FeaturedMarketsIF Insights: The real story behind Hong Kong’s piping-hot IPO machineInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 11, 2026August 10, 2026 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 11, 2026August 10, 2026 A record pipeline, a rewritten rulebook and Shein's arrival have turned the Hong Kong back into Asia's default listing venue... Read more
FeaturedMarketsIF Insights: Is Wall Street engineering stock market’s biggest risk transfer?International Finance Business DeskJune 12, 2026June 12, 2026 by International Finance Business DeskJune 12, 2026June 12, 2026 SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are preparing to list on the stock market at a combined target value of roughly USD 3.6 trillion, matching France's entire yearly GDP output... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyUK Biobank data listed for sale in ChinaIFM CorrespondentApril 29, 2026April 28, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentApril 29, 2026April 28, 2026 UK Biobank said it was investigating the incident, and thanked the UK and Chinese governments, as well as Alibaba, for support and cooperation... Read more
MagazineTechnologyChina’s group-buying boom faces a bustIFM CorrespondentNovember 18, 2025November 19, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 18, 2025November 19, 2025 Meituan leveraged its army of scooter drivers to offer near-immediate delivery from local warehouses and supermarkets... Read more
FeaturedFinanceAlibaba makes biggest corporate bond offering in Asia-PacificInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 25, 2024 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 25, 2024 Alibaba plans to use the notes' net proceeds for share repurchases and other general business uses, such as paying off its offshore debt... Read more
FeaturedWealth ManagementSaudi wealth fund increases holdings in Chinese stocks, gains from Alibaba windfallIFM CorrespondentMay 22, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentMay 22, 2024 According to reports, PIF has boosted its position in Alibaba for the second time in less than a year... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedBusiness Leader of the Week: Meet Masayoshi Son, founder of SoftBank GroupIFM CorrespondentMay 10, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentMay 10, 2024 According to Forbes, as of 2024, Masayoshi Son's net worth is around 2,870 crores USD... Read more
Business LeadersMagazineJack Ma: China’s visionary entrepreneurIFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Jack Ma created Alibaba Group Holding in 1999 as a B2B website to aid in transactions between small firms when the impulse to go it alone won out... Read more
BankingFeaturedIF Insights: Existential crisis for traditional banks as technology takes overIFM CorrespondentMarch 30, 2023March 30, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Legacy banks are often known for their slow production and reform/transformational measures and this applies to the aspect of going digital too... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedGame over for Jack Ma? China buys Alibaba’s ‘golden shares’International Finance Business DeskJanuary 17, 2023 by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 17, 2023 One of the most visible targets of China's two-year-long regulatory onslaught on tech companies has been Alibaba... Read more