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Russian aluminium producer Rusal has registered a prospectus on the Shanghai Stock Exchange for a Rmb10bn ($1.5bn) seven year Panda bond programme, the company said on Wednesday.

Activity is trickling back into Asia ECM as bankers return to their desks post Chinese New Year, with several Hong Kong IPOs looking to start pre-marketing and a Thai name testing investor appetite.

Japanese slot machine operator Okura Holdings is looking to float shares in Hong Kong, filing a draft prospectus with the city’s bourse on Wednesday.

JQ Pictures Holdings, the firm behind film star Jackie Chan’s latest movie, is vying for an IPO of around $100m in Hong Kong, according to a banker close to the deal.

Bank of Communications' investment banking arm is set to separate from its parent and list in Hong Kong, according to a draft prospectus it filed with the city’s bourse.

Entertainment and gaming property firm Landing International Development is preparing a rights issue to raise HK$5.1bn ($662.9m), according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) on Tuesday.

Bank of Communications Co has filed a draft prospectus for the spin-off and listing of its investment banking arm BoCom International in Hong Kong, according to an announcement on the city’s bourse.

China’s Wisdom Education International Holdings hit the road on Thursday, opening books for its Hong Kong IPO that could raise up to HK$1.1bn ($147.0m).

Taikang Insurance Group had no problem finding demand for its debut, gathering $2.4bn worth of orders at its peak for a $800m bond on Wednesday. The deal is only the second from a Chinese name and the first from a financial credit in Asia ex-Japan in the New Year.

India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone and China’s Taikang Insurance Group are drawing investors’ attention to their respective dollar offerings on Wednesday.

China’s Jilin Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank has bagged HK$3.0bn ($386.9m) after pricing its IPO near the bottom of guidance.

Taikang Insurance Group has mandated nine banks to arrange a dollar-denominated offering, with roadshow starting on January 9.