Bama Tea Soars 73% on Hong Kong Debut, Market Cap Exceeds HKD 7.35 Billion

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.

Baidu Says Overseas AI Office Platform Kooko Surpasses 10 Million Users Within First Year

Baidu（百度）said on September 21 that its overseas AI office platform Kooko had surpassed 10 million users within a year of launch, reaching nearly 200 countries and regions. Announced at the company’s AI Day, the milestone accompanied a rebranding of the product previously known as Oreate AI and a broader push by Baidu’s Wenku and Netdisk businesses into international productivity software.

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 Joins Amazon Bedrock as Overseas Revenue-Sharing Model Takes Shape

Amazon Web Services announced on September 18 that Kimi K3, developed by China’s Moonshot AI（月之暗面）, is available on Amazon Bedrock, expanding the model’s access to enterprise customers through AWS’s managed AI platform. On September 21, National Business Daily reported that Moonshot had confirmed an overseas cloud revenue-sharing arrangement, adding a commercial dimension to the launch. The financial terms remain undisclosed.

Maersk Confirms 26 LNG Dual-Fuel Containerships as Reports Point to Chinese Yards

A.P. Moller–Maersk（马士基）has confirmed orders for 26 containerships, each with capacity of 18,600 TEU and LNG dual-fuel propulsion, for delivery in 2029 and 2030. The Danish shipping and logistics group disclosed the orders on September 18, 2026, but did not identify the shipbuilders or contract value. Industry reports point to Chinese yards securing a substantial share of the work.

Building Brains Before Bodies: ForgeAI Raises Eight-Figure Angel Funding

EqualOcean learned on September 21 that ForgeAI（方奇科技）, a developer of general-purpose brains for embodied AI, recently completed an eight-figure angel funding round backed by TusStar（启迪之星创投）and other investors.