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China’s advances in AI fuel tech stock boom, help it shake off economic malaise
China’s rise recasts the country from a low-cost base to a credible US tech challenger, just as global capital hunts for next growth engine.
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Bonds
China’s Kuaishou to raise US$2 billion from maiden overseas bond sale
16 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks slip on profit-taking after TSMC’s upbeat AI outlook
16 Jan 2026 - 4:25PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks snap 4-day winning streak as Chinese tech giants falter
Online travel-booking agency Trip.com slumps 19 per cent after China opens antitrust probe into the company.
15 Jan 2026 - 4:46PM
Hong Kong stocks have outperformed their US peers so far this year. Photo: China News Service/VCG
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks advance as investors turn to China amid Middle East uncertainty
Hang Seng Index extends rally as regional markets find support amid rising tensions between the US and Iran.
14 Jan 2026 - 4:40PM
China stock market
Yuan rally drives mainland China and Hong Kong stocks to strong 2026 start
History points to more gains as CSI 300 and Hang Seng Index surge during yuan appreciation cycles over the past decade.
12 Jan 2026 - 3:48PM
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IPO
Chinese AI start-up MiniMax shines on Hong Kong IPO debut
The shares jump as much as 113.2 per cent to HK$351.80 before ending the day 109.1 per cent higher at HK$345.
9 Jan 2026 - 5:07PM
Executives of MiniMax Group, Suzhou Ribo Life Science, Yunnan Jinxun Resources and HKEX at the IPO listing ceremony on Friday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Banking & finance
TCM firms eye Hong Kong IPOs to fuel global expansion
Over the past year, 34 innovation and technology, life and health science companies set up or expanded their operations in Hong Kong.
8 Jan 2026 - 7:54PM
Banking & finance
Hang Seng Bank shareholders approve HSBC’s US$14 billion buyout plan
HSBC receives strong backing from Hang Seng Bank’s independent shareholders, getting 85.75 per cent of the votes.
8 Jan 2026 - 7:42PM
IPO
3 Chinese AI, robotics stocks gain in Hong Kong debuts
Zhipu AI, Iluvatar CoreX and Edge Medical raised US$1.2 billion in their share offerings.
8 Jan 2026 - 4:26PM
IPO
MiniMax’s Hong Kong IPO set to hit US$538 million amid Chinese AI sector frenzy
The Alibaba-backed firm is set to price its 25.4 million shares at HK$165 each, the top end of its marketed range, sources say.
5 Jan 2026 - 4:39PM
MiniMax, founded in early 2022 by former SenseTime veteran Yan Junjie, develops multimodal AI models. Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance
The ‘biology winter’ thaws: why investors are buying Hong Kong’s biotech IPOs
A wave of China out-licensing deals is feeding a biotech comeback in Hong Kong, where IPOs and follow-on placements are surging.
5 Jan 2026 - 11:08AM
Hong Kong
Baidu spin-off Kunlunxin joins wave of Chinese semiconductor IPOs in Hong Kong
Last year, 20 Chinese semiconductor IPOs raised over 45 billion yuan (US$6.4 billion), with six of them listing in December.
2 Jan 2026 - 4:49PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks jump into 2026 with biggest surge since May
Investors expect Beijing’s ‘policy pivot’ to continue, with a focus on demand-side stimulus and stabilising the housing market, analyst says.
2 Jan 2026 - 4:34PM
IPO
Shares in Chinese GPU start-up Biren soar in Hong Kong listing
Shares leap 82 per cent in debut after retail investors’ demand exceeds supply by 2,347 times.
2 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM
Zhang Wen, chairman and CEO of Biren, bangs the gong at the company’s listing ceremony in Hong Kong on January 2, 2026, as HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan (left) and Financial Secretary Paul Chan (second from right) look on. Photo: Jonathan Wong
IPO
China’s DRAM giant CXMT plans US$4.2 billion IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market
Listing aims to fund wafer expansion and DRAM upgrades as Beijing drives tech self-reliance.
31 Dec 2025 - 3:38PM
IPO
China AI start-up MiniMax kicks off US$538 million Hong Kong IPO
Start of Shanghai-based company’s share sale follows launch of rival Zhipu’s US$560 million IPO a day earlier.
31 Dec 2025 - 11:20AM
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China’s Zhipu AI launches US$560 million share sale amid heated IPO tech race
The company, marketed overseas as Z.ai, eyes US$6.6 billion valuation with Hong Kong’s first large language model listing.
30 Dec 2025 - 4:16PM
Zhipu AI is moving closer to becoming the first large language model developer listed in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
IPO
China vital to Insilico’s plan to build biotech’s AI ‘Einstein’ for new drugs
US firm, backed by Fosun and Tencent, expands research base in China as it develops an AI-powered drug-discovery tool.
31 Dec 2025 - 2:26PM
IPO
Insilico Medicine leads 6 Hong Kong IPOs, capping banner fundraising year
Debutants raise total of US$899 million as exchange wraps up one of the most active months for IPOs since 2021.
30 Dec 2025 - 5:26PM
China stock market
Launch window opens for China’s space companies as LandSpace advances IPO
LandSpace has completed IPO tutoring with Chinese regulators, putting it a step closer to a Shanghai Star Market listing.
26 Dec 2025 - 5:28PM
Hong Kong stock market
Firmer yuan fuels share gains on bets Beijing will tolerate appreciation
Chinese equities edged higher on Friday, led by BYD, after the offshore yuan climbed through 7 per dollar for the first time since 2024.
26 Dec 2025 - 3:39PM
The offshore yuan climbed past the key 7-per-dollar level on Thursday for the first time since September 2024. Photo: Shutterstock
China stock market
China stocks recover from early losses on cautious PBOC policy tone
Mainland stocks closed higher after paring earlier losses as investors read the central bank’s latest messaging as supportive but restrained.
25 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
China stock market
China’s Deep Robotics joins IPO rush as embodied intelligence sector heats up
The Hangzhou robot maker has entered the IPO ‘guidance’ phase, becoming the latest embodied intelligence start-up to eye an A-share listing.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:09PM
Banking & finance
Billionaire detained in shadow banking scandal in China
Police in Zhejiang have imposed ‘criminal compulsory measures’ against Yu Faxiang and are conducting a probe into his alleged wrongdoings.
24 Dec 2025 - 12:06PM
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