eyes global pig pen with Hong Kong IPO
The world’s largest pork producer could raise up to $1 billion in a blockbuster listing that would be one of the largest by a consumer company this year Key Takeaways:…
Mens clothier HLA seeks to cast off stagnation with overseas expansion
The dominant menswear maker has filed for a Hong Kong listing, seeking funds to expand overseas as its growth at home slows and even contracts Key Takeaways: HLA has filed…
New Energy 
Cango looks past its bitcoin phase to a future as AI infrastructure operator
After booming for much the first year in its pivot to bitcoin mining, the company is looking ahead to a future of creating a ‘global, distributed AI compute grid’ Key…
From green energy to property woes, China turns to financial engineering
Solar and wind farm builder Xinte announces plans to start collateralizing its assets using asset backed securities. And China International Travel is spinning off its real estate business.
Xinte to spread clean power building burden using asset backed securities
The polysilicon producer and green power farm operator plans to issue ABS backed by two of its wind power projects, which will be traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Key…
Consumer 
Harrods retreats from Shanghai as private colleges face degree of reckoning
British retailer Harrods is pulling out of China, just five years after launching its luxury lifestyle brand in the market. Why is it leaving, and are other luxury brands going to follow? And university campus operator XJ International has been selling assets as college education loses its luster. Why are less Chinese interested in such secondary education these days?
Muyuan eyes global pig pen with Hong Kong IPO
The world’s largest pork producer could raise up to $1 billion in a blockbuster listing that would be one of the largest by a consumer company this year Key Takeaways:…
ATRenew gears up to take its recycling act global
The company said it has begun exporting Chinese devices, and plans to build up that part of its business over the next two to three years Key Takeaways: ATRenew’s revenue…
Mens clothier HLA seeks to cast off stagnation with overseas expansion
The dominant menswear maker has filed for a Hong Kong listing, seeking funds to expand overseas as its growth at home slows and even contracts Key Takeaways: HLA has filed…
Yum China turns to new concepts, diversified markets in accelerated growth roadmap
The operator of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in China aims to operate 30,000 stores by 2030, up more than 70% from current levels, it said at its recent investor…
Healthcare/biotech 
Ming Yu seeks a share of the drug sector limelight
Led by a former research chief at drugs giant Hengrui, the Chinese biotech can boast solid credentials and big-name backers as it positions for a Hong Kong IPO Key Takeaways:…
Neglected Burning Rock charms investors with high margins, narrowing losses
The cancer diagnostics company’s revenue rose slightly in the third quarter, as its gross margin rose by nearly 4 percentage points Key Takeaways: Burning Rock’s revenue rose 2.3% in the…
CSPC feels the pain from sweeping cuts in drug prices
The pharmaceutical giant is paying the price for its aggressively low bids in China’s centralized drug tenders, as it shifts its focus from traditional to novel drugs Key Takeaway: The…
Genuine Biotech takes third shot at IPO as financial pressures mount
Demand for the company’s core product has long since faded, and sales for the product took an additional hit after the termination of a distribution partnership with Fosun Pharma Key…
Finance 
Waterdrop splashes back to revenue growth. But are investors listening?
The insurance broker’s revenue rose 38.4% in the third quarter, boosted by a 20-fold increase for its young technical services business Key Takeaways: Waterdrop looks set to return to strong…
Cango looks past its bitcoin phase to a future as AI infrastructure operator
After booming for much the first year in its pivot to bitcoin mining, the company is looking ahead to a future of creating a ‘global, distributed AI compute grid’ Key…
GoFintech returns to the black, but sacrifices margins for big revenue jump
The provider of stock brokerage and other financial services’ revenue surged more than 40-fold in the first half of its fiscal year, but its gross profit margin plummeted Key Takeaways:…
A strong quarter doesn’t make Yeahka a bargain
The payment technology company posted impressive third-quarter results, yet its lofty valuation is limiting near-term upside for its stock Key Takeaways: Yeahka’s gross payment value surged 50% in the third…
Ecommerce 
Atour celebrates ‘Year of the Pillow’ with fluffy revenue growth
The hotel operator expects to report 35% revenue growth for all of 2025, up from a 25% forecast at the start of the year, thanks to strong performance for its…
Luckin Coffee eyes global leap as China’s Double 11 loses its luster
Luckin could be preparing a bid for Costa Coffee. What's driving this potential deal, and what are its chances for success? And this year's Double 11 festival looks like a dud, with most big e-commerce companies failing to publish any big numbers. What does the future hold for this fast-fading shopping fest?
Can So-Young find new youth in bricks and mortar?
The cosmetic surgery specialist’s top line is growing as it opens new ‘light medical aesthetic’ clinics, but its bottom line is sagging as its older platform business evaporates Key Takeaways:…
With so many new IPOs, Quantgroup looks better left for high-risk investors
The operator of the Yangxiaomie lifestyle platform has filed to list in Hong Kong – its seventh such attempt – hoping it can succeed in the current hot market Key…
AI/Infrastructure/Resources 
Earth Clone designer 51World faces IPO reality check
The maker of “digital twin” tools and simulations, including a plan for a virtual copy of the earth’s surface, is grappling with earnings pressure and rising competition Key Takeaways: The…
Cango looks past its bitcoin phase to a future as AI infrastructure operator
After booming for much the first year in its pivot to bitcoin mining, the company is looking ahead to a future of creating a ‘global, distributed AI compute grid’ Key…
WUS Printed Circuit charges up Hong Kong’s growing tech pool
The leading PCB maker has filed for a second listing in Hong Kong, reporting strong revenue growth as it focuses on the markets for AI servers and smart cars Key…
After finding profits, Zhihu faces new questions from AI onslaught
The online knowledge community operator briefly achieved profitability in the first half of this year, but that momentum didn’t carry into the third quarter Key Takeaways: Zhihu reported its revenue…
