Beijing will vet IPOs more closely, 'severely punish' securities fraud, and also increase supervision of listed companies to ensure they give better dividends and don't 'worship money'

High interest rates, sticky inflation and geopolitical tensions have seen share sales by Asia-Pacific companies touch their lowest levels since 2012

The logistics unit’s launch would make it the first to be split off since the Chinese e-commerce giant announced its restructure six months ago

Arm's debut will likely encourage other tech companies to move forward with their IPOs, but it does not likely signal a return to the frothy market of 2021, market analysts say

The more than 300-page document mentioned "PRC" 130 times and "China" 222 times, as it outlined risks and uncertainties emanating from the ongoing chip war between Beijing and the West

The China Securities Regulatory Commission reportedly met legal chiefs and told them to avoid downbeat descriptions of the country’s business environment

But the listing is set to be opposed by some US lawmakers over claims the company uses cotton produced by Uyghur forced labour

No Chinese firm has listed in US or Hong Kong under the new exhaustive rules, frustrating firms and investment bankers

Chip designer Arm is looking to raise $8-$10 billion on Nasdaq, setting the stage for this year's largest initial public offering

SoftBank has reportedly picked Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays and Mizuho Financial Group to lead the US listing.

Chinese firms raised $71.2 billion, putting them far ahead of the $17.3 billion raised by US companies' listings and European firms' $16.4 billion from IPOs this year

Relentless Covid lockdowns have been blamed for denting investors’ appetite for Chinese assets with HK IPO issues falling to 9-year lows