Northeast Asia
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US senator Marco Rubio wants his government to find a way to delay the listing of Ant Group, even though it is happening outside of the US. The move would undoubtedly be bad news for US banks but it also appears to offer little upside to politicians. -
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (Samr) has imposed a Rmb2m ($298,000) fine on each of Luckin Coffee’s two main operating entities in China and three other companies, the highest possible penalty under the country’s competition law.
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Simcere Pharmaceutical Group has begun its Hong Kong listing, opening books for the up-to HK$3.57bn ($460.6m) deal.
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Fitch Rating’s China arm, Fitch (China) Bohua Credit Ratings, assigned its first domestic rating this week, five months after securing a licence in the world’s second largest bond market.
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Sina Corp, a Chinese internet firm that owns social media platform Weibo, is seeking a $2.08bn borrowing from onshore and offshore borrowers. It plans to use the money to delist from the Nasdaq.
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Three high yield Chinese property issuers turned to the offshore bond market on Monday, raising $950m between them.
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Chinese property managers Shimao Services Holdings and KWG Living Group Holdings have kicked off pre-deal investor education for a pair of Hong Kong listings.
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GlobalCapital China is pleased to invite you to participate in our 2020 annual awards.
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In this round-up, China wants to improve the quality of domestic listed firms to cut down financial crime, Shenzhen opens the door for increased foreign inflows for the next five years, and Standard Chartered applies to the securities regulator to set up a securities firm onshore.
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Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel made its annual visit to the Samurai bond market this week, raising ¥63.6bn ($600m) across three tranches in a senior preferred format.
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In this round-up, China joins an initiative backed by the World Health Organization for fair global access to Covid-19 vaccines, the country’s foreign exchange reserves slide, and US president Donald Trump continues blaming Beijing for causing the pandemic.
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Excellence Commercial Property and Facilities Management Group has closed its IPO early on the back of strong investor demand. It is looking to price its deal at the top of the range, according to a source close to the listing.
