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Regulators to reopen IPOs for unprofitable tech firms
China is re-opening the IPO channel for unprofitable companies on the STAR Market. Wu Qing, chairman of the securities regulator (CSRC), made the announcement at Wednesday’s Lujiazui Forum. Some context: Beijing has historically discouraged unprofitable companies from making an IPO.… Read More »

Xi calls for Middle East calm in call with Putin
On Thursday, Xi Jinping held a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss spiraling tensions in the Middle East. ICYMI: Last Friday, Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in an effort to stymie Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Since then, the two… Read More »

Working hard or hardly working
With just over a month until the EU-China leaders' summit in Beijing, the odds of a big breakthrough are dimming. That's according to the EU officials on the hook to make progress in advance of the summit, who said efforts… Read More »