A wafer is pictured under process during the SEMICON China semiconductor exhibition in Shanghai on March 25, 2026. Jade GAO/AFP via Getty Images China’s top economic planning body declared this morning that the country’s semiconductor supply chain had become “significantly safer” — the most confident official assessment Beijing has issued on chip self-sufficiency since the…
The logo of Meta is seen during the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, 12 June, 2025. (Reuters) China has blocked Meta’s attempt to buy one of the world’s most high-profile artificial intelligence startups. The unwinding of the $2 billion acquisition of Manus, which is based in Singapore but was founded in China, comes as…
A growing number of Hong Kong-listed companies are tapping strong equity market sentiment to issue convertible bonds, a trend bankers expect to continue. Eleven companies raised US$7.4 billion through convertible bonds in the first five weeks of 2026, about 47 per cent of last year’s US$16 billion total, according to Dealogic. Tianqi Lithium, one of…
China is further opening up several major state-dominated industries to private capital by raising the ownership limit and removing some investment barriers. China’s cabinet — the State Council — has unveiled a package of 13 measures to promote private investment, in an effort to revive a sector that’s struggled against the backdrop of sluggish demand…