Northeast Asia

China’s Huadong Medicine Co has turned to the loan market for the first time.

Dr Peng Telecom & Media Group Co has extended the maturity of its dollar bond until December 2022.

Taiwanese semiconductor company WT Microelectronics is planning to return to the loan market after almost eight years.

Hang Seng Indexes Co is planning to double the stocks in its flagship index, a move that will better represent the increasing number of Chinese companies on the bourse.

Three Panda bond issuers are gearing up to tap the interbank market to raise at least Rmb5bn ($773.5m) in total.

Gome Retail Holdings, an electrical appliance retailer, has raised HK$4.45bn ($573.5m) after selling a chunk of shares in a top-up placement.

Blank cheque firm Magnum Opus Acquisition has set in motion a $200m New York Stock Exchange IPO, filing paperwork with the US regulator on Monday.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has firmed up new rules for so-called ‘company bonds’, a move that is set to provide greater flexibility to corporate issuers tapping the exchange bond market.

JP Morgan has stepped down from its position as sponsor on healthcare platform WeDoctor’s planned Hong Kong IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Malaysian rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove Corp is aiming to raise up to HK$14.95bn ($1.93bn) from a dual primary listing in Hong Kong.

Tuya, an internet-of-things cloud platform provider, is eyeing around $100m from an IPO of American depositary shares (ADS).

In this round-up, factory and services activity growth slows down in China, the securities regulator tweaks rules on exchange market corporate bond issuance, and the New York bourse moves ahead with delisting Chinese oil giant Cnooc on alleged military ties.