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BRIEF: Ant Group names Alibaba veteran as new CFO

Liu Zheng, the former financial chief of Alibaba’s (BABA.US; 9988.HK) Cainiao logistics unit, has been named as the new CFO of Ant Group, financial media Caixin reported on Monday, citing…
Ant Group's WorldFirst expands in Southeast Asia

Ant Group’s WorldFirst boosts its Southeast Asia footprint

The global payments company will start offering its cross-border e-commerce payments services in Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia over the next year Key Takeaways: WorldFirst will expand its cross-border…
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PODCAST: Ant Group and Tencent slapped with fines, and Freshippo steps up for IPO

China’s central bank has slapped major fines on Ant Group and Tencent, including a nearly $1 billion fine on Ant, operator of Alipay. Is this the start of a new round of big fines on China’s big tech? Or does it mark the end of a recent storm of regulation that began after outspoken Alibaba founder Jack Ma criticized the government?

CHINA BULLETIN: Janet Yellen’s Awkward Beijing Visit

In this week’s issue Janet Yellen’s awkward trip to Beijing, China’s new export restrictions, and Tesla’s China layoffs. On a scale of 1 to 100, we give the week a 35 for offshore-listed China stocks.