Materials
China's Ganfeng Lithium stakes out overseas claims in hot market
Lithium 'supermarket' aims to double production by 2025 as EV demand swells
Markets
IPO
LG Energy Solution unveils plan for South Korea's biggest IPO
World's No. 2 EV battery maker aims to raise $11bn to expand capacity
Markets
A tale of 2 markets: America's $100bn club grows as China's shrinks
Innovation lifts valuations in U.S. while Beijing's crackdown takes a toll
Opinion
ASEAN nations have every reason to dread 2022
Singapore the only bright spot as markets punish complacency
IPO
Indonesia allows multiple voting shares to boost tech IPOs
Country's biggest tech company GoTo had been waiting for the regulatory change
IPO
Weibo to reach Hong Kong market as Didi pulls up stakes in U.S.
Squeezed by Beijing and Washington, China tech companies seek new sanctuary
China debt crunch
Some Evergrande bondholders miss receiving overdue coupon payments
Failure could represent developer's first offshore default on public bond: sources
IPO
Chinese AI group SenseTime launches downsized Hong Kong IPO
Company known for facial recognition seeks up to $767m, down from $2bn target
China debt crunch
Chinese developers' distress mounts despite Beijing assurances
Sunshine 100 and Aoyuan default as investors wait on Evergrande and Kaisa
Retail
Dalian Wanda returns to growth, opening new shopping malls
Chinese developer shrugs off debts with bet on property, cinema business
Market Spotlight
Thailand leads Southeast Asia IPO resurgence, but has challengers
Listing of tech unicorn Bukalapak boosts funds raised in Indonesia above $2bn
Markets
Stocks lose $3.7tn globally in week after omicron emerges
3% drop fueled by investor uncertainty, with little known about COVID variant
Property
From Chengdu to Tianjin, China's big cities fight falling home prices
Metropolises start to feel the pain from flagging property market
China debt crunch
Chinese authorities summon Evergrande chairman, send in risk managers
Troubled property group looks to restructure offshore debt in talks with creditors
Finance
Former HKEX executive acquitted in bribes-for-IPOs case
Court rules prosecutors failed to prove corruption in $1m paid to official's wife
Announcements
Nippon Express to be removed from Nikkei Stock Average
Nippon Express Holdings will be added instead
China tech
China's Didi Global to delist from New York in favor of Hong Kong
Leading ride-hailer to make dramatic retreat after $4.4bn June IPO
China debt crunch
China's Kaisa fails to get bondholders' nod for extending maturity
Failure makes developer's defaulting on debt obligations a high possibility
Interview
Grab CEO eyes expansion into digital maps after rocky U.S. stock market debut
Anthony Tan sets out investment plans as shares slump 21%