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China Leads Global AI Investment Wave as Multiple Startups Secure Funding Rounds in 2026

China's AI startup ecosystem continues to attract significant venture capital as multiple companies secured funding rounds, reinforcing the country's competitive position in the global AI race despite US chip export restrictions.

Sep 15, 2026

Zhengzhou Airport Targets Global Top-30 Cargo Rank; China Supercomputing Tops 1.7M Users

Zhengzhou Airport cargo throughput targets global top-30 ranking under China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030)

Sep 15, 2026

China Digital Yuan Forum Convenes at 2026 Beijing Services Trade Fair

Digital Yuan Technology and Application Forum held in Beijing during the 2026 Services Trade Fair

Sep 15, 2026

GAC Shares Jump on FAW Resource Integration Plans as Beijing Drives Auto Sector Consolidation

Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) shares jumped on plans to integrate resources with FAW Group following Beijing's consolidation push.

Sep 15, 2026

China A-Shares: Multiple Annual Dividends Becoming the New Normal for Listed Companies

China's A-share listed companies are rapidly normalizing mid-year dividends, with 867 firms adopting interim payout plans

Sep 15, 2026

Anthropic CEO Warns Industry Has Hidden AI Risks; SoftBank Falls as Slowdown Call Spreads

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the industry has 'long been hiding' AI risk facts from the public

Sep 15, 2026

China Service Trade Fair Sets Records as VC Forum and Space Computing Drive New Growth Agenda

China's 2026 Service Trade Fair closed with 1,200-plus outcomes, drawing 90 countries and over 420,000 attendees — up 36.6% year-on-year

Sep 14, 2026

China Investibility Is Not in Doubt, Says 30-Year Market Architect Fang Fenglei

Veteran investor Fang Fenglei, with 30 years shaping China's capital markets, says the China investibility debate is no debate at all.

Sep 14, 2026

Hong Kong's Next-Gen Wealthy Abandon Property for Deposits and Hedge Funds Chasing Better Returns

Hong Kong's next generation of wealthy families are shifting capital from property to high-yield deposits and hedge funds seeking superior returns

Sep 13, 2026

China's AI Manufacturing Leap: Ningbo Factories Cut Defects 85%, Robot Dogs Inspect Ports

AI vision systems at Ningbo manufacturing plants reduced product defect rates from 3.2% to 0.5% and raised quality inspection efficiency 42-fold

Sep 13, 2026

AI Tools Reshape China Stock Trading as Quants Delegate Research to Automated Systems

Chinese quant traders are delegating days of research work to AI tools in hours, reshaping stock analysis workflows in Hong Kong and mainland China as AI adoption accelerates.

Sep 13, 2026

China Life Insurance Profit Surges on Investment Returns as Beijing Expands IP-Backed Securitization

Sep 12, 2026

ZhiPu and MiniMax Enter Low-Price Growth Era as DeepSeek Cuts Force China AI Model Repricing

Sep 12, 2026

Fang Fenglei on Three Decades of China Capital Market Reform and Today's Private Equity Opportunities

China PE pioneer Fang Fenglei helped create the country's first joint venture investment bank with Morgan Stanley in the early 1990s

Sep 12, 2026

Mengniu Medical Foods Approved; JiangnanBuyi Profit Up 11.1%; Luckin Secures ~$1B Investment

Mengniu gained medical food approvals, JiangnanBuyi posted 11.1% profit growth, and Luckin Coffee secured ~$1B investment in a triple positive signal for Chinese consumer stocks.

Sep 12, 2026

Chengdu Proposes AI Token Vouchers With 50% Subsidy and 100M RMB Annual Cap

Chengdu's proposed token voucher scheme subsidizes up to 50% of AI model API costs for enterprises, with a 100M RMB annual city-wide cap and 2M RMB per-entity ceiling.

Sep 12, 2026

Oracle Q1 2027 Revenue Surges 30% to $19.3B as Cloud Infrastructure Grows 121%, AI Contracts Top $30B

Oracle Q1 2027 revenue hit $19.3B, up 30% YoY, the highest in company history

Sep 11, 2026

Yuen Kee Food Nears HK$300–400M Hong Kong IPO After Clearing HKEX Listing Approval

Yuen Kee Food Group, owner of well-known Yuen Kee Dumpling chain, cleared its HKEX listing hearing

Sep 11, 2026

WTI Crude Tops $100 on Middle East Supply Fears as LME Copper Drops 4% in Single Session

WTI crude futures broke above $100 per barrel as Middle East conflict escalation heightened supply-disruption fears

Sep 11, 2026

Midland Realty Forecasts Hong Kong Home Prices to Gain 15% in 2026, Remaining 16% Below 2021 Peak

Hong Kong home prices are forecast to rise 15% in 2026, per Midland Realty's annual projection

Sep 11, 2026

Record China-US Bond Yield Gap of 3.17pp Unlikely to Trigger Capital Flight, Says Marsh

The spread between US and Chinese 10-year government bonds hit a record 3.17 percentage points, driven by US fiscal pressures and global macro trends

Sep 11, 2026

AIIB Develops Platform to Quadruple Private Capital for Asia's $1.7T Infrastructure Gap

AIIB is developing a new platform to pool institutional investor capital to address Asia's $1.7 trillion annual infrastructure financing gap

Sep 11, 2026

Apple Launches iPhone Duo Foldable at ¥15,999 in China in First Foldable iPhone

Apple launched its first foldable iPhone — the iPhone Duo — at ¥15,999 ($2,200) starting price in China, the company's biggest form factor change in nearly 20 years

Sep 11, 2026

Susquehanna Takes Three Floors at Cheung Kong Center II, Signaling HK Finance Expansion

Susquehanna International Group agrees to lease over 4,800 sqm (51,762 sq ft) at Cheung Kong Center II in Hong Kong Central

Sep 10, 2026

China Investment Surge in Central Asia Drives Calls to Expand Yuan Settlement Use

Expanding use of the Chinese yuan in fast-growing Central Asia, where China is a top investor, can reduce transaction risks and costs for infrastructure firms, part of a broader trend of yuan internationalization.

Sep 10, 2026

Nobel Laureate Sargent: China and Asia to Shape Global AI Industry Competition

Nobel-prize economist Thomas Sargent declared China a leading AI data-application nation at Shanghai's 2026 Bund Conference.

Sep 10, 2026

Henan Jiaozuo Targets ¥60 Billion Cultural Tourism Economy by 2030 Under China's 15th Five-Year Plan

Henan Jiaozuo, birthplace of Tai Chi, has set a ¥60 billion cultural tourism industry target by 2030 with cultural tourism to exceed 10% of local GDP under China's 15th Five-Year Plan.

Sep 10, 2026

Hong Kong Targets Biomedicine Hub Status in Debut Five-Year Plan as GSK Signals Greater Bay Area Expansion

Hong Kong is set to place biomedicine at the centre of its first-ever five-year economic plan, while GSK reaffirms interest in Greater Bay Area biotech expansion at BIOHK conference.

Sep 10, 2026

PBoC Skips 7-Day Reverse Repo Operations on September 9 as No Maturities Due

China's PBoC conducted zero 7-day reverse repo operations on September 9, 2026 per official announcement

Sep 10, 2026

China Supreme Court Issues First Systematic Developer Bankruptcy Rules to Reassure Creditors

China's Supreme People's Court released its first systematic framework governing property developer bankruptcy proceedings

Sep 9, 2026