Yiming food: the subsidiary is licensed to use the logo of Jiangsu student drinking milk

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.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （06/09/2026-12/09/2026）

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.

DYU Raises Nearly CNY 100 Million in Pre-B Round to Expand Overseas Retail and Smart-Mobility Products

DYU（大鱼智行）, a Chinese electric-bike and smart light-mobility company, announced on September 10 that it had completed a Pre-B funding round of nearly CNY 100 million. Tongxin Capital（同鑫资本）led the round, with several other institutional investors participating. The proceeds will support product development, AI capabilities, international brand building and supply-chain improvements.

Horizon Robotics Secures JD Logistics Design Win as Journey Chip Shipments Top 15 Million

Horizon Robotics（地平线）said on September 9 that its Journey 6P computing platform has been selected for JD Logistics’（京东物流）sixth-generation Dulang（独狼）Plus L4 autonomous delivery vehicle, extending its automotive chip business into unmanned logistics. The announcement, made at JD’s 2026 Global Tech Explorer Conference, comes as Horizon reports cumulative shipments of more than 15 million chips across its Journey family.

Xintai Intelligent Raises USD 120 Million from Tencent

Tianjing-based vehicle onboard equipment and intelligent connected vehicle service provider Xintai Intelligent has announced Friday the closure of the company’s Series A round of funding led by Tencent.