China tech

Huawei Mate 40 Pro is on display at a store in Hangzhou on June 18: the Chinese telecommunication giant's smartphone shipments could drop by as much as 60% this year.
Opinion

Huawei should not be forced to make its own semiconductors

If left alone, global supply chains can be mutually beneficial

28 June 2021
Military supplier China Electronics Technology Group, whose group companies include Hikvision, the world's largest supplier of surveillance cameras, is on track for a megamerger with Potevio.
Business deals

Huge China tech merger marks latest push for scale in US rivalry

Beijing accelerates state-sector consolidation to build bigger champions

26 June 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden has cited national security risks and reinvigorating the American economy as key reasons for restricting trade with some Chinese companies. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/AP)
US-China tensions

Biden crackdown on Beijing dims hopes for Chinese companies in US

Survey shows more businesses had expected better bilateral relations after Trump

25 June 2021
Ride-hailing company DiDi Chuxing is targeting what could be the year's biggest Chinese IPO in the U.S.
IPO

Chinese ride-hailer Didi seeks $4bn in US IPO

Tech group scales back expectations after Beijing steps up regulatory scrutiny

25 June 2021
A cappuccino served at a Beijing cafe: China's cafe market is on pace to grow 15% annually in the five years through 2023.
China tech

Tencent and ByteDance smell opportunity brewing in China cafe chains

Tech leaders invest in likes of Manner Coffee and Tim Hortons

25 June 2021
An Xpeng P5 electric vehicle at the Auto Shanghai show on April 19. The Chinese company, whose shares are traded in New York, is preparing to list in Hong Kong as well.
Electric cars in China

Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng to raise up to $2bn via Hong Kong IPO

First case of US-listed mainland EV maker selling shares closer to home

25 June 2021
A child in Shanghai uses the mobile app of Yuanfudao. China plans to introduce more oversight of online education.
Education

China education crackdown teaches online tutors a harsh lesson

Tougher oversight in store for edtech sector that boomed during pandemic

24 June 2021
WeRide says its robotaxis have completed almost 150,000 trips for more than 60,000 customers. (Photo courtesy of WeRide)
China tech

WeRide raises $600m in China's self-driving tech race

Startup deepens ties with Nissan alliance in domestic robotaxi push

24 June 2021
Dingdong Maicai has raised $1.3 billion from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund II, Tiger Global Management and General Atlantic.
IPO

Chinese online grocery startups bulk up to fight bigger players

Missfresh and Dingdong seek more than $850m from New York IPOs

23 June 2021
Trucks line up at a logistics center in Jiangsu Province: Full Truck Alliance, dubbed the Chinese Uber for trucks, is backed by Tencent Holdings and SoftBank Group.
Finance

China's Full Truck Alliance jumps 13% in Wall Street debut

Performance of 'Uber for trucks' shows stronger US appetite for Chinese tech listings

23 June 2021
SenseTime specializes in AI software for facial recognition, tracking, object detection, image and video processing and data analysis. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
China tech

Chinese AI startup SenseTime resumes push for $2bn Hong Kong IPO

Despite US blacklisting, company eyes market debut by fourth quarter

18 June 2021
Chinese gadget-maker Realme, which assembles smartphones and TVs in India, plans to begin making earbuds there as well to tap into local demand. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Reuters)
China tech

China's Realme to expand India production despite COVID surge

Smartphone maker aims to tap massive local market with affordable 5G offerings

18 June 2021
Beijing-based Kuaishou leads among recent IPOs in market value despite withering competition from ByteDance's Douyin. (Source photos by AP) 
IPO

TikTok rival Kuaishou takes market cap crown among new IPOs

Chinese names take nine of top 10 spots in Asia, with Coupang sole exception

18 June 2021
Italy versus Switzerland in Group A of Euro 2020 -- the first top-notch sporting event launched since the pandemic, after a one-year delay -- in Rome on June 16.
Caixin

Chinese brands top Euro 2020 sponsorship

Hisense, Alipay, Vivo and TikTok are among the 12 sponsors of popular sporting event

17 June 2021
China's Ofilm had been a major supplier of smartphone camera modules to Apple. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
China tech

Cotton to iPhones: Xinjiang labor casts shadow over electronics

Former Apple supplier Ofilm sells Guangzhou factory to Wingtech for $375m

16 June 2021
Tesla has been suspected by Chinese authorities of cross-border transfers of data collected by its electric vehicles.
Technology

China's new data law casts wider net, from Teslas to robots

Measure grants Beijing control over troves of information

12 June 2021
Didi Chuxing is China's biggest ride-hailing company, while Japan's SoftBank Group is its top shareholder. (Photo courtesy of Didi)
IPO

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi files for mega IPO in US

SoftBank, Uber and Tencent listed as largest backers

11 June 2021
China's Huawei Technologies has opened several cybersecurity centers around the world so that third parties can inspect the company's products.
Huawei crackdown

Huawei launches cybersecurity center to combat skeptics

Mainland site invites third parties to test Huawei products

11 June 2021
Since February, visiting Chinese shoppers have been able to buy goods duty-free in Hainan, then have them packaged and delivered to their homes.
Retail

Alibaba to capitalize on Hainan duty-free shopping boom

Cainiao logistics unit to improve infrastructure to speed handling of purchases

10 June 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered the Commerce Department to use "rigorous, evidence-based analysis" to screen foreign apps that may pose security risks. His predecessor Donald Trump sought to ban China's WeChat and TikToko.
US-China tensions

Biden revokes WeChat and TikTok ban, but orders security review

US Commerce Department to reassess all apps connected to 'adversaries'

10 June 2021
Content on Tencent's Weishi app is being changed after falling out of favor with top management and falling behind rivals Douyin and Kuaishou.
Caixin

Trailing rivals, Tencent short-video app pivots to movies and TV

VP Sun calls current clip culture 'vulgar' and viewers 'idiots'

9 June 2021
Tech underclass: Rapid technological development, paired with poor labor regulations, has created a potential for labor abuse.
The Big Story

China's tech workers pushed to limits by surveillance software

A vicious cycle of monitoring and overwork is fueling productivity -- and backlash

9 June 2021
A Xinhua Zhiyun avatar reports on people needing to show proof of COVID-19 status. (Screenshot from Haokan Video)
Media & Entertainment

Alibaba-Xinhua venture makes the news for video-hungry Chinese

Company uses cloud-based AI technology to generate quick clips

8 June 2021
Last year's mass commemoration of the Tiananmen crackdown will go down as the last one for Hong Kong. The territory's political landscape has drastically shifted during the past year, and China already dominates its stock market. (Photos by Kenji Kawase)  
Comment

Who is supporting Chinese tech shares in Hong Kong?

No June Fourth vigil marks another departure from 'two systems'

4 June 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden claims Chinese surveillance technology poses "extraordinary threats."
US-China tensions

US releases list of 59 banned Chinese defense and tech companies

Biden's executive order aimed at hindering China's military-industrial complex

4 June 2021