China tech

Hikvision attained double-digit growth in revenue in the third quarter due to surveillance camera demand.
China tech

US-blacklisted Hikvision zooms in on COVID tracking demand

Need for non-contact temperature checks boost Chinese surveillance leaders

3 December 2020
Chinese "superapps," such as Alibaba affiliate Ant Group's Alipay and Tencent's WeChat, have raised concerns about the amount of personal data they collect.
China tech

China to crack down on personal data collection by mobile apps

Guidelines tighten grip on popular platforms like Alipay and WeChat

3 December 2020
Bestechnic of China has made a name for itself as a key Bluetooth audio chip supplier. (Source photos by Manami Yamada and Bestechnic's website)
China tech

China's Bluetooth audio chip king set for $741m Shanghai IPO

Bestechnic's strong growth marks a win for Beijing's goal of chip self-sufficiency

2 December 2020
Xiaomi has moved quickly to seize market share from its beleaguered compatriot Huawei. (Photo by Karina Nooka)
China tech

China's Xiaomi aims past Apple and Huawei with 2021 orders

Smartphone maker raises $3bn as it plans to produce 240m devices

2 December 2020
The regulation is seen as a long-awaited response to the expanding use of facial recognition technology. 
Caixin

The fight over China's law to protect personal data

Legislation aims to address public concerns but industry fears vague rules

1 December 2020
JD.com has lined up six cornerstone investors, including Singapore state investment group GIC and U.S. fund management company BlackRock, for its health unit spinoff.
Health Care

JD.com firms up health unit spinoff with strong investor demand

Chinese online platform to raise $3.5bn in biggest Hong Kong IPO of 2020

1 December 2020
Yitu's exhibition booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, pictured in August 2019: the majority of the company's revenues came from governments.
Opinion

China's AI unicorns reveal fatal flaw in rush to go public

Investor should be wary, as risk factors listed in IPO prospectuses are real

1 December 2020
Tsinghua Unigroup has been a key player in Beijing's chip industry ambitions.
China tech

Beijing-backed Tsinghua Unigroup's chip projects hit by delays

Chipmaker faces cash crunch as local governments temper support

30 November 2020
Myanmar is home to over 18 million active social media users. (Getty Images)
36Kr/KrASIA

Xiaomi and other China smartphone titans dominate Myanmar

Companies take nearly 66% of fast-developing nation's market

30 November 2020
Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei tells Honor executives to cooperate with partners in the U.S.
Caixin

Move on and look ahead, Huawei's Ren tells budget arm Honor

Exclusive: Smartphone brand should challenge former parent, CEO says

27 November 2020
Vivo has 70 staff at its new regional headquarters in Dusseldorf, Germany. (Courtesy Vivo)
Telecommunication

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo makes late play for Europe

Huawei's troubles open way for rivals targeting midmarket consumers

27 November 2020
Ant Group makes roughly half its profits from online microlenders Huabei and Jiebei.
Caixin

Ant Group cleared to sell $3bn of asset-backed securities

Fintech giant makes 50% of profit from microlenders but analysts see change

26 November 2020
Integrating Big Tech with finance creates new risks and concerns.
Opinion

Ant Group and WhatsApp show the risks and upside of Big Tech finance

Principles of fairness can help guide sector's growth across Asia

26 November 2020
A man walks by a logo of Bytedance, the China-based company which owns the short video app TikTok, at its office in Beijing.
26 November 2020
A satellite base station equipped with 5G, top center, has been installed at an intersection in Dalian, Liaoning Province.
Caixin

In depth: Lack of alliance plagues China's car navigation services

Government policy needed to push developers to share base stations

25 November 2020
JD Health doctors in Beijing chat online with patients. The company generated 87.6% of its revenue in this year's first half from online retail pharmacy and health care services.
Health Care

JD Health IPO helps cure Hong Kong market blues after Ant

City's new listings haul for this year set to be highest since 2010

25 November 2020
Chinese startups are recruiting from Synopsys and Cadence in bid to break the American grip on chip design tools. (Source photos by AP)  
China tech

China aims to shake US grip on chip design tools

Synopsys and Cadence veterans join local startups amid Beijing tech push

25 November 2020
Trucks in China's Shandong province in September. Full Truck Alliance, a Chinese startup that connects truck drivers with shippers, has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round.
Transportation

Chinese truck-hailing startup raises $1.7bn

SoftBank and Tencent among investors in Full Truck Alliance

24 November 2020
The inside of a iPhone 12: The handset is packed with more parts to make it 5G capable.
Technology

iPhone 12 teardown showcases South Korean parts makers

Samsung's OLED display pushes country's share of handset value past US

24 November 2020
A livestream event based in southern China: Internet celebrities and employees tout a company's products in a popular new format for reaching customers. 
Media & Entertainment

China bans spending by teens in new curbs on livestreaming

Hosts and gift givers must provide real name, after accusations of abuse

24 November 2020
Participation by Alibaba and Ant in the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, comes amid a public consultation on plans for new restrictions on internet companies’ anti-competitive practices. (Photo by CK Tan)
China tech

Alibaba chief calls new Chinese competition rules 'necessary'

Daniel Zhang strikes supportive tone following collapse of Ant Group IPO plan

23 November 2020
The Chang'e 5 lunar probe completes vertical transport in Wenchang, Hainan, China on Nov. 17.
Your Week in Asia

China's moonshot, Xiaomi results, and India GDP

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

22 November 2020
Ant Group and others involved in the canceled listing are unwinding what could have been the world's largest initial public offering after the deal was pulled on Nov. 3.
Markets

Ant Group IPO-linked Chinese funds to return $9bn to investors

Asset companies also seek approval to set aside 18-month lockup requirement

20 November 2020
Supporters, including a group in Minnesota Chinese Americans for Trump shirts, gather to rally with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in a cargo hangar in Minneapolis before the Nov. 3 election.
US elections 2020

Chinese American Trump fans raise election recount funds on WeChat

New fundraising arm preps for comeback, quietly steers some donations to debts

19 November 2020
HSMC is part of a recent boom in the Chinese mainland’s semiconductor industry as Beijing prioritizes self-sufficiency in key tech areas affected by tensions with Washington.
Caixin

Chief executive quits troubled $18.5bn Chinese chipmaker

Wuhan's HSMC lost industry vet Chiang Shang-yi as funding failed to materialize

19 November 2020