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Mergers & Acquisitions
Chinese supercomputer maker Sugon and chip developer Hygon call off merger plans
The aborted merger dashes industry expectations for a major domestic ecosystem covering advanced processors and high-performance servers.
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Artificial intelligence
Alibaba names AI-lab leader Zhou Jingren as new group partner
5 hours ago
Semiconductors
China’s Moore Threads to unveil AI chip road map to rival Nvidia’s CUDA system
10 Dec 2025 - 5:01PM
IPO
Hong Kong’s IPO juggernaut projected to raise up to US$45 billion in 2026: KPMG
It will be a pivotal year for hi-tech listings, which will help cement Hong Kong’s place at the top of global markets, auditing firm says.
10 Dec 2025 - 4:33PM
Hong Kong’s IPO market is projected to extend the momentum it built this year driven by mainland Chinese public firms and the tech sector. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong property
JD.com’s US$450 million stake in Hong Kong Central tower eases Lai Sun debt woes
JD.com’s latest Hong Kong investment – a half stake in China Construction Bank Tower – will ease balance sheet pressure at Lai Sun.
10 Dec 2025 - 2:20PM
Made in China 2025
China’s Fosun Pharma unit strikes US$2.1 billion obesity drug deal with Pfizer
Yao Pharma’s deal with the US pharmaceutical giant underscores China’s growing role in global biotech licensing.
10 Dec 2025 - 4:39PM
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Artificial intelligence
Alibaba creates new unit to push consumer use of its Qwen AI models
Significant organisational change underlines company’s determination to turn the Qwen chatbot into a ‘super app’.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM
Alibaba has been driving the adoption and commercialisation of the Qwen series over the past two years amid the global AI surge. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors
China’s AI developers to welcome Nvidia’s H200 chip shipments, analysts say
Nvidia faces stronger domestic competition from the likes of Huawei, Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX.
9 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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Banking & finance
Hong Kong eyes info sharing on crypto assets to combat tax fraud, evasion
Compliance with OECD framework is of ‘paramount importance’ to maintain Hong Kong’s reputation as a finance hub, secretary says.
9 Dec 2025 - 7:30PM
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Consumers
China’s cautious shoppers continue to challenge consumer brands
Makers of fast-moving goods must look to lower-tier cities for growth as deflation persists, Bain & Co and Kantar Worldpanel say.
9 Dec 2025 - 6:45PM
IPO
HashKey aims for US$214 million in Hong Kong IPO amid Beijing’s crypto pressure
Retail investors oversubscribe crypto exchange operator’s offering despite China central bank’s tough stance on virtual assets.
9 Dec 2025 - 4:33PM
HashKey’s listing date is December 17. Photo: Getty
Banking & finance
Hong Kong launches HKEX Tech 100 Index in pivot towards innovation-driven growth
Unveiling of benchmark tracking Hong Kong-listed tech firms comes amid a wave of property stock delistings.
9 Dec 2025 - 5:51PM
Hong Kong property
McDonald’s tastes fat profit in US$9.3 million Hong Kong property sale
Company secures 200 per cent gain in the fourth sale in an initiative to dispose of eight retail spots across the city.
9 Dec 2025 - 8:30AM
Ant Group
Ant International signs WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu as brand ambassador
Payments firm says star player ‘embodies the spirit of perseverance’ driving young people and small businesses to ‘uplift their communities’.
9 Dec 2025 - 12:01AM
Liang Wenfeng
DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng cleans up on chip firm Moore Threads’ IPO
Liang’s quantitative hedge fund, High-Flyer, subscribes to more than 80,000 Moore Threads shares, which saw a stellar trading debut in Shanghai.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
Liang Wenfeng, the founder and CEO of artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence
China AI chipmaker MetaX draws more IPO investors than Moore Threads
More than 5 million investors vied for allotments in the chipmaker’s share offering, which aims to raise US$594 million.
8 Dec 2025 - 7:30PM
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China stock market
New China guidelines to base asset managers’ pay on the performance of funds
The China Securities Regulatory Commission seeks a performance-based salary mechanism at the country’s 160 mutual fund houses.
8 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM
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Insurance
Hong Kong insurers move to help fire victims claim payouts on 12,000 policies
Insurance Authority confirms 12,000 policies impacted, with payouts spanning life, medical, property and accident coverage.
8 Dec 2025 - 4:43PM
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority says the total number of impacted policies should not increase further. Photo: Elson Li
Banking & finance
China’s CSRC pushes brokerages to build global banks and back tech self-reliance
Securities companies should redouble efforts to help turn China into a global financial powerhouse, says CSRC chairman Wu Qing.
8 Dec 2025 - 3:12PM
Hong Kong property
Schiaparelli picks Hong Kong’s Landmark for first flagship Asian store
The fashion house, which is known for its unique and surreal designs, will open its boutique in Hong Kong January.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:40AM
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China’s oldest shipyard Jiangnan plans world’s first nuclear-powered vessel
Construction on 25,000-container ship could start in the next 10 years, but a lot remains to be done, a top executive says.
8 Dec 2025 - 8:30AM
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Made in China 2025
China’s Pudu Robotics rolls out overseas charm offensive with robot dog
Quadruped dubbed D5 from Pudu – founded by former HKUST engineering student Felix Zhang – draws crowds at Tokyo expo.
7 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
Pudu Robotics’ latest quadruped model, D5, debuted at IREX. Photo: Wency Chen
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Meet the Illinois farmer sowing the seeds of the world’s biggest IPOs of 2026
Jeff Rowe, a fifth-generation Illinois farmer, runs a Chinese-owned Swiss company in Basel that is aiming for one of the world’s largest IPOs in Hong Kong, due in 2026.
6 Dec 2025 - 11:18AM
Huawei
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei sees divergence in US and China AI strategies
US focusing on supercomputing power while China is adopting a more practical approach to solve real-world problems, says Ren Zhengfei.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:13AM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
BYD founder bets on new tech to win back customers as sales decelerate
Company is pinning its hopes on a 12,000-strong R&D team to come up with technological breakthroughs.
5 Dec 2025 - 8:20PM
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