China tech

An AI-powered robot attempts a shot during men's basketball final match of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: the problem is that AI systems are not governments that need to be nudged, encouraging the better angels of their nature.
Opinion

We all agree that AI needs global rules, but who will enforce them?

Regulating artificial intelligence is both too easy and too hard

3 December 2021
Social entertainment services have overtaken streaming as Cloud Village's biggest revenue generator. 
IPO

Chinese music platform Cloud Village goes social to revive growth

NetEase unit set to debut on HKEX on Thursday after $422m IPO

1 December 2021
Chinese companies such as Alibaba have made effective -- and lucrative -- use of big data.
China tech

China seeks tripling of big data industry to $470bn by 2025

New five-year plan pushes for wider use of data in government and industry

1 December 2021
Marketing using facial recognition technology is expected to be very difficult under China's new data security law.
Caixin

How will China's new data security rules reshape its internet sector?

Draft regulations come as Beijing pushes to rein in Big Tech

30 November 2021
Around this time in 2020, market expectations for Alibaba were higher than ever thanks to anticipation for the then-upcoming IPO by Ant Group.
China tech

Alibaba market cap sinks by half in a year since Ant IPO shelved

China's e-commerce leader loses ground to rivals like JD.com as regulators crack down

30 November 2021
Alipay and WeChat Pay could be hard hit if the new rules from the PBOC are strictly enforced.
Caixin

China new mobile payment rules to target cross-border gambling

Central bank to push firms to differentiate 'individual' and 'merchant' bar codes

29 November 2021
Didi's stock has dropped more than 40% since its initial public offering at the end of June.
Markets

Chinese tech stocks Didi and Pinduoduo tumble on Wall Street

Scrutiny from Beijing and disappointing sales lead to declines

27 November 2021
A Nio electric car is displayed at the Auto Shanghai car show in April. The Chinese EV startup aims to expand overseas by moving into rapidly growing European markets.
26 November 2021
The U.S. and China are increasingly at odds over technology. (File photo by Reuters) 
US-China tensions

U.S. crackdown targets China's quantum computing, navigation tech

Fresh additions to Entity List threaten Beijing's tech ambitions

26 November 2021
WeChat, which hosts 1.2 billion users worldwide, is one of dozens of apps operated by Tencent, which has run repeatedly afoul of regulators.
Caixin

Tencent barred from releasing new apps due to data breaches

Beijing's crackdown on tech companies deals another blow to internet giant

25 November 2021
Futu and other online brokers allowed mainland Chinese to invest abroad, but a regulatory crackdown is undermining this business model
China tech

'China's Robinhood' tries to calm investor nerves as shares sink

Online broker Futu struggles in crosshairs of Beijing's regulatory pressure

25 November 2021
Xiaomi, the world's No. 3 smartphone maker by shipments, says the global chip shortage is impacting its shipments.
China tech

China's Xiaomi says chip crunch curbing smartphone shipments

World's No. 3 player to miss internal target by up to 20m units

23 November 2021
Cloud Village, which claims 185 million monthly active users, posted a net loss of 3.8 billion yuan for the first half of 2021.
IPO

China's NetEase restarts Hong Kong IPO for music streaming unit

Share sale halved amid Beijing clampdown on user data

23 November 2021
After a 2020 speech by Alibaba founder and billionaire Jack Ma, Beijing began a broad crackdown on big tech that may now include a tax on digital holdings.
Economy

Is China considering a data tax on big tech? Signs point to yes

Key party member says profits earned on information belong to all, not just companies

22 November 2021
Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will be the first foreign leader received by his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, who took office in October.
Your Week in Asia

Vietnam PM visits Japan, Asia-Europe summit, Marcos Jr. in focus

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

21 November 2021
Guangzhou Automobile Group says the Aion LX Plus can drive more than 1,000 km on a single charge. (Photo by Takashi Kawakami)
Electric cars in China

China's GAC breaks 1,000 km range barrier with new EV

High-end new energy vehicles ramp up technical game as demand surges

20 November 2021
Japan Airlines forecasts a consolidated loss of $1.27 billion this fiscal year due to the decline in air traffic.
Transportation

JAL and Tencent team on marketing to Chinese travelers

Japanese flag carrier to sell flight tickets to WeChat's 1.2bn users

20 November 2021
Alibaba has announced two investments in the shared-transport sector over the past two weeks.
Caixin

Alibaba revs up ride-hailing investment amid Didi regulatory woes

E-commerce giant buying 10% stake in Shanghai-based Letzgo

19 November 2021
Baidu’s robotaxi service aims to be in 65 cities by 2025 and 100 cities by 2030. (Photo courtesy of Baidu)
China tech

China's Baidu to dispatch robotaxis in 100 cities by 2030

Tech giant expects mass production of self-driving EVs to begin in 2023

19 November 2021
The purpose of Chinese President Xi Jinping's new education policies is very clear: "to stop after-school training." (Source photos by AP and Getty Images)
Business Spotlight

Chinese tutoring companies struggle to reinvent themselves

After crackdown, school operators venture into clothing and farm equipment

19 November 2021
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is facing increasing pressure from rivals such as Pinduoduo and JD.com, as well as live-streaming platform Douyin.
Retail

Alibaba expects weakest year since N.Y. listing

E-commerce giant's shares down 9% in U.S. after net income plunges 87%

19 November 2021
China is wrestling with a global semiconductor shortage while attempting to increase its chip self-sufficiency -- complicated by recent power shortages across the country -- amid tensions with the U.S. (Source photo by Reuters) 
Semiconductors

China prioritizes local chip needs during global crunch

Foreign players face capacity squeeze after recent power disruptions

18 November 2021
How Chinese biggest tech companies handle data is under growing scrutiny by Beijing.
China tech

China tech companies face new pressure on national security, privacy

Draft data regulations subject some Hong Kong IPOs to cybersecurity review

16 November 2021
Ride-hailer Didi is just one of the Chinese companies in Temasek's portfolio that has been caught up in Beijing's clampdown on the tech sector. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Interview

Temasek pauses China tech investments amid Beijing crackdown

Singapore state investor wants regulatory clarity as Didi, others face scrutiny

15 November 2021
Game apps developed by Chinese companies are seen on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)
Media & Entertainment

Game over? China hits developers with regulatory triple threat

License freeze, child gaming limits and compliant app stores cloud industry

14 November 2021