China tech

Google has high hopes for the Pixel 6 as it is the first smartphone powered by its in-house mobile processor. (Source photo by Google/Kyodo and Getty Images)
Technology

Google aims to double smartphone output with new Pixel 6

U.S. tech giant bets it can woo users with in-house chips, better camera and security promises

20 October 2021
Tencent's WeChat messaging app now lets users link to rivals' content.
China tech

Alibaba and Tencent start dismantling 'walled gardens'

Cracks show in duopoly as tech titans bow to Beijing's regulatory pressure

17 October 2021
China's crypto market has reached a stage of maturity where it needs regulatory clarity to attract more capital.
Opinion

China's self-defeating cryptocurrency ban is unnecessary

Beijing cannot be a blockchain champion while waging war on the thing that drives it

15 October 2021
LinkedIn has more than 54 million users in China, making the country its third-largest user base after the U.S. and India. 
Technology

LinkedIn shutters China site, calling environment 'challenging'

Microsoft-owned company to start job search app without social network functions

15 October 2021
BOE is making OLED displays for the iPhone 13 at its Mian Yang complex in Sichuan Province, where it already turns out OLEDs for several Chinese smartphone makers. (Source photos by AP) 
China tech

Apple taps China's BOE for premium displays for iPhone 13

Move likely to put price pressure on existing suppliers Samsung and LG

13 October 2021
HiSilicon's chip is displayed at the Huawei China Eco-Partner Conference in Fuzhou in March 2019: it remains uncertain whether chips based on ARM designs can be 100% secure for China.
Opinion

China stumbles on the long march to close the technology gap

Unforeseen challenges mean success cannot be taken for granted

11 October 2021
Uncertainty over energy supplies in China is causing tech manufacturers to revisit their plans for production diversification. (Source photo by Reuters)
China tech

China power outages spur new wave of supply chain shifts

Apple suppliers and others look overseas to reduce risks of 'overcentralization'

8 October 2021
China's regulators have been increasingly clear on Ant's path to redemption.
Opinion

Foreign media fail to understand China's fintech regulators

New rules for financial sector are not a manifestation of malign overreach

7 October 2021
Kuaishou Technology's restructuring comes as the company deals with the double whammy of growing losses and shrinking market value.
Caixin

Short video app Kuaishou restructures to stem losses

Tencent-backed company brings app-related functions into one department

30 September 2021
Large Chinese internet companies have used various means to block links to posts and products on rival platforms. 
Caixin

China's assault on Big Tech's 'walled gardens'

Growth models of Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance face risks

28 September 2021
China's central bank said it would crack down on cryptocurrency trading, banning overseas exchanges from providing services to mainland investors.
Cryptocurrencies

China declares all crypto transactions 'illegal' as digital yuan nears

Bitcoin falls by as much as 9% after Beijing's latest crackdown

25 September 2021
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group Holding, pictured in September 2018: a sense of trepidation and silence has enveloped the country's startup and tech community.
Opinion

What Xi Jinping can learn from Ronald Reagan

Beijing's meddling risks destroying China's innovation machine

23 September 2021
Chinese companies have become more protective of their own intellectual property rights. (Source photo by AP) 
China tech

China goes on an intellectual property offensive

Enhanced IP legislation means foreign companies need to be ready for lawsuits

22 September 2021
Fierce competition for jobs in China's high-paying tech sector is fueling a new industry of interview coaching.   
China tech

China's tech job applicants seek tutors as competition heats up

Candidates pay up to $3,000 for tips to pass interviews

21 September 2021
Chinese companies have shifted their attention toward Europe and Africa in recent years due to an uncertain business environment in the U.S., experts say.  
Trade war

U.S.-China tensions knock 96% off of bilateral tech investment

Overall FDI fall 75% over five years, according to latest Bain and Co. report

20 September 2021
XTransfer is on track to more than double its staffing this year. 
Startups

Chinese trade services startup XTransfer reaches unicorn status

Company founded by Ant Group veterans raises $138m to expand reach

17 September 2021
JD Mall will offer interactive shopping experiences, including through the use of virtual reality. (Photo courtesy of JD.com)
China tech

JD.com's first brick-and-mortar mall set to open in Xi'an

VR and interactive elements intended to forge e-commerce synergies

17 September 2021
Travelers at Beijing Daxing International Airport. A travel-booking site was told to pay damages to a plaintiff who claimed to have charged a higher price for being a repeat customer. 
China tech

China targets apps 'bullying' loyal customers with higher price

Big data algorithms single out fans unlikely to flee to competitors

16 September 2021
The Byton M-Byte all-electric SUV: The Chinese EV startup had hoped to leverage Foxconn's supply chain expertise to get its production plans on track.
China tech

Apple supplier Foxconn's EV project with China's Byton halted

Taiwanese company turns focus elsewhere as Chinese startup hits financial snag

15 September 2021
Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei says his company should set global standards in 6G technology. (File photo by EPA/Jiji) 
Huawei crackdown

Huawei vows to lead in 6G as U.S. and Japan challenge China

Founder urges employees to work to overcome Washington's clampdown

15 September 2021
China controls much of the world's supply of rare-earth metals, which go into everything from smartphones, to electric cars to medical equipment.
Technology

Tech industry braces for skyrocketing rare earth prices

Surging demand and U.S.-China tensions make life tough for hardware makers

14 September 2021
Meituan delivery workers sanitize their scooters in Beijing. The company counted 9.5 million drivers at the end of 2020.
China tech

Meituan squeezed by Xi's tech crackdown and prosperity drive

Regulatory pressure on food delivery leader has echoes of Alibaba's humbling

14 September 2021
Following stops in Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Seoul for meetings with his counterpart Chung Eui-yong on Tuesday. 
Your Week in Asia

China's Wang Yi in South Korea, Taiwan military drills, Alibaba AGM

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

12 September 2021
A Lenovo store in Chengdu, China. The pandemic has revived PC sales. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Interview

Lenovo will double R&D war chest to $9bn for AI push: CEO Yang

Company to grow services into major pillar, shifting away from PC focus

10 September 2021
Chope could help Ant establish relationships with thousands of restaurateurs as the Chinese fintech giant prepares to open a digital bank in Singapore. (Source photo by Reuters; screenshot from Chope's website) 
China tech

Ant forays into 5,000 Singapore, Jakarta and Bangkok eateries

Alipay operator invests in Chope app as it looks beyond ASEAN payments market

8 September 2021