China shortens and simplifies market entry negative list; Chinese private firms prefer China over U.S. for IPOs, survey finds; Shanghai-Frankfurt stock connect to be launched; and inbound FDI increases with FTZs enjoying significant growth
Alibaba set for secondary listing in Hong Kong; China lifts four-year U.S. poultry ban; Australia approves Mengniu takeover of infant formula maker; and Jingye Group rescues British Steel from the brink
Alipay allows foreign visitors to use its mobile payments platform; CSRC scraps two-year profit requirement for ChiNext private placements; and MSCI completes plan to increase A share weighting in key benchmark
Concessions from both sides in limited China-U.S. phase one trade deal; Chinese tech firms and security bureaus blacklisted over human rights accusations; and caps on foreign fund managers in China to be removed in April
Alibaba unveils first in-house chip for AI applications following Huawei's lead; FTSE Russell leaves out Chinese government bonds from major index; and Shanghai releases interim measures to trial public data system
