China’s Banking Regulator Revamps Financial Licensing

CBIRC consolidates a welter of licenses into three categories, aiming to clear up administrative problems and impose greater enforcement consistency

Cinema Chain AMC Posts $567 Million Loss While Reveling in Meme Stock Boom

The internet fervor stands in stark contrast to the company’s current financial situation

Analysis: Why Alibaba Retreated From New Property Venture

Mounting pressure from China’s stepped-up antitrust enforcement prompted early exit from Tmall Haofang, which was stuck on square one

Opinion: How Chinese Tech Companies Can Rise to the Green Challenge

Green innovation can boost corporate reputation as well as creating economic value, Lenovo chief says

Hong Kong’s Secondary Offerings This Year Already Near 2020 Total

Flush with cash and hungry for Chinese assets, investors drive record share sales of $47 billion in the first four months of the year

Strong Earnings Season Fails to Lift China’s Range-Bound Market

Investors stay cautious heading into Labor Day break that runs through May 5

Tencent, Six Others Slapped With Anti-Monopoly Fines for Unauthorized M&A

The companies were penalized for failing to seek prior approval for nine acquisition or joint venture deals

China Orders 13 Tech Companies to Overhaul Fintech Operations

Tencent, ByteDance, Baidu and JD.com are among those called on the carpet following last month’s summons of Ant to meet similar demands

Alibaba Has Big Plans for Taobao’s Livestreaming Hawking Business

Economic Gap Between North and South China Set to Further Widen, Nomura Says

Regional divide has grown over the past decade, with North’s share of the economy shrinking to 35.2% last year from 42.9% in 2012

In Depth: The Rectification and Remaking of Ant Group

Although the worst-case scenario of a breakup has been avoided, Jack Ma’s fintech behemoth will be forced to undergo a major restructuring

In Depth: Inside the System Driving Truckers to the Edge — While Monetizing Their Data 

With a valuation of more than $770 million, Alibaba-backed Sinoiov has become a darling to the capital markets, as truckers struggle under the system it built

ByteDance Pours Cold Water on Blazing IPO Speculation

After weeks of reports and rumors, owner of TikTok declares it ‘doesn’t meet the conditions for a public listing’

In Depth: China’s Top Online Brokerages Tread Narrow Path to Cash In on Surging Interest in U.S. Stocks

Futu and Up Fintech have won the market’s approval for running a business that allows mainlanders to trade foreign shares — just not the Chinese government’s

HSBC Asia Technology M&A Head Choy to Join Midea as Finance Chief

The Hong Kong-based veteran dealmaker is taking up the job as Midea seeks to diversify from its traditional home appliances business