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…
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 
After carving out a place in the laser cutter market, xTool eyes Hong Kong IPO
The leading maker of laser cutters and engravers boasts Tencent and HongShan as two of its backers, as well as Morgan Stanley as one of its IPO underwriters Key Takeaways:…
Cheng-Tech motors into crowded self-driving field
The millimeter-wave radar maker, led by a former Huawei employee as its founder, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO Key Takeaways: Cheng-Tech has filed to list in Hong Kong,…
Hong Kong to welcome world-leading siRNA company as Ribo launches its IPO
The small nucleic acid drugs developer has positioned itself as a leader in siRNA therapeutics, boasting one of the world’s largest pipelines of drugs using the technology Key Takeaways: Ribo…
Low margins, losses dog Ringpai as it eyes Hong Kong IPO
The company hopes to become Hong Kong’s first publicly listed pet hospital chain, hoping investors will overlook its weak performance metrics Key Takeaways: Ringpai has filed to list in Hong…
New Energy 
Cheng-Tech motors into crowded self-driving field
The millimeter-wave radar maker, led by a former Huawei employee as its founder, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO Key Takeaways: Cheng-Tech has filed to list in Hong Kong,…
Zeekr drives off Wall Street, heralding chilly year ahead for U.S. Chinese listings
Trading of the EV maker’s shares was suspended on Dec. 22, after investors approved a plan by parent Geely to privatize the company less than two years after its IPO…
Aulton swaps out narrowing losses for falling revenue
The battery swapping specialist has applied for a Hong Kong IPO, with investors including Nio Capital, Japan's Toyota Tsusho and Shanghai Shine-Link International Logistics Key Takeaways: Aulton New Energy has…
Consumer 
Jiumaojiu ladles up hotpot investment to boost overseas expansion
The restaurant operator will pay $43 million for new and existing shares of Big Way Group, boosting its stake to 49% of the North American hotpot chain Key Takeaways: Jiumaojiu’s…
Regulatory caution dims Hong Kong SPAC outlook, while Chinese tastes drive out foreign brands
Hong Kong has completed just its third listing using a SPAC since the program's launch four years ago. Why has uptake been so anemic? And Hong Kong's popular Mannings health and beauty chain is pulling out of Mainland China after more than two decades in the market. Why is it calling it quits?
Turtle tempest: Can Playmates Toys fight back after losing its prize Ninjas?
The toymaker will end its exclusive 37-year agreement to make products based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the end of 2026 Key Takeaways: Playmates will soon lose its exclusive…
Spoiled ending for Hongjiu, as Hong Kong delists former fruit highflyer
With founder Deng Hongjiu in jail on suspicion of accounting fraud, the company’s worthless shares have been booted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Key Takeaways: Three years after its…
Low margins, losses dog Ringpai as it eyes Hong Kong IPO
The company hopes to become Hong Kong’s first publicly listed pet hospital chain, hoping investors will overlook its weak performance metrics Key Takeaways: Ringpai has filed to list in Hong…
Healthcare/biotech 
Hong Kong to welcome world-leading siRNA company as Ribo launches its IPO
The small nucleic acid drugs developer has positioned itself as a leader in siRNA therapeutics, boasting one of the world’s largest pipelines of drugs using the technology Key Takeaways: Ribo…
Low margins, losses dog Ringpai as it eyes Hong Kong IPO
The company hopes to become Hong Kong’s first publicly listed pet hospital chain, hoping investors will overlook its weak performance metrics Key Takeaways: Ringpai has filed to list in Hong…
Geneplus locks onto targeted medicine for IPO pitch
After a post-Covid earnings dip, the company is seeking a stable future as a provider of data and diagnostics for precision medicine and disease prevention Key Takeaways: The company’s…
Lagging in the weight-loss market? Take Fosun’s GLP-1 pill
Playing catch-up in the anti-obesity business, Pfizer has bought global rights to an oral weight-loss drug from Fosun Pharma in another big licensing deal Key Takeaways: With the drug still…
Finance 
Meta cuts Manus free from China, as regional lender gets premium bailout
In a landmark validation for Chinese AI, Facebook parent Meta has agreed to buy general AI agent maker Manus. But why is Meta also quite vehement about cutting all of Manus' China ties, both in terms of investors and business activity? And regional Chinese lender Weihai Bank has just received a major cash infusion from its local government in Shandong province. Is this a worrisome sign for investors?
China Renaissance dabbles in sour loans, hoping for sweet returns
The investment bank will buy two portfolios of nonperforming personal loans as it continues to recover from a crisis with the abrupt departure of its high-powered founder two years ago…
Weihai Bank gets government-led year-end capital gift, highlighting its troubles
The regional lender will sell new shares to a municipal investor in its hometown in Shandong province to shore up its capital cushion Key Takeaways: Weihai Bank will raise about…
Move over, Hong Kong. Young Beijing Exchange becomes China’s new IPO hub
The bourse, launched in 2021 to help fund smaller tech startups, has hosted 38 IPOs this year, up more than 50% from 2024 Key Takeaways: Just four years after its…
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 
Meta cuts Manus free from China, as regional lender gets premium bailout
In a landmark validation for Chinese AI, Facebook parent Meta has agreed to buy general AI agent maker Manus. But why is Meta also quite vehement about cutting all of Manus' China ties, both in terms of investors and business activity? And regional Chinese lender Weihai Bank has just received a major cash infusion from its local government in Shandong province. Is this a worrisome sign for investors?
China’s chip consolidation accelerates with SMIC, Hua Hong buyouts
Two of the country’s leading fabs announced buyouts of government partners in their non-wholly owned subsidiaries last week Key Takeaways: SMIC and Hua Hong are consolidating ownership of their assets…
After carving out a place in the laser cutter market, xTool eyes Hong Kong IPO
The leading maker of laser cutters and engravers boasts Tencent and HongShan as two of its backers, as well as Morgan Stanley as one of its IPO underwriters Key Takeaways:…
Cheng-Tech motors into crowded self-driving field
The millimeter-wave radar maker, led by a former Huawei employee as its founder, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO Key Takeaways: Cheng-Tech has filed to list in Hong Kong,…
