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IPO

‘Little giant’ chipmaker Amicro clears key hurdle for Hong Kong listing: sources

Company plans to launch premarketing as early as this week and aims for a mid-October debut, sources say.

China stock market

Why US stock fever persists in China despite Beijing’s expanded QDII quotas

China property

Global property investors see signs of recovery in China: JLL

ESG investing

Hong Kong tycoon-backed firm challenges energy-storage giants with new battery

Co-founded by Peter Lee’s family office, EnerVenue has opened a facility in mainland China to scale its nickel-hydrogen batteries.

EnerVenue’s nickel-hydrogen battery facility in Changzhou. Photo: Daniel Ren
EnerVenue’s nickel-hydrogen battery facility in Changzhou. Photo: Daniel Ren
China consumption

Mooncakes for the dog? How China is reinventing its iconic festive snack

China’s consumers appear to be going off the dense Mid-Autumn Festival treat, but tiny mooncakes for pets are a different story.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV and battery makers tussle over lithium-ion tax: sources

Squeezed EV makers object to eating the cost, and negotiations on splitting the tax continue weeks after its official resumption, sources say.

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Mainland China

Blue Bottle bets that premium coffee has room to grow in China

US brand, recently sold by Nestlé to Chinese capital firm, will need to offer unique experiences and ‘new taste combinations’, analyst says.

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Blue Bottle Coffee’s first Beijing store will be in the city’s central business district in China World Mall. Photo: Handout
The location was previously occupied by a Japanese jeweller. Photo: Handout
IPO

China’s humanoid robot IPO slowdown no threat to firms with ‘genuine strength’

The market is shifting from a ‘blind rush’ to ‘fine screening’, but funding is still there for firms with clear strategies, Deloitte China says.

China stock market

Investors pivot from ‘single bet’ China view to target individual winners: DBS

DBS forecasts that China’s benchmark CSI 300 Index will reach 9,500 by 2040, more than double its current level.

China travel

Next-level travel: how up to 13 days off could push China’s tourism to new highs

An alignment of Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays stretches time off for millions of Chinese, with breaks reaching up to 13 days.

Tourists visit Tangqi town in Hangzhou, eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: Xinhua
ETFs

ChinaAMC launches 3 Hong Kong ETFs as demand for targeted strategies grows

Funds eye potential mainland investor participation and could join ETF Connect within six months, asset manager says.

The ETFs aim to capture opportunities across income, growth and cross-market investment themes. Photo: Dickson Lee
The ETFs aim to capture opportunities across income, growth and cross-market investment themes. Photo: Dickson Lee
Tencent

Tencent launches payment app for foreign visitors ahead of Apec summit

The app allows overseas visitors to make payments across WeChat Pay’s network using foreign cards and digital wallets.

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China stock market

1,700% share surge for Chinese compressor maker exposes listing risks

Bourse operator dampens ShenGu Group frenzy, but large population of individual investors and exchange rules make IPO speculation likely.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong maps out gold, bond and liquidity push to deepen offshore yuan use

HKEX to launch yuan gold futures as HKMA eyes new products and platforms to expand offshore market activity.

Participating in a panel discussion at Treasury Markets Summit 2026 are, from left, Justin Chan of HSBC, Darryl Ho of HKMA, Gregory Yu of HKEX, Patrick Wu of Credit Agricole and Annie Zhu of Bank of China (Hong Kong). Photo: Elson Li
Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV battery giant CATL starts trial production in Hungary

Analyst says development could see it secure massive orders from global marques such as BMW and Volkswagen.

The CATL exhibition hall. as this month’s World Power Battery Conference in Yibin, Sichuan province. Photo: Xinhua
The CATL exhibition hall. as this month’s World Power Battery Conference in Yibin, Sichuan province. Photo: Xinhua
China stock market

AI trade rallies on falling oil and Meta’s Muse agent ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

Nasdaq-100 hits record high while chip stocks in China and South Korea rebound, with investors betting that AI earnings can weather higher interest rates.

China technology

Are clinical trials about to become a new front in the US-China biotech race?

China’s ability to conduct clinical trials quickly and cheaply has given it an edge in the biotech sector – and the US is growing concerned.

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Science

Biomedicine | China’s CAR-T cell therapy cancer breakthrough shows progress

Having played a pivotal role in the ‘astonishing’ growth of personalised cancer treatment, China this year became the first country in the world to approve its use on solid tumours.

China’s cancer breakthrough on CAR-T cell therapy shows progress
China stock market

BofA warns of uneven risks in China’s expanding AI stock universe

The nation’s tech firms are catching up with overseas rivals while a wave of high-profile listings has broadened investment opportunities.

Semiconductors

China’s Hygon expands into physical AI with new chips for robots and factories

Shanghai-listed firm says new chips will help bring AI from cloud servers to factory floors and industrial machines.

IPO

Mainland Chinese optical tech firm gains in debut amid Hong Kong spin-off wave

Ligent’s steady market debut comes as Hong Kong moves to streamline spin-off requirements.

A gong-striking ceremony marks the trading debut of Ligent Technologies at the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks eye fresh inflows from mainland China’s insurers

Volume spike in exchange-traded funds seen as evidence insurers are taking advantage of recent regulator approval to diversify their assets.

The watchdog of China’s banking and insurance industries gave insurers the go-ahead to access Hong Kong-listed ETFs through the cross-border Stock Connect programme last month. Photo: Shutterstock
The watchdog of China’s banking and insurance industries gave insurers the go-ahead to access Hong Kong-listed ETFs through the cross-border Stock Connect programme last month. Photo: Shutterstock
Swire Group

Swire Coca-Cola gets robots for heavy lifting in demanding China market

New automated facility to help meet increasingly diverse demand across emerging sales channels, company says.

China property

Hong Kong’s New World gets nod to spin off K11 Shanghai assets

Shanghai listing of Reit worth US$570 million will ‘recycle capital for more value-accretive projects’, analyst says.

Wealth management

Can Hong Kong win the race to manage Asia’s next generation of wealth?

City courts next-generation wealth as family businesses reinvent themselves and deploy capital into new sectors and markets.

Undersecretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Joseph Chan. Photo: SCMP
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