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China’s Slowing Economy Hurts Overseas Tourism in Holiday Week
Chinese cut back on overseas travel and the growth of domestic trips also slowed during the week-long holiday that ended Monday, as protests in Hong Kong and a weaker currency and economy discourage people from traveling out of China.
Africa’s top mobile phone seller Transsion lists in Chinese IPO – TechCrunch
Chinese mobile phone and device maker Transsion has listed in an IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market, a Transsion spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. Headquartered in Shenzhen, Transsion is a top seller of smartphones in Africa under its Tecno brand. The company has also started to support venture funding of African startups. Transsion issued 80 million A […]
South China city eyes top teachers with offer of US$39,500 a year
As well as earning three times the industry average, successful candidates are promised 165 days’ leave.
China’s 5G Ambitions Push Huawei Suppliers Stock to Record High
China’s ambitions for next-generation wireless networks have propelled the country’s two leading printed circuit boards makers to new heights. The party may just be getting started.
Who has gained from Hong Kong airport’s record drop in passengers?
Hong Kong’s airport recorded its biggest decline in a decade last month, as anti-government protests have gripped the city.
Evergrande Is Too Big to Fail Thanks to Its Huge Land Holdings
This property developer is borrowing even more to expand into unlikely projects, such as electric vehicles. But there’s a method to the madness.
China's arrest of a Hong Kong man puts spotlight on a controversial shared rail station | CNN
A train station in the heart of Hong Kong could soon become a symbol of Hong Kongers' worst fears about China, after the detention of a UK consulate employee.
China works to turn Shenzhen into the new Hong Kong
New infrastructure and reforms would help city replace island as investment hub
Transsion’s Future Hub and Kenya’s Wapi Capital partner on Africa fund – TechCrunch
Transsion Future Hub, a subsidiary of Chinese mobile-phone and device maker Transsion, is teaming up with Kenya’s Wapi Capital to source and fund early-stage African fintech startups. Headquartered in Shenzhen, Transsion is a top-seller of smartphones in Africa that recently confirmed its imminent IPO. In 2019 it opened and financed Future Hub, an incubator and […]
Shenzhen police question artist over demolition protest art
Performance artist known as Nut Brother staged protest using giant excavator and dolls given by residents of Baishizhou, Shenzhen, who face losing their homes; police question him for several hours before releasing him.
China Gas Evokes Huawei to Defend Rural Plan Shunned by Rivals
China Gas Holdings Ltd. is holding fast to a strategy to expand in rural markets deemed too challenging by its rivals, and is evoking the experience of national technology giant Huawei Technologies Co. to help make its point.
White House Eyeing Chinese Forces Gathered on Hong Kong Border
The White House is monitoring what a senior administration official called a congregation of Chinese forces on Hong Kong’s border.
The Woman Who Helped Invent Juul E-Cigarettes Is Targeting China
One of the top scientists behind electronic cigarette leader Juul Labs Inc. is striking out on her own to launch a new e-cigarette brand in China.
A bot tweeting passages from modern China’s most famous writer has been silenced
China's authorities are leaping the Great Firewall to censor the words of Lu Xun.
Chinese tech giants form alliance to help advance industrial internet technologies
The Shenzhen Industrial Internet Union aims to help drive the development of new technologies for the industrial internet era in the southern coastal city that is often called China’s Silicon Valley.
WeWork's China Rival Is Said to Seek Up to $200 Million U.S. IPO
Ucommune is preparing to raise as much as $200 million in a 2020 U.S. initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said, a capital infusion that would help the loss-making Chinese startup battle WeWork Cos. across the world’s No. 2 economy.
China’s Tesla wannabe Xpeng starts ride-hailing service – TechCrunch
There’re a lot of synergies between electric vehicles and ride-hailing. Drivers are able to save more steering an EV compared to a gas vehicle. Environmentally conscious consumers will choose to hire an electric car. And EVs are designed with better compatibility with autonomous driving, which is expected to hit public roads in the coming decades. […]
Foreigners Are Dumping Chinese Stocks Before Tariff Deadline
Foreign investors in Chinese equities aren’t hanging around to see how the latest round of trade talks plays out.
China Signals Less Stimulus, Undermining World's Hottest Stocks
The world’s best performing stock market is looking vulnerable after Beijing officials signaled they’re less comfortable about adding stimulus.
Tesla Is Said to Mull Battery Supply Deal With China's CATL
Tesla Inc. is in talks with top Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. about supplying cells for the Model 3 cars it will assemble at a new factory near Shanghai, people familiar with the matter said. CATL’s stock jumped.
