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How big is China’s tech industry? Here are the latest stats
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WPP in Talks to Sell Minority Stake in Chinese Unit
WPP has held talks to sell a minority stake in its operations in China, as the world’s largest advertising company reviews its business after founder Martin Sorrell’s exit.
Tencent and Alipay set to lose $1bn in revenue from payment rules
New central bank rules ban online financial giants from investing customer funds
Chinese tech giant Tencent plans to list its online music business in the United States
Chinese internet giant Tencent said it plans to spin off its streaming music service on a U.S. stock exchange.
Xiaomi has a lot to prove to US investors who are skeptical of Chinese tech
Xiaomi was pitching its IPO to U.S. investors last week, and many had little understanding of the company's broad product suite.
Cobalt, lithium and nickel are booming to drive China’s electric cars
Cobalt, lithium and nickel are booming due to China’s insatiable appetite for electric vehicles
ByteDance and Tencent Both Complain of Smear Campaigns
On the same day, tech rivals say they have filed reports with police about defamatory articles.
Tencent and ByteDance Take Ongoing Feud to Court
A Beijing court has accepted lawsuits filed by the two Chinese internet companies, each accusing the other of unfair competition.
Toutiao continues public argument, accuses Tencent of "stigmatization" · TechNode
Bytedance’s news aggregation platform Jinri Toutiao has said Tencent abused its market position to ban and stigmatize Toutiao’s products on its platforms,
China has 9 of the world’s 20 biggest tech companies
China has nine of the world’s top 20 tech giants, while the U.S. has got the other 11, according to this chart from Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker’s...
A Payments Battle Is Brewing in Hong Kong
Alipay’s azure blue logos began appearing two years ago in Hong Kong’s airport, greeting travelers from China who rely on the popular payments app back home.
Alibaba’s Profit Slips as It Spends to Expand Its Empire (Published 2018)
The Chinese e-commerce giant is spending heavily to become a full-service tech company like Google. But expanding into new ventures isn’t cheap.
Tencent’s 60,000% Runup Leads to One of the Biggest VC Payoffs Ever
South African media company Naspers Ltd. is cashing in a sliver of one of the greatest venture-capital investments ever.
Cash May Disappear in China as Payments Go Digital, PBOC Says
Just because China’s financial regulators are cracking down on cryptocurrencies doesn’t mean they’re souring on the idea of digital money.
Blockchain is a surprisingly hot topic at China’s annual political gathering
Tech leaders are singing the praises of blockchain at this week's Communist Party meetings—months after Beijing launched a crackdown on cryptocurrency trading.
China has shot far ahead of the US on deep-learning patents
Chinese companies are registering for more AI patents than their American peers, including in the advanced subset of AI called deep-learning.
Amazon Wants to Disrupt Health Care in America. In China, Tech Giants Already Have.
Amazon is trying to shake up health care by experimenting with its own employees' coverage, but Alibaba and Tencent have already done so in China.
No. 1 China Equities Fund Bought Only Three Stocks This Year
The little-known company returned 46% in 2017.
China's VIPKid Is Said to Raise Funds at $1.5 Billion Valuation
VIPKid, an online education company that matches Chinese students with North American teachers, was valued at more than $1.5 billion in a round of funding from investors including Sequoia Capital China and Tencent Holdings Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter.
A Chinese Video Game Rakes In Cash — and Draws Young Rule Breakers (Published 2017)
Amid political pressure, Tencent’s popular Honor of Kings added limits on how long young people can play, but fake accounts and other workarounds have proliferated.
