The big cornerstone comeback: what’s driving investors back to Hong Kong IPOs?

    The big cornerstone comeback: what’s driving investors back to Hong Kong IPOs?

    Until last year, Fidelity International’s most significant cornerstone commitments on the Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) market dated back to 2021, when Chinese short-video platform Kuaishou Technology raised US$5.4 billion and healthcare firm Medlive Technology completed a US$543.4 million listing. Then for the next four years, the asset manager went quiet. Late last year…

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      China ousts nine military lawmakers ahead of key political meeting

      BEIJING — China removed nine military lawmakers from national parliament ahead of its biggest annual political meeting next week in a sign that President Xi Jinping’s purge of key defense personnel continues to widen. The National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislative body, revoked the membership of five generals along with four other officials, state-run…

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      Gloomy weekend forecast for Hong Kong, with showers from Saturday

        Gloomy weekend forecast for Hong Kong, with showers from Saturday

        This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Hong Kong can expect gloomy weather and occasional rain this weekend, with showers persisting into next week, according to the city’s weather forecaster….

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          Stellantis Weighs Using China EV Tech for Affordable Cars

          A Leapmotor electric vehicle at the Turin Motor Show in September. (Giuliano Berti/Bloomberg) February 26, 2026 9:33 AM, EST | Updated: February 26, 2026 11:39 AM, EST Stellantis NV is considering tapping electric vehicle technology from its Chinese partner Leapmotor to help lower costs across its mass-market European brands such as Fiat, Opel and Peugeot,…

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          La Guardia space facility

            China space facilities may boost military capabilities, Congress warns

            NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: China is expanding a network of space facilities across Latin America that could strengthen Beijing’s military surveillance and warfighting capabilities in the Western Hemisphere, according to a new report.  An analysis from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, obtained by Fox…

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            Fireballs GC captain Sergio Garcia celebrates winning last year’s LIV Golf Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee

              Fok welcomes ‘inspiring’ budget, says Asian Games will be part of HK$1.2bn funding review

              Hong Kong lawmaker Kenneth Fok Kai‑kong welcomed the government’s HK$1.2 billion investment in sports development as “a timely boost that will inject fresh momentum”, while also urging a more strategic approach to building a sustainable sports industry. Fok, who is also vice-president of the city’s Sports Federation and Olympic Committee (SF&OC), said details on how…

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