China tech

Daniel Zhang, now chairman and CEO of Alibaba, at a 2016 launch event for an SAIC Motor model that featured the tech company's operating system. The two companies have been cooperating on development since 2014.
Electric cars in China

Alibaba launches electric car in tie-up with SAIC

Foxconn enters JV with Geely as tech companies forge links with China carmakers

13 January 2021
China's Huawei is ramping up investment in local chip companies, including startups, to counter the U.S. crackdown.
Huawei crackdown

Huawei ramps up chip investment in fight for survival

Chinese tech titan works to bolster supply chain and maintain design edge

13 January 2021
Four years ago, the Trump administration vowed to bring back industrial jobs from Asia and revitalize American manufacturing. But things haven't worked out as planned. (Nikkei photo illustration)
The Big Story

The next wave of globalization: Asia in the cockpit

Don't worry about the future of globalization. Make sure you have a place in it

13 January 2021
Tencent Music Group chose the New York Stock Exchange for its initial public offering in December 2018 because, among other things, it accepted corporate dual class shares.
China tech

3 US-listed China tech companies seek over $6bn in Hong Kong

Tencent Music, Vipshop and Joyy seek hedge against potential New York delisting

12 January 2021
China's Yangtze Memory, founded in 2016, is already aiming to take on Samsung Electronics in advanced NAND flash memory chips.
China tech

China's top maker of memory chips plans to double output in 2021

Yangtze Memory also aims to match Samsung on advanced 3D NAND flash chips

12 January 2021
Around 1,800 exhibitors are scheduled to appear at the first online-only CES, compared to 4,419 at last year's event.
CES 2021

First online CES tech event lures fewer Chinese participants

5G and EV stay at forefront with Samsung and Panasonic leading the way

11 January 2021
Baidu's autonomous taxi service operates in parts of Beijing as well areas in Hunan and Hebei provinces.
Electric cars in China

Baidu to join China EV race with Geely support

Search engine company already leading player in autonomous driving technologies

11 January 2021
The Chinese giant feels that restructuring is not necessary but will follow directives from financial authorities.
China tech

Ant eyes holding company structure under regulatory pressure

Proposed reshuffle includes under-fire lending and insurance platforms

10 January 2021
The headquarters campus of Alibaba Group in Hangzhou, pictured on Dec. 24: Chinese antitrust regulators are aware of spillover effects from their moves against Alibaba.
Opinion

China's Alibaba probe is not all bad news

New competition regulator is showing needed transparency and professionalism

8 January 2021
The digital yuan, undergoing trial runs in several cities, is due to be formally launched before China holds the Winter Olympics next year.
Comment

Beijing's digital yuan policy will have its Huawei moment

Privacy concerns rise as central bank covets data now held by Alipay and WeChat

7 January 2021
No entrepreneur posed a bigger threat to the state capitalism imperative more than Jack Ma.
Opinion

Where exactly is Jack Ma?

That this question is trending online should be Xi Jinping's nightmare

7 January 2021
China's largest e-commerce company is set to market at least $5 billion in bonds of varying durations that would be fixed after further discussion with prospective investors.
China tech

Under government pressure, Alibaba seeks up to $8bn from bond sale

Chinese internet company's shares down 23% since Beijing halted Ant Group IPO

6 January 2021
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to ban transactions with eight Chinese apps just weeks before his term expires. (Source photos by Reuters)
US-China tensions

US expands ban on Chinese apps to include WeChat Pay and Alipay

Trump continues crackdown on China two weeks before term ends

6 January 2021
Pinduoduo's Nasdaq-listed shares fell 6.1% on Monday after users began deleting its shopping app in protest against its culture of overwork. 
China tech

Pinduoduo worker death in China sparks criticism of job conditions

Stock falls as users delete app in protest against tech industry's labor culture

5 January 2021
SMIC's talent issue was center stage last month, when a high-profile shuffling in its top echelons broke into public view involving two highly respected industry veterans.
Caixin

In Depth: Clash of two tech whizzes reflects SMIC at crossroads

Distinctly different styles with returning vice chair led to co-CEO's departure

4 January 2021
Shares of China Mobile and China Telecom fell in Hong Kong on Monday, while China Unicom eked out a gain. The companies' ADRs will be suspended from trading in New York on Jan. 7.
Telecommunication

Chinese telecom stocks hit in Hong Kong after NYSE acts to delist

China Mobile tumbles to lowest level since 2006, while oil companies also fall

4 January 2021
Japanese startup Astroscale is building satellites that can clean space debris in orbit.
Startups

Asian startups defied COVID turmoil in path to unicorn status

Japan's satellite company Astroscale and South Korea's Socar gambled to expand

4 January 2021
Ant Group, the Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province-based financial company under the umbrella of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, was forced to postpone its stock market listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Comment

China's digital yuan threatens sprawling Alibaba empire

Official currency could hobble growth by crippling payments operation

31 December 2020
Fresh produce once was a largely untapped part of China's e-commerce ecosystem, but online demand for such items is robust as more digital-savvy shoppers adapt to the trend.
Retail

China's community group-buying fever meets Beijing's snub

New battleground for internet giants threatens small businesses

29 December 2020
Zuoyebang has amassed more than 170 million monthly active users -- including 50 million over the past year -- and over 12 million paid subscribers.
Education

Chinese online learning app enlists Alibaba in $1.6bn fundraising

Zuoyebang has seen rapid user growth amid coronavirus-induced school closures

28 December 2020
Ant Group had been poised in November to pull off the world's largest-ever initial public offering before authorities torpedoed it at the last minute.
China tech

Ant Group: Five things to know about latest China crackdown

Moves to control fintech sector put Alibaba group company on uncertain path

28 December 2020
The market capitalization of Sea, a Singapore-based company that operates the e-commerce site Shopee, mainly in Southeast Asia, surged more than fivefold in 2020, driven by growing demand for online shopping under the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source photo courtesy of the company)
Market Spotlight

Sea and BYD biggest winners among major Asia stocks in 2020

TSMC joins global top 20 in market cap, as analysts say market rally still has legs

28 December 2020
BYD is a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles and EV batteries in China.
Technology

BYD's EV battery recycling goes global with Itochu

Chinese automaker's used power packs to equip solar farms and factories

25 December 2020
Logos of Ant Group and Alibaba are pictured at the headquarters of Ant Group, an Alibaba affiliate, in Hangzhou, China in October.
Caixin

China's financial watchdogs to lecture Ant Group on regulation

Move comes as market regulator launches antitrust probe into parent Alibaba

24 December 2020
The State Administration for Market Regulation said it is investigating alleged Alibaba practices, such as requiring vendors to exclusively list their products on its platforms.
China tech

China launches antimonopoly probe against Alibaba

Financial regulators call in Ant Group executives for talks

24 December 2020