China’s Mech-Mind Robotics set to open order book for US$300m IPO, sources say

Visitors explore the Mech-Mind Robotics booth during Smart Factory & Automation World 2026 in Seoul, South Korea, on March 5. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

The Meituan-backed company has started gauging interest for a listing that could raise about US$300 million, up from a US$200 million target a year ago, with its debut expected in early September, the people said.

The firm, based in Xiongan New Area in northern China’s Hebei province, passed its listing hearing with bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) last week, clearing the


Why Chinese film-goers are flocking to a movie they hate

This past week, another unlikely film went viral in Chinese cinemas. On its August 5 debut, the animated film Niu Lai , or The Arrival of the Ox , only earned 3,420 yuan (US$507) at the box office. About 10 days later, it suddenly saw a spike in viewers and generated six figures of revenue.

On Saturday, its box office climbed to 717,000 yuan and reached more than 11 million yuan on Monday. Its


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Astropad Workbench 1.3 adds faster streaming, privacy curtain, and more

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Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison seeks HK$11.7b from Panama over takeover of canal ports

Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison has launched international arbitration against Panama, seeking more than HK$11.7 billion (US$1.5 billion) in damages over the government’s takeover of two strategic ports at the entrances to the Panama Canal.

Announcing the move on Thursday, the Li Ka-shing family-backed conglomerate said Panama had breached an investment-protection treaty and international law through “sovereign acts” targeting its decades-old concession to operate the Balboa and Cristobal terminals, and “destroyed


China’s top diplomat Wang Yi calls on US to change ‘hostile policy’ on North Korea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) meets his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun in Seoul on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing welcomed South and North Korea moving towards peaceful coexistence and called on Washington to change its “hostile policy” on Pyongyang.
In talks with his counterpart Cho Hyun in Seoul on Wednesday, Wang said China was “always committed to playing a constructive role in the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula”, according to a readout from

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It'd prefer you move over to the new Windows Media Player already.

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