Guoquan’s growth goes into simmer mode post-Covid
The home hotpot specialist, one of China’s leading ‘dine-at-home’ brands, has been approved for a Hong Kong IPO Key Takeaways: Guoquan Food returned to the black in the first four…
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.
Freshippo tries to rock the stodgy supermarket cart with youthful customers, growth story
The Alibaba-backed chain’s announcement of 12 new store openings kicks off a publicity drive in the run-up to an IPO by the end of 2023 Key Takeaways: Freshippo’s announcement of…
PODCAST: Australian timber returns to China, and Alibaba’s break-up marches on
China has resumed imports of Australian timber as relations between the two countries continue to thaw after a period of deep freeze. And Alibaba announces plans to spin off its cloud unit and make IPOs for its Freshippo supermarket and Cainiao logistics businesses.