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 
BenQ BM takes pulse of hot Hong Kong market with new IPO bid
The private hospital operator has filed again for a Hong Kong listing, offering uninspired financials to investors after two unsuccessful attempts since last year Key Takeaways: Private hospital operator BenQ…
Seeking a profile boost, Boxihe pivots to Hong Kong IPO
The maker of high-performance outdoor clothing is betting on rising demand for its Pelliot apparel range in China’s still relatively untapped market Key Takeaways: The company’s pre-IPO backers include Tencent…
Business diversification may backfire on Lingong as it seeks Hong Kong IPO
The mining equipment maker is looking to go public amid optimism around Chinese stocks and a commodities upturn, but its exposure to China’s troubled real estate market is a red…
Guoxia Tech banks on AI for energy storage boost
The supplier of energy management systems, trapped in a cycle of high revenues but low profits, has applied for an IPO to help fund its business development Key Takeaways: The…
New Energy 
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…
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.
Consumer 
Vaping leader RLX wins over skeptics with global diversification
The company reported that more than 70% of its third-quarter revenue came from outside its challenging home China market Key Takeaways: Acquisitions in Asia and Europe lifted RLX’s revenue by…
BRIEF: Kuaishou’s third-quarter profit jumps as AI fuels growth
Short-video platform Kuaishou Technology (1024.HK) reported on Wednesday its revenue rose 14.2% year-on-year to 35.6 billion yuan ($5 billion) in the third quarter, while its profit jumped 37.3% to 4.49…
China’s corporate pivots: Alibaba’s food delivery gambit and WuXi AppTec’s geopolitical hedge
Alibaba will retire the Ele.me takeout dining brand and merge it with its newer Taobao Instant Commerce. What's driving the move? And WuXi AppTec is the latest Chinese major to jump on the Middle Eastern bandwagon, with plans to potentially open a new center in Saudi Arabia. Why are a growing number of Chinese companies taking the Middle Eastern plunge?
Investors left crying as U.S. tariffs hit Goodbaby
The world’s leading producer of baby strollers and car seats is getting socked by a double whammy of U.S. tariffs and China’s baby bust Key Takeaways: Goodbaby reported its revenue…
Seeking a profile boost, Boxihe pivots to Hong Kong IPO
The maker of high-performance outdoor clothing is betting on rising demand for its Pelliot apparel range in China’s still relatively untapped market Key Takeaways: The company’s pre-IPO backers include Tencent…
Healthcare/biotech 
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…
China’s corporate pivots: Alibaba’s food delivery gambit and WuXi AppTec’s geopolitical hedge
Alibaba will retire the Ele.me takeout dining brand and merge it with its newer Taobao Instant Commerce. What's driving the move? And WuXi AppTec is the latest Chinese major to jump on the Middle Eastern bandwagon, with plans to potentially open a new center in Saudi Arabia. Why are a growing number of Chinese companies taking the Middle Eastern plunge?
BenQ BM takes pulse of hot Hong Kong market with new IPO bid
The private hospital operator has filed again for a Hong Kong listing, offering uninspired financials to investors after two unsuccessful attempts since last year Key Takeaways: Private hospital operator BenQ…
IPO hopeful Distinct Healthcare targets the well-to-do market
The private healthcare provider is hoping to attract investors with a business model focusing on the medical needs of affluent families in leading Chinese cities Key Takeaways: The company has…
Finance 
U.S. listings by Chinese firms face mounting challenges on both sides of Pacific
While new Nasdaq rules threaten to derail many smaller U.S. listings by Chinese companies, China’s securities regulator is also stepping up its scrutiny of such listings Key Takeaways: China’s securities…
Citic Securities in equity sweet spot as investors flock to Chinese stocks
China’s largest brokerage reported big jumps in its revenue and profit during the third quarter amid a bull run in Chinese stocks and a wave of Hong Kong IPOs Key…
Capital Securities offers limited value in crowded brokerage field
The company aims to become China's 14th dual-listed brokerage with its planned Hong Kong IPO, even though its small size could dampen its appeal Key Takeaways: Capital Securities has filed…
SIMCo bags Hong Kong spotlight with alternative asset fund
An infrastructure fund in the Sequoia investment group is first in line for a new type of listing as Hong Kong bids to become a financial hub for alternative assets…
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 
Business diversification may backfire on Lingong as it seeks Hong Kong IPO
The mining equipment maker is looking to go public amid optimism around Chinese stocks and a commodities upturn, but its exposure to China’s troubled real estate market is a red…
Guoxia Tech banks on AI for energy storage boost
The supplier of energy management systems, trapped in a cycle of high revenues but low profits, has applied for an IPO to help fund its business development Key Takeaways: The…
Rebounding Vobile explores AI, in further move from content-protection roots
The company’s revenue rose 27% in the third quarter, as it explores new opportunities from an anticipated explosion in demand for trading services related to AI-generated video Key Takeaways: Vobile…
Silicon Integrity has designs on an IPO after China chip rally
The provider of semiconductor packaging and testing services has applied for a Hong Kong listing, leveraging China's strategic focus on the chip industry Key Takeaways: Revenue growth has been slowing…
