Hong Kong’s IPO rally under scrutiny, as ZTE hits new U.S. headwinds

Hong Kong's stock regulator has warned IPO underwriters over the declining qualiy of new listing applications. Is this a red flag for the city's booming IPO market, or just the usual regulatory caution? And the U.S. could fine telecoms equipment maker ZTE $1 billion for bribery in Brazil. Why does Washington think it can force ZTE to pay such a large amount?

BRIEF: China Jinmao disposes of Sanya Ritz-Carlton

Property developer China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.  (0817.HK) said  on Tuesday it disposed of its Ritz-Carlton Sanya Yalong Bay on South China’s Hainan Island through an asset securitization deal valuing the resort…