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 
Sun rises again for SolarSpace as it makes second IPO bid
The solar cell maker’s new listing application shows nearly all of its major metrics began to improve in the first half of this year, including a return to profitability Key…
QMSK supersizes U.S. listing as Nasdaq cracks down on Chinese companies
The provider of aftermarket services for the auto insurance sector has quadrupled the size of its original IPO fundraising target to as much as $37 million Key Takeaways: QMSK has…
Years of losses, thin profit margins leave 160 Health feeling down
After two earlier failures, the online healthcare platform’s IPO has been approved by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Key Takeaways: 160 Health has been approved to list in Hong Kong,…
Can Proya export its story to become a global makeup artist?
China’s leading cosmetics maker is seeking a second listing in Hong Kong, aiming to boost its overseas expansion as its top-line revenue growth slows Key Takeaways: Proya is exploring a…
New Energy 
Sun rises again for SolarSpace as it makes second IPO bid
The solar cell maker’s new listing application shows nearly all of its major metrics began to improve in the first half of this year, including a return to profitability Key…
Senasic seeks fast start as automotive sensor market takes off
With a Hong Kong listing, the maker of chips to check tire pressure and battery life wants to capitalize on China’s tightening safety standards for electric cars Key Takeaways: About…
Black Sesame throws down the gauntlet to Qualcomm in autonomous driving race
The startup’s internally developed C1200 series chips can substitute for the U.S. giant’s higher-end offerings, forming a key plank to its expansion strategy Key Takeaways: Black Sesame continued to lose…
Consumer 
China’s state-driven stocks, and its corporate wars abroad
China's stock market rally is fast approaching its one-year mark, with the benchmark Hang Seng and Shanghai composite indexes both up around 40%. How much longer can it last, especially given the weak state of China's economy? And internet giants Meituan and DiDi have sued each other in Brazil, where they are competing in the takeout dining market. How is this case likely to end up?
Can Proya export its story to become a global makeup artist?
China’s leading cosmetics maker is seeking a second listing in Hong Kong, aiming to boost its overseas expansion as its top-line revenue growth slows Key Takeaways: Proya is exploring a…
Can CR Beverage turn the tide after losing brutal water fight?
Less than a year after its Hong Kong IPO, the bottled water maker’s revenue tanked nearly 20% in the first half of the year amid aggressive tactics by archrival Nongfu…
Lanvin underperforms as its signature brand loses luster
The luxury arm of Fosun International reported its revenue fell 22% in the first half of 2025, led by a 42% plunge for its core Lanvin brand Key Takeaways: Lanvin…
Dwindling sales of luxury RVs stall New Gonow earnings
The Chinese motorhome maker has announced plans for a temporary retreat from the top-tier RV market after delivering weak half-year results Key Takeaways: New Gonow’s revenue fell 2.4% and its…
Healthcare/biotech 
Fosun’s Portuguese makeover moves ahead with $360 million health disposal
The conglomerate’s sale of 40% of Luz Saúde is its latest divestment in Portugal, though it continues to own major stakes of that and other assets in the country Key…
Years of losses, thin profit margins leave 160 Health feeling down
After two earlier failures, the online healthcare platform’s IPO has been approved by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Key Takeaways: 160 Health has been approved to list in Hong Kong,…
Zai Lab under pressure over clinical results and rival drugs
Shares in the Chinese biopharma firm have been pounded by disappointing trial results for a cancer drug and sluggish sales of its existing products Key Takeaways: The survival benefits for…
Akeso shares take a hit despite surging sales of cancer drugs
The maker of oncology drugs posted higher half-year revenues but a widening net loss and share sales by its founders have dented investor confidence Key Takeaways: Drug sales rose 49%…
Finance 
Shenyang city ups offer for Shengjing Bank to end its misery as a listed company
A local government entity is trying to privatize the lender, which is reeling from the aftermath of troubles surrounding its former owner, China Evergrande Group Key Takeaways: A government entity…
Fosun’s Portuguese makeover moves ahead with $360 million health disposal
The conglomerate’s sale of 40% of Luz Saúde is its latest divestment in Portugal, though it continues to own major stakes of that and other assets in the country Key…
QMSK supersizes U.S. listing as Nasdaq cracks down on Chinese companies
The provider of aftermarket services for the auto insurance sector has quadrupled the size of its original IPO fundraising target to as much as $37 million Key Takeaways: QMSK has…
Linklogis deepens its blockchain bet to make supply chain finance great again
The provider of digital supply chain financing services will use XRP Ledger to settle digital transactions as it continues to reel from China’s long-running real estate slump Key Takeaways: Linklogis…
Ecommerce 
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?
Be Friends charts new path without famous founder
The livestreaming e-commerce company’s revenue rose 8.7% in the first half of 2025, as it uses a matrix-based operation model and AI to rebuild after losing its popular lead host…
Meituan drives to Brazil in search of growth, only to crash into Chinese rival DiDi
The two Chinese internet giants have sued each other in South America’s largest nation over unfair competition related to their food delivery businesses Key Takeaways: Meituan and DiDi filed lawsuits…
AI/Infrastructure/Resources 
Dancing robots and K-pop diplomacy: China’s economic and social gambits
Unitree plans to file for an IPO by year end. And China has quietly lifted a nearly decade-old ban on K-Pop.
Flowing Cloud taps investors for more cash as metaverse halo disappears
The marketing services provider, once billed as Hong Kong’s ‘first metaverse stock,’ plans to raise about $10 million through a share placement to ease its financial pressure Key Takeaways: Flowing…
Senasic seeks fast start as automotive sensor market takes off
With a Hong Kong listing, the maker of chips to check tire pressure and battery life wants to capitalize on China’s tightening safety standards for electric cars Key Takeaways: About…
SUNeVision profit rises, but near-term pressures worry investors
The Hong Kong data center operator’s revenue rose 10% in its fiscal year through June, fueled by demand from AI applications and cross-border data traffic Key Takeaways: SUNeVision’s revenue rose…
