VIDEO BRIEF: Toys for grown-ups, inside China’s $15 billion collectible toy boom
Last year alone, collectors worldwide spent nearly 2 billion US dollars on blind boxes from Chinese collectible toy sensation POP MART. That fueled a sales explosion that lit a fire…
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Huge Dental hopes Hong Kong smiles on its latest listing attempt
The dental products and materials maker derives 70% of its revenue from China, but plans to use IPO proceeds for a new production base in Indonesia Key Takeaways: Huge Dental…
Its bitcoin bet behind it, can Meitu find sustained profits in its beauty business?
The beauty software maker has sold all its cryptocurrency holdings and plans to use the profits for business development and a special dividend Key Takeaways: Meitu has sold off the…
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Hoping for better luck, HK stocks enter the Year of the Dragon
The Hang Seng Index plunged 28.6% in the year of the rabbit, hurt by China’s slow economic recovery and simmering tensions with the United States. Investors will be looking for…
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Baiwang eyes Hong Kong IPO to support its money-hungry loan facilitation business
The Chinese provider of cloud-based services has found a niche by helping micro and small enterprises analyze their tax and other financial big data Key Takeaways: Baiwang has filed for…
PODCAST: Japanese Auto Cuts, and a Drugmaker's Fall
By Doug Young & Rene Vanguestaine Nissan and Honda weigh major cuts of up to 30% in their China car production. What's driving the trend, and is it likely to…
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IPO 
Lakala eyes Hong Kong IPO as it hops on the going-global bandwagon
The payment services provider plans to use funds from its listing for overseas expansion to try to reverse its falling revenue and profits Key Takeaways: Shenzhen-listed Lakala has filed for…
Xiao Noodles tempts Hong Kong investors with ‘cheap eats’ story
China’s fourth-largest noodle chain has filed for an IPO, reporting its revenue grew 34% in the first half of this year as consumers gravitated to its affordable food Key Takeaways:…
Yunji rolls out red carpet for investors with Hong Kong IPO
The maker of scenario-based, AI-empowered robots, mostly used in hotels, raised about $76 million, as it becomes the first maker of flexible, service-based robots to list in Hong Kong Key…
Chinese Coca Cola rising? A diversifying Eastroc makes second Hong Kong IPO bid
The Shenzhen-based company is rapidly developing beyond its original energy drink focus, as it continued to post strong growth in the first half of this year Key Takeaways: Eastroc has…
New Energy 
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…
Nasdaq gets tough on small Chinese IPOs, as an AI-fueled energy storage boom takes off
For a market that basically prides itself on protecting investors… I have to say I'm amazed that it has taken so long.
EHang tries to break from holding pattern with new longer-range aircraft
The electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft maker unveiled its second major model with a range of up to 200 kilometers, complementing its original model for short distances Key Takeaways:…
Consumer 
China bets big on stocks as consumers fret over pre-made food
Team China has pumped $550 billion into the country's two main stock markets, buying up nearly 5% of the market value of all listed companies. What's the thinking behind this strategy? And pre-made foods are in the spotlight after a popular blogger criticized a major restaurant chain for using such products. Why is this such a sensitive subject in China?
Freshly prepared ‘sauerkraut fish’: Jiumaojiu’s salvation or a new sinkhole?
Once a dominant force on China’s dining scene, the restaurant operator is hoping to revive its business by using live fish killed and prepared on-site for its signature dish Key…
China Travel International sheds property unit to focus on core business
The travel and tourism company will spin off its tourist property segment and significantly reduce its capital in a major restructuring Key Takeaways: China Travel International will spin off its…
Xiao Noodles tempts Hong Kong investors with ‘cheap eats’ story
China’s fourth-largest noodle chain has filed for an IPO, reporting its revenue grew 34% in the first half of this year as consumers gravitated to its affordable food Key Takeaways:…
Chinese Coca Cola rising? A diversifying Eastroc makes second Hong Kong IPO bid
The Shenzhen-based company is rapidly developing beyond its original energy drink focus, as it continued to post strong growth in the first half of this year Key Takeaways: Eastroc has…
Healthcare/biotech 
InnoCare licensing deal flops due to lack of upfront cash
The Chinese biotech agreed to sell some of the rights to its flagship drug for a sum that could exceed $2 billion but investors were unhappy with the fine print…
PomDoctor completes U.S. listing ahead of looming Nasdaq crackdown
The online medical services provider raised about $20 million after pricing its shares at the bottom of their range – below a Nasdaq-proposed new minimum threshold of $25 million Key…
Obesity drug maker Sciwind targets IPO, with heavyweight backers
Supported by Tencent and Meituan, the biotech aims to launch a targeted GLP-1 drug next year that could challenge established products, but it faces stiff competition Key Takeaways: • Clinical…
A wild ride for TransThera investors: what’s the story?
The firm’s core drug has passed a minor clinical milestone, but the rally really took off when the stock was included in an array of indices tracked by passive funds…
Finance 
Lakala eyes Hong Kong IPO as it hops on the going-global bandwagon
The payment services provider plans to use funds from its listing for overseas expansion to try to reverse its falling revenue and profits Key Takeaways: Shenzhen-listed Lakala has filed for…
China bets big on stocks as consumers fret over pre-made food
Team China has pumped $550 billion into the country's two main stock markets, buying up nearly 5% of the market value of all listed companies. What's the thinking behind this strategy? And pre-made foods are in the spotlight after a popular blogger criticized a major restaurant chain for using such products. Why is this such a sensitive subject in China?
Nasdaq gets tough on small Chinese IPOs, as an AI-fueled energy storage boom takes off
For a market that basically prides itself on protecting investors… I have to say I'm amazed that it has taken so long.
BIT Mining or Solai? A company built on speculation speculates again
The crypto mining company will change its name to reflect its new business focus, just five years after transforming from an online lottery ticket seller Key Takeaways: BIT Mining will…
Ecommerce 
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…
Jingdong Industrials’ stalled Hong Kong IPO clears key hurdle
The listing plan by China’s leading B2B marketplace for industrial buyers has received a green light from the country’s securities regulator Key Takeaways: Jingdong Industrials has received the regulatory nod…
Huitongda puts its cash to work with investment in struggling supplier
The Alibaba-backed e-commerce company will pay 994 million yuan for 25% of Jin Tong Ling, a maker of industrial equipment now undergoing a court-led restructuring Key Takeaways: Huitongda will pay…
China moves to end solar bloodbath, as East Buy chases warehouse club crown
China is floating yet another plan to rescue its oversupplied solar sector, including a mass shuttering of excess capacity. Will the government-led effort work this time? And a former online educator says it wants to become the new online Sam's Club of China. Does East Buy have what it takes to succeed?
AI/Infrastructure/Resources 
Beijing software pivot puts Kingsoft in focus. But can it deliver?
A government announcement on a document using the company’s word processing program stirred expectation for accelerated import substitution in software systems Key Takeaways: The Chinese government’s use of Kingsoft word…
Gold’s bull market lifts Zhaojin to more shiny earnings
The miner reported impressive profit growth in the third quarter, benefiting from U.S. dollar weakness and a 17% surge for gold in the three-month period Key Takeaways: Zhaojin Mining’s profit…
Can Epiworld maintain an edge as silicon wafer prices slide?
The leading producer of silicon carbide wafers is making a renewed IPO pitch as a price war squeezes profits and makes it more reliant on state subsidies Key Takeaways: Revenue…
Yunji rolls out red carpet for investors with Hong Kong IPO
The maker of scenario-based, AI-empowered robots, mostly used in hotels, raised about $76 million, as it becomes the first maker of flexible, service-based robots to list in Hong Kong Key…
