Containers at the Yantian port in Shenzhen on April 17. China releases its trade data for April on Friday.
Your Week in Asia

Tariff impact data, Singapore bank earnings, major Indian IPO

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

4 May 2025
A Highlands Coffee store in Hanoi.
DealStreetAsia

Vietnam's largest coffee chain Highlands revives IPO plan

CEO says local stock exchange is the top option for listing

23 April 2025
A Fore Coffee shop in Jakarta: The grab-and-go coffee chain targets customers looking for affordable, fresh coffee. (Photo by Nana Shibata)
IPO

Indonesia's Fore Coffee shares rise 34% in debut in choppy market

76% of $21m IPO proceeds will be allocated for domestic store expansion

14 April 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia this week, with the tour wrapping up on Friday. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Yusuke Hinata)
Your Week in Asia

Xi's Southeast Asia tour, Singapore monetary policy, TSMC earnings

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

13 April 2025
Aito's flagship M7 sport utility vehicle on sale in Beijing. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
Electric vehicles

Huawei EV partner Seres eyes global break with Hong Kong listing

Chinese automaker's sales growing fast on performance of Aito brand

2 April 2025
JX Advanced Metals holds a roughly 60% global share in sputtering targets, which are used in the chipmaking process. (Photo by Yuji Ohira)
IPO

Fresh from IPO, Japan's JX Advanced Metals aims for new start as chip sector stock

Energy group spinoff accelerates shift toward semiconductor materials

20 March 2025
Mixue is represented by mascots at a March 3 listing ceremony in Hong Kong, with exchange CEO Bonnie Chan. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
IPO

China bubble tea chain Mixue pops over 40% in Hong Kong listing

Investors hungry for piece of company that has topped McDonald's store count

3 March 2025
The Singapore Exchange has faced numerous challenges in attracting a steady flow of IPOs to hold investors’ interest.
Markets

Singapore dangles $3.74bn fund to jolt stock exchange

Panel to review equities market woos fund managers, moots tax rebates

21 February 2025
Mixue Group is aiming to raise $443 million through an initial public offering in Hong Kong. The largest Chinese bubble tea chain has started to expand beyond the mainland, with outlets such as this one in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong. (Photo by Peggy Ye) 
IPO

China's biggest bubble tea chain Mixue to raise $443m in Hong Kong IPO

Peers' listings faced tough investor reactions amid consumer market woes

21 February 2025
Chinese battery maker CATL is forging ahead with plans for a secondary stock listing in Hong Kong.
Electric vehicles

CATL files for 'jumbo' Hong Kong listing, promising market an energy burst

Chinese battery maker aims to fund global growth amid geopolitical tensions

12 February 2025
LG CNS said it will invest the funds raised from its IPO in its artificial intelligence, cloud and smart factory businesses.
IPO

LG's artificial intelligence unit has lackluster market debut

LG CNS is biggest stock listing in Seoul in three years

5 February 2025
Concerns surrounding the Hong Kong dollar peg come at a time when the city plays an ever more important role for Chinese companies' dollar access. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Getty Images)
Trading Asia

Hong Kong dollar peg raises concerns as second Trump era begins

Currency link hurts city's economy, but Chinese corporates are making use of it

27 January 2025
George Zhao reportedly said stepping down as Honor's CEO was the "most difficult" decision of his life. (Honor Device)
Electronics

CEO of China smartphone maker Honor quits ahead of IPO

George Zhao abruptly resigns for 'personal reasons' with Li Jian to take over

18 January 2025
Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks to Nikkei Asia in Hong Kong on Jan. 14. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
Interview

Pakistan poised to tap China capital markets, finance minister says

Muhammad Aurangzeb says Islamabad aims to ensure latest IMF bailout is the 'last'

14 January 2025
The Hong Kong Exchange marks the listing of Yibin City Commercial Bank and New Gowon Recreational Vehicles with a ceremony on Jan. 13. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
IPO

Chinese smaller lender lists in Hong Kong as banks feel economic strain

Yibin Bank, from inland region of Sichuan, gets lukewarm reception from investors

13 January 2025
Top Wall Street banks saw a recovery in fees from advising Chinese clients on international deals in 2024.
Markets

Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan cash in on China international deal pickup

Some see last year's momentum in offshore listings continuing into 2025

3 January 2025
Chinese mainland stock markets were expected to raise 68 billion yuan ($9.32 billion) through initial public offerings in 2024, dropping by 68% from a year ago. 
Markets

Uncertainties cloud China's 2025 IPO prospects

Record-low fundraising deals expected for 2024 due to policy-tightening measures

2 January 2025
Eswin Material is China's top supplier of 12-inch wafers. (Eswin Technology Group)
Semiconductors

China LCD pioneer doubles down on chips with Eswin unit IPO

Wafer maker Eswin Material aims to speed growth under Chairman Wang Dongsheng

27 December 2024
Malaysia emerged as the best performing IPO market in Southeast Asia in 2024, hosting 46 listings and raising a total of $1.5 billion. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
Trading Asia

Southeast Asia's IPOs poised for rebound in 2025, but clouds loom

Smaller companies could turn to local listings, lifting region's performance

23 December 2024
A Mr.DIY shop in Bangkok. The region's largest home improvement retailer has more than 4,000 stores globally. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
IPO

Shares in Indonesian arm of Malaysia's Mr.DIY volatile in debut

Listing comes as purchasing power declines in Southeast Asia's largest economy

19 December 2024
Kioxia's market cap upon closing Wednesday stood at 863 billion yen ($5.6 billion), a significant drop from its 2 trillion yen valuation when the chipmaker, then called Toshiba Memory, was acquired in 2018.
Semiconductors

Lackluster Kioxia IPO signals cold winter for Japan chip industry

Tepid valuation reflects concern over flagging computer and smartphone demand

19 December 2024
With the IPO, the Bain-led consortium's ownership in Kioxia has been trimmed to 52% from 56%, and Toshiba's to 32% from 41%. (Photo by Koji Uema)
IPO

Japan chipmaker Kioxia stock rises 16.9% on first day of trading

Bain Capital-owned company goes public to raise AI war chest

18 December 2024
Electric vehicle maker Zeekr is one of the 27 Chinese companies that successfully listed in the U.S. in 2024. It went public on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in May, raising $441 million.
IPO

Chinese listings in U.S. hint at recovery despite geopolitical headwinds

Number of IPOs rebounds but total deal value falls short of peak years

16 December 2024
Gojo & Co., which offers microfinancing services in emerging economies, secured significant funding from outside of Japan. (Photo by Gojo & Co.)
Startups

Japan's potential unicorns reach record 14, but growth still slow

Microlender Gojo, other startups raise fresh capital overseas

15 December 2024
Mao Geping, the founder and chairman Mao Geping Cosmetics, appears at the listing ceremony in Hong Kong on Dec. 10. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
IPO

China cosmetics brand Mao Geping shines in hot Hong Kong IPO

'Patriotic consumption' fuels growth of domestic premium beauty brands

11 December 2024
Top shareholder Bain Capital will retain more of its Kioxia shares than previously expected. (Photo by Koji Uema)
IPO

Japan chipmaker Kioxia sets IPO price for $5.2bn market value

Top stakeholder Bain reduces share offerings in Dec. 18 listing

10 December 2024
Following Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election in early November, SGX's benchmark Straits Times Index rose to 17-year highs. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
Trading Asia

Singapore outruns Hong Kong in 'Trump trade' stock rally

ST Index bests Hang Seng as investors eye 'havens'; South Korean stocks fall further

9 December 2024
Ayala Corp. CEO Cezar Consing tells Nikkei Asia during an interview in Manila on Nov. 23 that EVs are at an inflection point toward wider adoption in the Philippines. (Photo by Kimberly dela Cruz)
Interview

Philippines' Ayala not rushing e-wallet unicorn Mynt to IPO: CEO

GCash operator waiting for 'appropriate condition' to list popular service

28 November 2024
Pony AI's debut on Nasdaq comes amid growing scrutiny of Chinese autonomous driving software
Markets

China's Pony AI raises $260m in Nasdaq listing

Autonomous driving company lists despite proposed restrictions from U.S. authorities

28 November 2024