Barry van Wyk spent eight years in China studying Chinese in Tianjin and working as a consultant and project manager in Beijing. He holds a Master of Arts in economic history from the London School of Economics (2005).
China’s largest lithium mining company has transformed itself into a battery manufacturer, and is now the very first company to announce mass production of revolutionary solid-state batteries.
As China bans the products of a major U.S. memory chipmaker, Chinese competitors are slowly stepping forward.
The future of road transport is being forged in China. These are its leading electric vehicle companies that are ready to take on the world.
The backdrop of China’s Central Asia Summit today is rapidly expanding trade relations, driven by fossil fuel imports, that are now almost as large as China’s trade with the U.S.
Chinese electric car company GAC Aion has high sales and investment numbers, and says it has world-leading tech. Its IPO is in sight, but not all is exactly as it seems.
Members club warehouse retail is suddenly very big in China, and Costco may have struck gold by offering bulk quantities of high value products that Chinese consumers want to buy.
On Friday, XPeng announced 2022 annual revenue of 26.86 billion yuan ($3.89 billion), a year-on-year increase of 28%, and a net loss of 9.14 billion yuan ($1.32 billion), which is 87.9% larger than the previous year.
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Friday March 17
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Monday March 13