ChinaDaily Briefs

Daily Brief China: Shanghai Biren Intelligent Technology, OneRobotics (Shenzhen) Co, JNBY Design Ltd, Hanx Biopharmaceuticals, JOYY, Zhaojin Mining Industry H, Orient Overseas International, Perfect Medical Health, Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group , Zhipu AI and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Shanghai Biren Technology Pre-IPO – Growing Rapidly, Sometimes
  • OneRobotics (Shenzhen) Co IPO: Strong Topline Momentum, but Japan Plays a Pivotal Role
  • HK-Listed Apparel & Footwear Screener December 2025: Top Picks For FY26
  • Hanx Biopharm (翰思爱泰) IPO Trading
  • 2026 High-Conviction: JOYY US: ZERO EV, Growth & Yield – Poised For Re-Rating (Deep-Value Smallcap)
  • Zhaojin Mining — Pure Gold Beta with Forward Multiple Compression and Dividend Re-Rating
  • Monthly Container Shipping Tracker: Recent Improvement in Price Likely to Dissipate Soon
  • Primer: Perfect Medical Health (1830 HK) – Dec 2025
  • Hansoh Pharma (3692 HK): Yet Another Out Licensing Agreement Underpins Hansoh’s Pipeline Strength
  • Primer: Zhipu AI (ZHIPU12 CN) – Dec 2025


Shanghai Biren Technology Pre-IPO – Growing Rapidly, Sometimes

By Sumeet Singh

  • Shanghai Biren Intelligent Technology, a GPGPU chips and computing solutions provider, aims to raise around US$600m in its Hong Kong listing.
  • According to CIC, Biren was the first company in China to package dual AI computing dies using 2.5D chiplet technology and the first to support advanced interconnection specifications.
  • In this note, we look at the company’s past performance.

OneRobotics (Shenzhen) Co IPO: Strong Topline Momentum, but Japan Plays a Pivotal Role

By Hong Jie Seow

  • OneRobotics (Shenzhen) Co (ONE HK) is looking to raise US$231m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
  • OneRobotics operates as a provider of home-embedded AI robotic systems, focusing on building an integrated smart-home ecosystem centered on robotic products.
  • In this note, we look at the company’s past performance and valuations.

HK-Listed Apparel & Footwear Screener December 2025: Top Picks For FY26

By Sameer Taneja


Hanx Biopharm (翰思爱泰) IPO Trading

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • Hanx Biopharm raised HKD 586m (USD 76m) from its global offering and will list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday December 23, 2025.
  • In our previous note, we looked at the company’s core products, management track records.
  • In this note, we provide an update for the IPO before trading debut.

2026 High-Conviction: JOYY US: ZERO EV, Growth & Yield – Poised For Re-Rating (Deep-Value Smallcap)

By Raj S, CA, CFA

  • Net cash of ~$3.3bn equals market cap; ~$300mn of recurring FCFE funds ~10% shareholder yield via dividends and buybacks, while Ad-Tech provides incremental growth optionality.
  • Management is proactively engaging investors, returning capital, and building Ad-Tech scale, creating multiple levers for perception shift beyond legacy live-streaming framing with a global positioning.
  • This is a classic deep-value smallcap bet with Valuation asymmetry: Base-case valuation implies ~50% upside including cash; bull-case capitalisation of cash flows and Ad-Tech optionality supports ~100% upside.

Zhaojin Mining — Pure Gold Beta with Forward Multiple Compression and Dividend Re-Rating

By Rahul Jain

  • Forward earnings compress valuation from >40× to ~14×, driven by pricing, volume absorption, and low costs, with NPAT rising toward RMB 6–6.5 bn by FY27.
  • Concentrated float and GDX/Zijin ownership support a passive bid; dividend capacity lifts toward a 3–4% yield as cash exceeds RMB 4.5 bn.
  • Throughput upgrades, Abujar recoveries and zero-marginal-cost ounces provide additional upside, sustaining FCF even at US$3,800 gold.

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker: Recent Improvement in Price Likely to Dissipate Soon

By Daniel Hellberg

  • Weak price momentum and spot rates both improved somewhat in November-December
  • But we believe this improvement will quickly dissipate, due to still-poor end demand 
  • We still see deep-sea container industry as entering a lengthy down-cycle; AVOID

Primer: Perfect Medical Health (1830 HK) – Dec 2025

By αSK

  • Perfect Medical is navigating a challenging retail environment, particularly in its core Hong Kong market, which has led to significant revenue declines. A recent profit warning for the year ending March 2025 underscores the impact of weak consumer sentiment.
  • In response to top-line pressure, management has implemented aggressive cost-cutting measures. These initiatives have successfully improved profitability and expanded margins, demonstrating strong operational control.
  • The company offers a high dividend yield, supported by a stated high payout policy and a strong balance sheet. However, the sustainability of this payout is contingent on a future recovery in sales and profitability, which remains uncertain.

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Hansoh Pharma (3692 HK): Yet Another Out Licensing Agreement Underpins Hansoh’s Pipeline Strength

By Tina Banerjee

  • Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group (3692 HK) granted Glemark license to develop, manufacture and commercialize aumolertinib in territories like Middle East, Africa, Southeast & South Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Russia/CIS and Caribbean.
  • Aumolertinib is the first original third-generation EGFR-TKI innovative drug in China. It has been approved for four indications in China and also in UK for two indications.
  • Most popular third-generation EGFR-TKIs is osimertinib (Tagrisso by Astra Zeneca). Global sales of Tagrisso was US$5.3B in 9M25, being the highest selling drug of Astra Zeneca (12% of total revenue).

Primer: Zhipu AI (ZHIPU12 CN) – Dec 2025

By αSK

  • Zhipu AI is a leading Chinese AI company, spun out of Tsinghua University, that is at the forefront of large language model (LLM) development in China with its GLM series of models.
  • The company is backed by major Chinese technology giants like Alibaba and Tencent, as well as state-backed funds, and has raised over $1.5 billion in funding, indicating strong investor confidence and strategic importance within China’s AI ambitions.
  • Zhipu AI is pursuing an aggressive growth strategy, expanding its enterprise customer base through a Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform and engaging in a competitive pricing strategy to capture market share, while also exploring international expansion and a potential IPO in Hong Kong.

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