EU approves Google's $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit

Chinese Restaurant Brands Going Global: What Keeps Customers Coming Back After the Opening?

How long can the queues outside a brand’s first overseas store last? And how many customers drawn in by the novelty will become regulars? For Chinese restaurant brands expanding internationally, opening a store is only the beginning of the challenge of building a local business and retaining customers.

Jetour Signs MoU for Vehicle Assembly Project in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Jetour（捷途）, the SUV brand under Chery Group（奇瑞集团）, signed a memorandum of understanding with its Iraqi distributor Harlem Group（哈林集团）on October 25 to develop a knock-down vehicle assembly project in Zakho, in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. The agreement sets out a proposed move from vehicle imports and distribution toward local assembly, although production capacity, investment value and a start-up timetable have not been disclosed.

Silicon Integrity Passes HKEX Hearing as Capacity Expansion Keeps Margins Under Pressure

Jiangsu Silicon Integrity Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.（江苏芯德半导体科技股份有限公司）has passed its Hong Kong main-board listing hearing, with post-hearing documents disclosed on October 21. Huatai International（华泰国际）is the sole sponsor. The proposed listing would provide another financing channel for the Chinese chip-packaging and testing company as it expands production while continuing to report losses.

DeepSeek and MiniMax Complete Export Registration for Model Releases and Overseas Licensing

DeepSeek（深度求索）and MiniMax（稀宇科技）have completed registration procedures covering model open-source releases and overseas licensing, according to an October 22 report by Yuyuantan Tian, a new-media outlet affiliated with China Media Group. The development provides an example of Chinese AI companies proceeding with international distribution after Beijing introduced temporary technology-export registration requirements.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （18/10/2026-24/10/2026）

Amid fast-paced changes that fill the business community with excitement, angst and trepidation, EqualOcean will publish a series of roundup articles to document the major events related to Chinese companies going global every week.