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Chinese appliance makers bolster Europe push, eye vertical integration
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (671+ words) Written by Nikkei Asia Published on 13 Sep 2026 3 mins read Chinese appliance makers like Haier Group are taking Europe by storm, leveraging local acquisitions to grab a 20% share of the washing machine and refrigerator markets as European regulators rush to tap…...
Europe and North America lift OneRobotics as new robot lines enter commercialization
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1201+ words) OneRobotics reported revenue of RMB 522 million (USD 77.5 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2026, up 31.8% year-on-year, in its first interim earnings report since listing in Hong Kong. Gross profit rose 22.5% to RMB 263 million (USD 39 million), while gross margin was 50.4%. Behind…...
Sharpa raises over RMB 4.5 billion as it puts robots to work at Dairy Queen
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1456+ words) Written by IPO Zaozhidao Published on 3 Sep 2026 6 mins read Sharpa has raised more than RMB 4.5 billion (USD 668 million) in a funding round that values the robotics startup at RMB 22 billion (USD 3.3 billion) post-money. Its investors include Alibaba Group, Meituan, Tencent,…...
Wook took Chinese electronics across Indonesia. Can its IPO story hold up?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1704+ words) In 2004, Xu Longhua graduated from Xiangtan University with a degree in tourism management, a field unrelated to consumer electronics. Two decades later, he is the founder of Wook, which sells phone accessories, small home appliances, and home improvement products through…...
Deals in brief: Bioactivx raises pre-Series A funding, SMBC and Singtel Innov8 back fileAI, latest China investments, and more
1+ week, 6+ day ago (499+ words) The latest round brings Bioactivx’s total funding to USD 4.9 million. Bioactivx will use the funding to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Singapore and strengthen its commercial and regulatory teams. It also plans to support post-market clinical trials and advance its…...
Mech-Mind Robotics launches Hong Kong IPO, seeks up to HKD 2.7 billion
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (926+ words) Mech-Mind Robotics opened its Hong Kong IPO on August 24, offering 23,140,590 H shares at an indicative price of HKD 95.3–101.7 (USD 12.2–13.0) each. The Hong Kong public offering is scheduled to close at noon on August 27, with trading on the Main Board expected…...
Douyu’s Q2 revenue rises 19.4% sequentially as newer business lines gain share
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (439+ words) Written by Sudo Lim Published on 24 Aug 2026 3 mins read Douyu reported unaudited results for the second quarter of 2026 on August 20, with total revenue of RMB 981.1 million (USD 145.8 million), up 19.4% from the previous quarter but down 6.9% year-on-year (YoY). The game-focused live…...
Why Alibaba is ready to sell Lingxi Games
3+ week, 5+ day ago (998+ words) Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital has agreed to acquire Alibaba Group’s video game business, Lingxi Games, according to Bloomberg, citing an internal memo. The deal could value the studio at more than USD 1.5 billion. Trustar will acquire Alibaba’s entire…...
Deals in brief: Vietnam’s N2TP secures funding, VentureTech invests in three Malaysian companies, 12 China investments, and more
3+ week, 6+ day ago (522+ words) N2TP, a Hanoi-based artificial intelligence research company, has secured seed funding from Touchstone Partners. The amount was not disclosed. Founded in 2020, N2TP develops AI infrastructure for scientific research, with a focus on areas including biomedicine and biotechnology. Its core technology is the…...