"Zetian Benjia", a bakery snack brand, completed the first round of over 10 million yuan financing

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.

Vital Optics Unit Signs InP Substrate Supply Letter of Intent with Coherent

Vital Optics（光智科技）said on November 6 that its controlling subsidiary Guangdong Xianrui Technology（广东先锐科技）had signed a long-term supply letter of intent with Coherent Corp.（高意）. The proposed supply of six-inch indium phosphide substrates from 2027 to 2029 has an estimated transaction value of no less than USD 601 million.

ByteDance Considers Second Phase of Brazil Data Centre Project

ByteDance（字节跳动）is seeking a developer for a potential second phase of its data centre project at the Port of Pecém in Brazil’s Ceará state, Bloomberg reported on November 6, citing people familiar with the plans. The proposed expansion remains under discussion.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （1/11/2026-7/11/2026）

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.

Moonshot AI Explores Leasing Nvidia Blackwell Capacity in Europe, CNBC Reports

Moonshot AI（月之暗面）has discussed leasing computing capacity hosted in European data centres to access NVIDIA（英伟达）Blackwell GPUs, CNBC reported on November 5, citing people familiar with the matter. The report did not confirm a completed agreement.