Capital Markets

Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect includes stocks with weighted voting rights

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

Foreign investors' bond investments are facilitated

CSRC introduces a side pocket mechanism to prevent unfair fund redemption

Hebei FTZ supports healthcare and life science sectors

Thresholds on controlling shareholders of securities companies are lowered

Shandong FTZ builds ties with Japan and South Korea