Chinese stocks started 2026 robustly, with the Shanghai Composite index surpassing the 4,000 mark for the first time in three months. ( read original story ...)
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. ( read original story ...)
MiniMax plans to price HK IPO at top of range on Chinese AI fervour, Bloomberg reports
MiniMax, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, is among the first of China’s post-ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence firms to go public. ( read original story ...)
China AI IC developer Biren IPOs in Hong Kong
Biren’s success follows the December IPO of China GPU startup MetaX Integrated Circuits Shanghai which raised $585m in an IPO that was more than 2,986-times oversubscribed, with the post-IPO share ... ( read original story ...)
From Baidu unit to Jio, Asia’s IPO boom shows no sign of slowing
AS Watson Group and Syngenta considering US$2bil+ IPOs. China's AI tech firms' 2026 deals: ChangXin Memory Technologies' US$43bil, Baidu’s Kunlunxin potential US$3bil valuations. ( read original story ...)
Turning point: China doubles IPOs in 2025 amid eased curbs to drive tech innovation
CSRC reforms revive fundraising momentum with 115 firms generating US$18.3 billion across mainland China’s exchanges. ( read original story ...)
Baidu stock surges as chip unit files for Hong Kong IPO. China’s AI boom is coming.
Baidu rises sharply as it prepares to list its artificial-intelligence chip unit, taking advantage of a frenzy of Chinese investor interest in domestic AI technology. ( read original story ...)