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Shanghai Shangsheng Seeks Hong Kong Listing Amid Profit Swings and Governance Scrutiny
China's largest pharma cold-chain provider has filed for a Hong Kong IPO after an A-share withdrawal, raising investor c...
China Drafts Anti-Cyber Violence Law; Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Tech Stock Rout
Beijing opens public consultation on a new law targeting online abuse, while the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates at...
China Orders State Firms to Deploy 10,000 Humanoid Robots by End-2026
A joint directive from China’s industry and state-asset ministries sets an ambitious commercial deployment target, with ...
SHKP Names West Kowloon Megamall 'Stage IGC', Targets End‑2026 Trial
Hong Kong’s priciest commercial plot, bought for HK$42.2bn, will deliver 240 shops, a food‑centric ground floor and the ...
Hong Kong’s Forgotten Mines: Tungsten, Iron and Kaolin Once Thrived Beneath the City
Before it became a global financial hub, Hong Kong was an active mining centre. A first-person account traces the rise a...
BOE Stake Boost, Tech Incentives, as US Chip Stocks Slide in Broad Sell-off
BOE’s controlling shareholder plans a ¥5–10 bn stake increase, while Cambricon and Zhongji Innolight launch massive stoc...
OPEC+ Considers Pausing Production Increases from October as Focus Shifts to 2027 Quotas
OPEC+ may freeze output after September’s planned increase, pausing for three months to allow negotiations on 2027 quota...
PayPal Beats Q2, CEO Signals Openness to Sweetened Stripe-Advent Bid
PayPal topped earnings estimates and its CEO said he would consider a higher offer, days after the board rejected a $60....
Politburo Holds Off on Big Stimulus, Pivots to Urban Renewal as China’s GDP Hits 5.3%
China’s top leaders signal policy continuity for H2 2025, with no imminent rate cuts or property bailout. Beijing aims t...
Cabio Biotech Slumps 20% After Shanghai Risk Warning Over ARA Turmoil
The world’s second-largest arachidonic acid (ARA) supplier sees revenue plunge 82% and is put under stock exchange risk ...
Steve Eisman Warns Any AI Capex Cut Will Trigger a 'Straight Down' US Stock Plunge
The 'Big Short' investor sees the US market as a one-way bet on AI's success, with Alphabet's negative free cash flow an...
CXMT's Star Market Debut Smashes Records, Becomes China's Most Valuable Listed Company
CXMT raised $8.6 billion and its shares surged 466%, giving it a market cap of CNY3.28 trillion that topped ICBC and bri...
Siemens' Eigen Engineering Agent Automates Core PLC Tasks, Setting New Course for Industrial Engineers
Siemens' Eigen Engineering Agent autonomously handles PLC programming, HMI development and equipment configuration, cutt...
Africa's Largest Airport Breaks Ground in Ethiopia, Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects
Set to handle 100 million passengers annually, Bishoftu International Airport aims to cement Ethiopia as the continent's...
Chinese Naval Task Force Visits Brunei to Mark 35 Years of Diplomatic Relations
The PLA Navy's 83rd task force, led by training ship Qijiguang, arrived at Muara Port for a four-day goodwill visit feat...
Longi & DHL Ink Green Logistics Deal; Shenhuo Profit Soars 151% — Energy Roundup
Longi and DHL sign strategic cooperation on BIPV and green hydrogen; Shenhuo Shares posts a 151% profit jump on strong a...
Dow Gains 262 Points as Oil Tumbles; Chip Weakness Keeps Nasdaq in Red
Wall Street ended mixed Monday as easing US-Iran tensions sent oil prices plunging, lifting blue chips but weighing on e...
Poly Developments Bets Big: Can RMB33.3bn Land Spree Reclaim Shanghai’s Sales Crown?
Poly Developments poured over RMB33.3 billion into Shanghai land bids in H1 2026, racing to shorten project cycles, but ...
Anxin Fund Loses Second Fixed-Income Star as Li Jun Follows Zhang Yifei’s Exit
Li Jun’s departure deepens a talent drain at Anxin Fund, where flagship fixed-income assets have shrunk sharply after se...
Xi and Lula Vow Stronger China-Brazil Ties, AI and BRICS Coordination
In a call, Xi Jinping and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva committed to deeper cooperation on artificial intelligence, energy, ...
Hang Seng Eyes August Gains as Nasdaq’s 25,000 Level Becomes Last Line of Defense
The Hang Seng Index recovered two-thirds of its spring losses in July but faces a critical test at 25,000. Meanwhile, th...
Smartee DentiTech's IPO Ambitions Clouded by Profit Pressures and a $1.4M Patent Lawsuit
China’s No.2 clear aligner maker is seeking a $126 million Shenzhen IPO, but centralized procurement margin squeezes, a ...
Shein Revenue Growth Slows to 8% as EU Tariff Change Raises Costs
Fast-fashion giant Shein saw its annual revenue growth decelerate from 41% to just 8% in three years, while Brussels’ mo...
Smartee DentiTech’s ChiNext IPO: Profit Volatility, VBP 2.0 and a 10 Million Yuan Patent Fight
China’s second-largest clear aligner maker, Smartee DentiTech, files for a ChiNext IPO amid rising revenue but unstable ...
Taiwan Industries Seize Tariff Edge Over Japan, Korea as US Section 301 Bites
With a 10% rate that is 2.5 points below Japan and South Korea, and a vast gap versus China’s 40%+ tariffs, Taiwanese ma...
Hikvision Net Profit Soars 39.6% in H1, Full-Year Revenue Poised to Break 100 Billion Yuan
Hikvision reported H1 2026 revenue of 46.82 billion yuan, up 12%, with net profit jumping 39.6% to 7.90 billion yuan. In...
China Publishes Comprehensive Guide for Foreigners on Work, Visas and Daily Life
A new official document consolidates everything from visa‑free entry to mobile payments and metro rides, as China extend...
Zhongman Petroleum Stock Surges 30% Despite 70% Profit Drop — How Long Can the Speculative Rally Last?
The Chinese oil-services firm saw three trading limit-ups in four days as investors bet on rising oil-sector capex, even...
Gold Price Path Pinned by Central Bank Buying and Dollar Fears, Banks Say
Forecasts from JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and UBS diverge sharply on near-term gold, but all see structural support from re...
TSX Futures Slip as Middle East Fears and AI Spending Surge Rattle Investors
Canadian stock futures edged lower Thursday, pressured by fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers and U.S. tech sell-off a...
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