From boom to bust: Laopu Gold loses its luster
The traditional gold craftsman’s stock tumbled after an earnings forecast last week showed its revenue and profit plunged in the second quarter compared with the first Key Takeaways: Laopu Gold…
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Shangri-La profit picks up on rebounding China market
The hotelier said its operating profit rose 35% in the first half of 2026, accelerating sharply from a 6% rise for all of 2025 Key Takeaways: Shangri-La Asia’s profit growth…
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INTERVIEW: Shanghai Able Digital turns structured knowledge into AI-ready infrastructure
The knowledge technology provider is building traceable, callable knowledge assets through its platforms, as knowledge graphs become its largest revenue contributor By Doug Young As AI moves from general-purpose models…
TAL Education finds gold – and risk – in U.S. acquisition
The educator’s $95 million purchase of digital reading platform Epic in a bankruptcy sale last year appears to be the source of a $405 million investment gain in its latest…
Trip.com gets slapped with fines but is spared a major overhaul
Regulators have ordered China’s top online travel platform to pay more than $780 million after an anti-monopoly probe, but the firm’s wider business is left intact Key Takeaways: Trip.com is…
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IPO 
Topstar rolls out shaky robotics IPO, complete with volatile profits, falling revenues
The company’s Hong Kong listing bid faces multiple headwinds, including its own unstable financials and cooling enthusiasm on robotics stocks Key Takeaways: Topstar has filed for a Hong Kong IPO,…
Leadrive IPO taps into China’s EV export boom
The Shanghai supplier of electric-drive systems kept growing this year even as China’s domestic EV market slowed, but half its revenue depends on a single automaker Key Takeaways: Leadrive’s revenue…
XTX Technology rides surging memory prices to Hong Kong IPO
The SLC NAND flash memory maker is capitalizing on strong demand for its chips, which lifted it into the black this year Key Takeaways: XTX Technology has filed to list…
Kinwong runs hot on AI boom, cold on plunging margins
The PCB maker’s Hong Kong IPO looks aimed at tapping demand for AI concept stocks, even though related high-end products make up a relatively low proportion of its revenue Key…
New Energy 
Leadrive IPO taps into China’s EV export boom
The Shanghai supplier of electric-drive systems kept growing this year even as China’s domestic EV market slowed, but half its revenue depends on a single automaker Key Takeaways: Leadrive’s revenue…
Ganfeng rediscovers profitability as volatile lithium prices test its mettle
Rebounding lithium prices returned the miner to the black this year, but falling spot prices and planned supply restarts are testing the durability of its rebound Key Takeaways: Ganfeng Lithium…
Xinyi Energy’s profit dives as China suffers from ‘solar hangover’
The solar farm operator said it expects to report its profit fell between 25% and 35% in the first half of this year Key Takeaways: Xinyi Energy said its profit…
Consumer 
From boom to bust: Laopu Gold loses its luster
The traditional gold craftsman’s stock tumbled after an earnings forecast last week showed its revenue and profit plunged in the second quarter compared with the first Key Takeaways: Laopu Gold…
Trip.com gets slapped with fines but is spared a major overhaul
Regulators have ordered China’s top online travel platform to pay more than $780 million after an anti-monopoly probe, but the firm’s wider business is left intact Key Takeaways: Trip.com is…
Is Shenzhen Pagoda still a top banana in China’s massive fruit market?
The leading fruit seller returned to profitability and revenue growth in the first half of this year, as its chairman declared 2026 a ’year of rebirth’ Key Takeaways: Shenzhen Pagoda…
Investors flee Yan Palace as aging brand struggles to find new audience
China’s largest maker of bird’s nest products has yet to find a winning formula beyond its traditional niche of high-spending older women Key Takeaways: Yan Palace said its revenue and…
Dobot’s Shenzhen listing approved by stock exchange
Robotics maker Shenzhen Dobot Corp. Ltd. (2432.HK) said on Wednesday that its application for a second listing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's ChiNext board was approved by the exchange on…
Healthcare/biotech 
Cold-chain provider Shanghai Shengsheng joins pharma IPO hopefuls
China’s biggest supplier of temperature-controlled services for the drug sector has renewed a Hong Kong listing plan, raising questions with hefty pre-IPO payouts Key Takeaways: Turnover has grown steadily, driven…
Biokin’s world-first bispecific ADC hits milestones, speeding commercialization
Iza-bren was approved for recurrent or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, after receiving earlier approval to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma Key Takeaways: New approvals for Biokin’s Iza-bren highlight the rise of…
MicroPort MedBot serves up inaugural profit on booming exports
The medical robot maker expects to report a profit of 28 million yuan to 40 million yuan for the first half of 2026, reversing years of losses Key Takeaways: MicroPort…
Joinn’s profit figures spark market outbreak of “monkey fever”
Projected earnings at the drug research company have been inflated by the soaring value of research monkeys, but the on-paper gains may not be sustainable Key Takeaways: Joinn Laboratories uses…
Finance 
Lufax reshuffles board as delisting clock ticks down
Four directors at the Ping An-backed online loan facilitator, including its CFO, resigned as it races to resolve its prolonged Hong Kong trading suspension Key Takeaways: Four Lufax board members…
CICC chases wealthy Chinese as hedge against cyclical investment banking
Net profit for the elite dealmaker's wealth management subsidiary more than doubled in the first half of the year, providing crucial earnings stability as investors shun real estate Key Takeaways:…
JF SmartInvest harnesses AI in drive into lucrative financial intelligence services
The company unveiled an AI-powered terminal at its new showroom in Hong Kong’s financial district as it chases high-net-worth individuals seeking investment advice Key Takeaways: JF SmartInvest opened a physical…
Guotai Haitong proves that in China’s brokerage consolidation, bigger really is better
The titan formed through the merger of two large brokerages said its profit surged in the first half of 2026 as it leveraged its massive scale to cultivate high-margin services…
Ecommerce 
TikTok, Southeast Asia boost prospects for Miduoduo IPO
China’s fifth-largest marketing services provider for cross-border e-commerce customers is shifting to social media platforms and its own direct sales for growth Key Takeaways: Miduoduo has chalked up three years…
Who needs Dingdong? Alibaba answers Meituan with super-sized Pupu bid
Alibaba is reportedly offering $1.5 billion for regional online grocer Pupu, more than double the $600 million offered by a previous bidder Key Takeaways: Alibaba is reportedly bidding $1.5 billion…
JD.com pours $4.5 billion into Hong Kong. But when will it recoup that money?
The e-commerce giant has expanded aggressively in Hong Kong over the last year, acquiring commercial buildings, a supermarket chain and establishing an extensive logistics network Key Takeaways: JD.com has been…
Autohome skids as China’s car market slams on the brakes
The online auto pioneer still makes money by connecting car buyers and sellers, but weak demand, falling ad budgets and new competition are eroding its old advantages Key Takeaways Autohome’s…
AI/Infrastructure/Resources 
AI valuations take flight, while China’s low-altitude economy crashes into reality
"It's always all about money. Anything AI requires a tremendous amount of investment." – on Kuaishou’s decision to spin off its Kling AI video unit Rene Vanguestaine Key Takeaways: Kuaishou's…
Topstar rolls out shaky robotics IPO, complete with volatile profits, falling revenues
The company’s Hong Kong listing bid faces multiple headwinds, including its own unstable financials and cooling enthusiasm on robotics stocks Key Takeaways: Topstar has filed for a Hong Kong IPO,…
AsiaInfo calls on AI, space communications to revive its flagging business
The telecoms software company said its revenue fell up to 19.2% in the first half of 2026, implying contraction of up to nearly 30% in the second quarter Key Takeaways:…
Deepexi unearths deep revenue growth in agentic AI wave
The company posted triple-digit growth in the first half of 2026, with revenue for the six-month period already equal to 70% of its 2025 total Key Takeaways: Deepexi said it…
