3 d. ago US venture capital firm to unload stakes in 40 Chinese tech start

Shares of a few dozen China-based start-ups may be up for grabs as their investor, US venture-capital firm Eight Roads, plans to exit its Chinese technology holdings. The move, reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday, comes as geopolitical tensions and a sluggish Chinese economy prompt some global investors to retreat. Domestic and government-backed funds and financing products would increasingly drive start-up funding in the world’s second-largest economy, analysts said. Fidelity Ventures-backed Eight...

Politics

5 d. ago Chinese Stocks Drop Suddenly as Investors Await US Trade Talks

Chinese Stocks Drop Suddenly as Investors Await US Trade Talks  Bloomberg

Economics

2 w. ago Chinese robotics star Agibot adds JD.com as investor, joining Tencent

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has recently become a shareholder in Tencent Holdings-backed robotics star AgiBot, as China’s robotics industry has become one of the most closely watched sectors this year among investors and tech giants. AgiBot, also known as Zhiyuan Robotics, was established in 2023 by a founding team that included Huawei Technologies veterans and professors. The company recently added JD subsidiary JD Technology as a shareholder of its main entity, Shanghai Zhiyuan New...

Economics

2 w. ago Hong Kong to dominate 2025 IPOs as mainland Chinese firms rush to list: UBS

Hong Kong is poised to be the world’s top initial public offering (IPO) venue at the end of the year, as a surge in listings by high-quality Chinese companies coincides with interest from global investors seeking alternatives to US assets, according to UBS Group. The city’s stock market had taken the lead in global IPO rankings, with investor interest, liquidity and turnover exceeding expectations, said Edwin Chen, Beijing-based co-head of global banking at UBS Securities, the wholly owned...

Economics

3 w. ago ‘It’s unsafe’: why Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa is failing to lure wealthy Chinese

Chinese investors are unfazed by the visa’s US$5 million price tag, but have concerns about taxes, crime and the policy’s legality.

Politics

3 w. ago CKGSB Investor Sentiment Survey Found More Chinese Investors Retreat to Safe Assets

CKGSB Investor Sentiment Survey Found More Chinese Investors Retreat to Safe Assets  Yahoo Finance

Economics

3 w. ago ‘Still a good time to buy’: Goldman urges value investors to make ‘precise’ stock picks

Investors should target sectors with policy support in China as trade tensions ease, Goldman Sachs says.

Economics