China tech

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is looking to expand its plant capacity in Nanjing, China. (Photo courtesy of TSMC)
Semiconductors

TSMC's bet on global dominance pays off after decades of planning

Chip-starved companies flock hat in hand to Taiwan to beg for more output

30 January 2021
SVOLT currently just operates a single battery factory in Changzhou, China. 
Automobiles

Chinese battery producers plug into soaring German EV sales

Three manufacturers to invest $5.3bn in European factories

30 January 2021
The U.S. Defense Department in mid-January added Xiaomi and eight other companies to a list that requires American investors to divest their holdings in the companies by a set deadline.
US-China tensions

China's Xiaomi files legal complaint against US ban

Smartphone maker calls inclusion on blacklist 'unlawful and unconstitutional'

30 January 2021
A factory worker handles TV circuit boards in Nanjing: China seeks to produce more electronics parts in response to its technological rivalry with the U.S.
China tech

China to build $300bn electronics parts sector in break with US

Beijing steps up efforts to boost domestic tech supply chains

30 January 2021
Kuaishou Technology, backed by Tencent Holdings, is China's second-most popular short-video app, after ByteDance's Douyin.
IPO

Kuaishou sets record as Hong Kong investors pile into $5.4bn IPO

Video platform share price set to be at top of range for offer next week

29 January 2021
People's Liberation Army soldiers march outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
China tech

Ride-hailer Didi to hire 50,000 China vets a year with eye on Xi

Market leader curries favor ahead of IPO amid tech clampdown

29 January 2021
A Luxshare plant in Guangdong, China. The Chinese company is now buying into Pegatron's casings business. (Photo by Takashi Kawakami) 
China tech

China's Luxshare deepens Apple ties in $930m supply chain deal

Seller Pegatron set to shift resources with investments in India and Vietnam

28 January 2021
Chinese short video app Kuaishou, known for down-to-earth content posted by people in smaller cities and rural areas, is now seeking $5.4 billion in the world's largest initial public offering since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
China tech

Kuaishou goes from humble roots to $5bn IPO to take on ByteDance

Video platform taps users in China's regions and woos investors amid TikTok frenzy

28 January 2021
Baidu Apollo, the search engine giant's autonomous vehicle unit, is a leading self-driving player in China. (Photo courtesy of the company) 
Technology

Baidu wins green light to test fully driverless cars in California

Company is second from China to receive such a permit in the state

28 January 2021
The village of Zhongbu is Shanghai's first "5G village. (Source photos by CK Tan and Reuters)
China tech

Residents of Shanghai's first '5G village' bemused by tech upgrade

Scheme is part of China's high-tech and rural transformation drives

27 January 2021
A courier working for food delivery giant Meituan cruises the streets of Shanghai in January.
27 January 2021
The Lunar New Year holiday is a time of mass travel in China, a worrying prospect amid the recent uptick in coronavirus cases.
Coronavirus

Apple suppliers fear COVID surge over Chinese New Year

Workers offered incentives not to go home as regional cases rise

26 January 2021
Meituan launched the mutual aid platform in 2019, tapping its broad customer base to make inroads into the financial sector. (Photo by Takashi Kawakami)
China tech

China's Big Tech crackdown drives Meituan out of health coverage

More digital companies dump new businesses under government pressure

26 January 2021
A Kuaishou Technology booth at a trade fair in Beijing in September 2020. The company operates apps that allow users to upload short videos as well as livestream programs.
Markets

Big US funds stake claim on quarter of Kuaishou's $5.4bn IPO

Chinese short-video app backing comes despite tense Washington-Beijing relations

25 January 2021
Global majors in the gaming sector such as Nintendo and Epic Games rely on Tencent. (Source photos by AP and Ken Kobayashi)
China tech

Tencent uses game business to expand global empire

Chinese internet group on a roll but faces political risk in the US

23 January 2021
RLX Technology, China's largest producer of vaping devices, sells products under the RELX brand.
Markets

In first Chinese IPO of Biden era, RLX rockets to 146% gain in US

Meanwhile, TikTok rival Kuaishou seeks bigger Hong Kong listing

23 January 2021
The decision by the New York Stock Exchange to delist three Chinese telecommunication companies came after dramatic U-turns by the exchange.
Markets

Chinese telcos test Biden on Day One with NYSE listing plea

State-run trio ask US exchange in unified requests to reconsider recent delistings

21 January 2021
Tencent has launched "mini shops" on its WeChat messaging app to bolster its e-commerce portfolio. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)
China tech

Tencent reboots e-commerce push with new WeChat feature

Chinese tech giant taps app's social clout in challenge against Alibaba

21 January 2021
Facial recognition technology employing artificial intelligence is among the areas that China plans to increase investment in.
China tech

China to pump $1.6tn into tech infrastructure through 2025

5G, EV chargers and AI to be boosted as Beijing eyes prolonged tensions with US

21 January 2021
In what appeared to be a livestream, Jack Ma expressed regret that a teacher awards ceremony he usually attends was being held online due to COVID-19. (Screenshot from Tianmu News)
China tech

Alibaba shares jump as Jack Ma resurfaces after 3-month absence

Tech billionaire speaks by video to Chinese rural teachers

20 January 2021
China’s digital economy reached $5.52 trillion in 2019, accounting for 36% of the country’s total GDP, a think tank estimates.
Caixin

Why China plans to tax the booming digital economy

Huge sector has drawn government interest as revenue target but task is not easy

19 January 2021
Users of Douyin recently discovered that they have been offered an additional payment option for in-app purchases, called Douyin Pay. (Source photos by AP and Getty Images) 
Finance

ByteDance unveils payment service for China's version of TikTok

Short-video company targets e-commerce for growth, in defiance of leader Alipay

19 January 2021
Chinese SMEs have a harder time accessing cross-border financial services given their limited resources, lower individual demand and bank concerns about potential money laundering risks.
Finance

Former Ant execs' startup draws new investors and bank partners

XTransfer CEO aims to build 'PayPal for cross-border trade'

18 January 2021
WeRide will begin testing its autonomous buses this week on an island in Guangzhou, its headquarters city. (Photo courtesy WeRide)
Automobiles

Bus maker leads $310m funding for China self-drive startup WeRide

CMC and state-backed investment groups join round as new road tests start

14 January 2021
Alibaba has been sued for allegedly abusing its market dominance by forcing at least one merchant to "pick a side" of the internet for online sales. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Caixin

Why China faces handicaps in antitrust war with tech titans

Alibaba and other internet majors race to hire retired judges and regulators

14 January 2021