Two of China's leading online education companies, backed by a who's-who of top venture capital firms, are embroiled in an …
China To Challenge US Leadership In AI? Not So Fast
There have been a lot of discussions on China's rising prowess in artificial intelligence, on how the Chinese are catching …
My Visit To Mobike Headquarters And What I Learned From Founder Hu Weiwei
In late July, I did a tour of Mobike’s headquarters in Beijing – and I had a fascinating talk with …
Bike Sharing Makes Chinese Exports Cool For First Time Since Marco Polo
Despite being an export powerhouse, Chinese products have largely been run-of-the-mill stuff like cloth, shoes and toys. Change is on …
Chinese Insecurity On Display In Dalian, And How To Cure This National Disease
"Look, they are stopping traffic for us," I told my fellow passengers, pointing to a Dalian city police car driving …
What Does New Cybersecurity Law In China Mean For Companies?
A controversial new cybersecurity law came into force today in China. The law, with important changes to critical data processing …
The Herd Of 102 Chinese Unicorns Reveal Three Waves Of Technology
Looking at China Money Network's China Unicorn Ranking of 102 companies worth a combined US$435 billion, three waves of technology …
How Will Moody's Downgrade Of China's Sovereign Rating Impact Its Economy?
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded China’s sovereign rating to A1 from Aa3 today, with a stable outlook. The downgrade comes almost …
Will Shared Phone Chargers Be The Next Big Thing In China?
It’s hard to predict which new products will take off and which will flop. The Segway was launched in 2001 …
China Should Follow Saudi Arabia By Setting Up Joint Funds For US Infrastructure Investment
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia teamed up with U.S. private equity giant Blackstone Group yesterday to launch …
China's Outbound Investment To Enter "Ice Age" As Capital Control Continues
China’s outbound direct investment will enter an "ice age" in 2017, due to the country’s continued tight control over capital …
Chinese Tech Firms Must Globalize And Innovate To Compete With US Rivals
Chinese technology companies must innovate on frontier technologies and pursue a globalization strategy in order to compete successfully with U.S. …
Eight Chinese Cities Among Top Ten Markets For Shopping Mall Construction
China remains the global hot spot for shopping mall construction, as eight Chinese cities were listed among the top ten …
China's Services Sector Accounts For 56% Of GDP, But Does It Matter?
China’s transformation into a services-led economy continues. During the first quarter, the service sector accounted for 62% of growth and …
China's RMB Internationalization Has Slowed As Stability Trumps Reform
Progress toward the Chinese RMB becoming a more important global currency has lost momentum over the last two years, notwithstanding …
China's eSports Industry Revenue Reached $7B Last Year
China's electronic sports (eSports), or competitive video games, industry generated RMB50.4 million (US$7 billion) in revenue in 2016, up 34.7% …
Are China's Sharing Start-Ups Playing With Fire Using Customers' Money?
China's mushrooming bike sharing companies have aggregated RMB6 billion (US$872 million) or more in user deposits, according to industry observers. …
Optimism For Chinese Economy As Trump Trade Continues To Fade
Optimism over the underlying momentum of the China economy in 2017 has continued to improve, following official figures showing that …
XiongAn New Area's Gold Rush Shows Guanxi Still Trumps Everything In China
At 6:03pm on April Fools' Day, China's state news agency Xinhua quietly published a terse statement on behalf of the …
An Indian Entrepreneur Offers Views On Chinese Tech Companies
A huge population, vast consumer market and rapid smartphones adoption is making India a hotbed for startup internet companies. These …
XiongAn New Area Fixed Investment Seen At RMB4 Trillion And RMB2 Trillion In GDP
The newly established XiongAn New Area could require RMB4 trillion in fixed asset investment over the next 20 years and …
China Is Quietly Catching Up On Healthcare Technology
As Made-in-China products still suffer globally from the perception of being inferior knock-offs, the country has quietly made enormous progress …
China's Investment-Led Recovery May Be Running Out Of Steam
While investment continues to drive China’s growth momentum in the near term, Beijing does not want the economy to grow …
Fosun CEO Liang Xinjun Rumored To Be Ousted As Chairman Guo Guangchang Recoups Power
Executives leave their high octane, lucrative posts for many reasons. But among China's most senior executives, the real cause of …
China’s Rise In Global M&A Is Here to Stay After Historic 2016
China surpassed the U.K. to become the second largest outbound investor behind the U.S. in 2016, cementing its positing as …
Mizuho: China's Rate Hikes Signal An Acceleration In Monetary Tightening
China’s announcement of a 10-basis point rate hike will help stabilize the RMB in the wake of the U.S. Federal …
BlackRock Lists Key Takeaways From China's National People's Congress
The annual meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing was completed today, sending a strong message to shift …
Beijing Targets Stability, Continues Delicate Balancing Act In Annual Policy Meeting
The Chinese government continues to be steered in a direction of long term stability, as Beijing signals desires to extend …
China's Outbound Investment To Remain Subdued As Capital Controls Weight On Deals
The number of newly announced Chinese acquisitions in North America and Europe has already declined in the second half of …
Shanghai Ranked Number One To Rival Silicon Valley In Next Four Years
China and the U.S. are leading the charge as leading global technology centers, with Shanghai ranked number one to rival …
Global Smart Transport Market To Expand 50 Times To Reach $1.5 Trillion By 2030
The future mobility market, those providing self-driving smart electric vehicles and shared mobility, is likely to expand 50 times to …