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China’s antitrust probe: Tencent and Meituan are next
China’s crackdown on Big Tech is real and ongoing, but it’s not going to kill the geese that lay the golden eggs. Here are the latest developments.
April 30, 2021 Source: The China Project
Tech is coming for China’s convenience stores
Convenience stores in Japan and Taiwan have long offered their customers everything from beer and soft drinks to an amazing variety of freshly cooked food. The Japanese chains and their local knockoffs have grown rapidly in China in the last two decades, but now tech companies are aggressively moving into their turf.
April 22, 2021 Source: The China Project
All the electric car companies in China — a guide to the 46 top players in the Chinese EV industry
Electric vehicles, smart systems to drive them, and advanced batteries to power them are attracting enormous sums of capital and China’s best engineering talent. These are the companies that are fighting for one of the most lucrative markets in the world. Many of them will be global EV players.
April 20, 2021 Source: The China Project
Delivering packages for Chinese logistics companies pays terribly, according to new report
China’s ecommerce boom is great for consumers, but the people who do the last-mile delivery put up with miserable working conditions for small salaries.
March 26, 2021 Source: The China Project
Ecommerce giant JD.com to spin off another company with logistics arm IPO in Hong Kong
JD.com, China’s second-biggest ecommerce group after Alibaba, is to launch its third public listing: JD Logistics has filed for a Hong Kong IPO.
February 17, 2021 Source: The China Project
Consumers love cheap groceries, but can community group buying withstand government scrutiny?
Community group buying is taking China’s residential compounds by storm as even non-tech-savvy grannies see the price benefits and tech companies pour millions into the sector. But not everyone is happy with the booming new industry.
December 22, 2020 Source: The China Project
JD Finance under fire for advertising that preys on the poor
China’s fintech companies are under growing pressure as their need for rapid growth leads to ethically questionable business practices that target the financially vulnerable.
December 21, 2020 Source: The China Project
After Ant IPO suspension, Beijing eyes antitrust regulation for tech sector
A week after the surprise suspension of the Ant Group’s gargantuan IPO, Chinese regulators are taking the country’s entire tech sector to task. Newly drafted antitrust regulations would bring scrutiny to Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, JD.com, and others.
November 10, 2020 Source: The China Project
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s half-trillion-dollar opportunity
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange used to lean on its finance and banking sector, but political turmoil has forced it to change. The exchange may have found salvation in China’s tech giants that seek refuge as they scurry away from America.
August 12, 2020 Source: The China Project
The biggest ecommerce companies in China — a brief guide
China’s ecommerce market is complex, massive, and highly competitive. Its companies and their business models are completely different from those in other markets, and none of the big American and European players have any real presence. This is a guide to the major Chinese players and their offerings.
August 7, 2020 Source: The China Project
New U.S. regulations may send Chinese IPOs to other markets
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation which could bar some Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges. The bill was approved with unanimous consent and requires companies to establish they are not owned or controlled by a foreign government.
May 20, 2020 Source: The China Project
JD’s Richard Liu faces rape lawsuit
JD.com, China’s number two ecommerce company, made headlines last year in September, when founding CEO Richard Liu (刘强东 Liú Qiángdōng) was arrested on suspicion of…
April 17, 2019 Source: The China Project
From a red scarf video to bad feng shui — our top news this week
From massive layoffs at an ecommerce giant to a real estate company winning a lawsuit against a blogger who claimed one of its buildings had…
April 12, 2019 Source: The China Project
Trouble at JD — ecommerce winter, or a company adrift?
JD.com, China’s number two ecommerce company, made headlines last year in September, when founding CEO Richard Liu (刘强东 Liú Qiángdōng) was arrested on suspicion of…
April 10, 2019 Source: The China Project
JD rumored to begin round of layoffs (single and childless women first?)
JD rumored to begin round of layoffs (single and childless women first?)
November 28, 2018 Source: The China Project
JD stocks plummet as police report shows rape allegations
“New revelations Wednesday that Minnesota police arrested Chinese billionaire Richard Qiangdong Liu 刘强东 on suspicion of rape rather than assault have intensified scrutiny on the…
September 5, 2018 Source: The China Project
Who is the wife of Liu Qiangdong?
Following the arrest of Liu Qiangdong, the CEO of JD.com, many netizens expressed their sympathy to his wife, Zhang Zetian, commonly known as Sister Milk…
September 4, 2018 Source: The China Project
Singles Day wraps up a $25 billion shopping spree
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November 13, 2017 Source: The China Project
China’s high-end retail emporium
Walmart’s Sam’s Club in China targets a somewhat broader demographic than in the U.S., offering $1,700 bottles of Lafite and $295,000 diamond rings in addition to bulk groceries and other discount products.
November 4, 2016 Source: The China Project