China Deep Dive

Leading Lithium Battery Diaphragm Maker SEMCORP to Acquire Upstream Equipment Firm Amid Rising Demand

Robot

CRP Robot Files for Hong Kong IPO Amid Persistent Losses and Subsidy Dependence as Industrial Robotics Sector Hits Bottleneck

Consumption

Chagee Stalls on Innovation: Few New Drinks as Competitors Pull Ahead

Real Estate

China Vanke Steps Up Land Acquisition Amid Financial Pressures

Copper Prices Hit Record Highs, Exerting Unprecedented Pressure on Downstream Industries

Technology

Xiaomi Q3 Results Top Expectations, Auto Business Turns Profitable for First Time — Why Does the Stock Keep Falling?

Some 95% of Fundraising Goes to Listing Fees: Quantgroup’s “Bleeding” Hong Kong IPO Under 1.8 Bn Yuan Bet-On Pressure

AI

Alibaba Qwen Surpasses 10M Downloads in First Week of Public Beta; Ant Lingguang Reaches 2M Downloads

Bank

Chinese Banks Cut Business Loan Rates to Record Lows Amid Year-End Push, Intermediaries Offer Risky “Packaging” Services

JD Industrial Clears HKEX Hearing – How It’s Transforming China’s Industrial Supply Chain?

Chinese Cross-Border E-Commerce Sellers Face Tax Scrutiny Amid Platform Reporting Discrepancies

China’s “First Hotpot Seasoning Stock” Pursues Hong Kong Listing Amid Earnings Rollercoaster and Fierce Competition

Consumption

Food-Delivery Price Wars Hit Bottled Drinks and Dairy: China’s Beverage Sales Slump in Q3

COVID Vaccine Giant Sinovac on the Brink of Nasdaq Delisting Amid Decade-Long Founder Clash and Governance Turmoil

AI

Alibaba Launches “Qwen” App, Aiming to Become AI Super-Entry for Consumer Market