Elon Musk's US unicorn is drawing the wrong kind of headlines, but China's electric car startups set a breakneck fundraising pace. While Nio heads for an IPO, one rival is setting lofty targets.
Citi has named New York-based Beibei Li as its head of Belt and Road banking and origination after HSBC moved its Malaysia CEO into a similar position earlier this summer.
A missed payment on a Rmb500 million local government debt spooks investors. Now they're waiting anxiously to see what happens next.
China's crackdown on online microlending may send shockwaves across the financial industry in the short run but will likely benefit the country's deleveraging efforts.
China’s online lending bubble is on the verge of bursting after a mass closure of peer-to-peer lending sites. It is an inevitable step to a healthier development of the market.
The American supermarket giant is deepening its partnership with China's No.2 e-commerce player. It's a sign of things to come as traditional retailers look to play on the e-commerce battlefield.
Dublin-based CurrencyFair takes a first step into Asia, buying a unit of Convoy Holdings – a company at the centre of an anti-corruption investigation. Convoy will invest in CurrencyFair.
The Chinese conglomerate builds its stake in its Hong Kong-listed property subsidiary, giving investors a boost. The sums are small, but hint a huge offloading of asset has had an effect.
Beijing’s blocking of the Qualcomm/NXP merger sends a clear signal China is using its power to rule on mergers and acquisitions as a weapon against the US amid escalating trade tensions.
Asian bond markets have been staging an unexpected recovery as fund flows turn positive and investors begin putting money back to work. Can it last as Sino-US trade tensions take centre stage once more?
The Dutch brewer is trying to catch up with rivals AB InBev and Carlsberg in China but investors may remember SABMiller how teamed up with the same Chinese beer maker, and struggled. Meanwhile CR Beer has finally sealed a premium beer license.
The phenomenal pace of fundraising in China's electric vehicle space continues. A new hire hints that XPeng won't be slamming on the brakes any time soon.
China’s solar panel manufacturers face an uncertain future as new regulations and trade barriers kick in. But solar plant developers may well be able to take advantage.
Temasek-backed GDS is taking advantage of blind euphoria over data centres' growth prospects, Blue Orca says. GDS hits back. Whether the claims are true or not investors should take a more critical look at serial capital-raisers using lofty valuations to make acquisitions.
Jerry Liao, the entrepreneur behind China's leading healthcare portal tells FinanceAsia how online consultations could handle half of the country's patients in future.
One year after the mutual recognition scheme launched, FinanceAsia is conducting a major survey on its impact and the way forward.
The cricketer-turned-politician takes the helm of a country that's on a sticky economic wicket. His plans to turn it around are clear but expensive. Welcoming Chinese cash will help.
Ambitious Chinese fintech firm follows up successful funding round by hiring Mizuho Securities' Asia MD and chief economist.
Foreign investors see endless opportunity as US rate rises and Beijing's deleveraging push puts the squeeze on Chinese borrowers. The challenge comes in identifying the right deal ...
The role played by the Communist Party committees inside Chinese companies remains murky. Some foreign investors don't even know that they exist.