On Friday, ride-hailing giant Didi Global said, it will delist from the New York Stock Exchange and pursue a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange following increased pressure from Chinese regulators. Earlier this year in July Didi had pushed ahead… Read More ›
Cyberspace Administration of China
China tightens oversight of news sources in increased regulatory crackdown
On Wednesday, China’s top internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), published an updated list of 1,358 internet news services, saying information service providers are only permitted to reprint news from them. The development comes midst a regulatory crackdown… Read More ›
Baidu raises $1 billion in ESG bonds
In a statement China’s Baidu Inc said, it has raised $1 billion in two tranches of U.S. dollar sustainability bond, marking its first environment, social and governance (ESG) transaction. While the first tranche covers a 5.5-year bond for $300 million the… Read More ›
Chinese state owned companies have stakes in ByteDance and Weibo
Corporate records show that the Chinese government has stakes in Chinese entities owned by ByteDance and Sina Weibo. The news comes midst widening regulatory crackdown on the industry. Shareholder data from the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System shows WangTouZhongWen… Read More ›
US investors blindsided by inadequate disclosures by Chinese ride hailing firm’s US IPO
U.S. investors were shocked to hear an announcement by Chinese regulators of an investigation into Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi, which just two days ago made its US debut with a $4.4 billion IPO on the New York stock exchange. Although… Read More ›