China said on Wednesday morning that the examination panel has yet to convene for new IPO, denying an immediate restart of IPO.
Securities regulator unveiled a short list of firms applying for listing in the small hours of Saturday, signaling a restart of the IPO review.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday it would slightly delay the IPO restart time.
A registration system for issuing IPOs in China is unlikely to be launched in 2014, as the modification process of the current Securities Law may need more time.
The CSRC should review its flawed IPO reforms and take corrective action before the next listing wave crushes an already shaky equity market, investors and analysts agree.
By the end of 2013, the individual market capitalization of more than half of Chinese Internet companies listed in America exceeded $1 billion.
Cultural arm of State-owned China Poly Group Corp aims to raise up to $331 million in an initial public offering in Hong Kong.
The financing amount of the companies listed on the A-share market last month totaled 27.2 billion yuan ($4.49 billion).
The nation's financial regulators will continue to pursue market-oriented reform for new share listings and conduct random inspections.
China's latest IPO reform seems "helpless" to suppress overpricing and cash outs in initial public offering operations, and a flood of IPOs in March will drag down the well-performing ChiNext Index, a senior analyst said.
China Postal Express and Logistics Co Ltd, the State-owned express courier company, has withdrawn its application to go public amid strong competition from domestic rivals
Chinese stocks extended their losses from last week and sank to a five-month low on Monday amid lackluster economic data and fears.
Private equity and venture capital firms will have to conduct their business differently in China in 2014, after regulators overhauled initial public offering rules.
Securities firms are waiting for special documents — written approvals from the China Securities Regulatory Commission for new share issues.
China approved the listing of five companies on Monday evening, signaling the resumption of IPO on its stock markets after a break of more than one year.
More than 200 companies are due to make their debut on the A-share market next year after the authorities resumed IPO activity in the equity market.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange had its first nominal IPO in 14 months on Thursday, which is actually a securities account transfer from B to A shares by Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co Ltd.
Next year will see record figures for Chinese IPO due to the resumption of IPOs on the Chinese mainland and strong Hong Kong momentum.
China Everbright Bank Co Ltd, which is conducting an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong.
China's Autohome Inc, an auto information provider, saw its shares soar over 75 percent in its debut on the US stock market.