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Chinese cities begin to pay public employees in digital yuan
Move in Changshu marks next phase to encourage e-currency's adoption
Alibaba, ICBC, Hong Kong developers pace stock gains on Fed pause signal, China holiday spending boost
Hong Kong stocks rose from a one-week low as traders cheered the prospect of an imminent pause to interest-rate hikes. Strong May Day holiday spending also aided sentiment as markets in mainland China reopened. ICBC led a rally in banks. The Hang Seng Index increased 1.3 per cent to 19,948.73 at the close of Thursday trading. The Tech Index added 0.6 per cent while the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.8 per cent from the level on April 28. Alibaba Group added 0.4 per cent to HK$80.70 while Meitu
Alibaba (BABA) Stock Moves -0.06%: What You Should Know
Alibaba (BABA) closed the most recent trading day at $81.48, moving -0.06% from the previous trading session.
China Anti-Spy Law Hits Bain As Foreigner Crackdown Persists, 'F-ed By China' Analyst Says - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)
Chinese authorities questioned and investigated employees at Bain & Company’s Shanghai office last week, in the latest crackdown of foreign businessmen in China.
Chinese Tech Giant Baidu Uses AI Algorithm To Improve Covid-19 MRNA Vaccines
“Enumerating all COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sequences would take 10^616 billion years, but our algorithm designs the most stable mRNA in just 11 minutes,” said He Zhang, a software engineer at Baidu Research in California and lead author on the paper.
Alibaba Cloud Builds Metaverse Launchpad on Avalanche
Named Cloudverse, the launchpad is designed to provide an end-to-end platform for companies to customize and maintain their metaverse spaces.
Could US climate envoy Kerry be ‘channel for communications’ with China?
John Kerry reportedly said he was invited to visit China in the ‘near term’ for climate talks but the timing has yet to be decided.
Xiyadie’s Cut-Paper Art Intimately Records His Experiences as a Gay Man in China
Xiyadie, currently the subject of a Drawing Center survey in New York, has received attention for his cut-paper art about being a gay man in China.
Stronghold Digital to Add 400 PH/s Capacity Via 4K Bitcoin Miners From Canaan Subsidiary
The machines will be installed in two tranches, one my mid-May and the second by mid-June.
Alibaba Spin-Off IPO In The US As Mainland Returns From Vacation
Asian investors cheered the potential Fed pause as the Asia Dollar Index gained +0.23% versus the US dollar, while Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand were on holiday.
AI-Powered Tools Offer a Multifaceted Solution to Recruitment Challenges - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA)
FinancialBuzz.com News Commentary NEW YORK, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a buzzword in the tech industry due to its potential to revolutionize markets by automating tasks and
Xi Jinping Can’t Handle an Aging China
An increasingly autocratic system will struggle to halt demographic decline.
Tech Unicorn Fourth Paradigm relaunches IPO, Riding AI Wave - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU)
Key Takeaways: Beijing Fourth Paradigm, backed by big-name investors, provides platforms and services to help companies develop customized AI The company has completed 11 rounds of fund-raising since its launch, boosting its valuation by more than 100 times to $2.95 billion in six years By Emily Chan
Low-profile founder of TikTok owner ByteDance emerges to make new donation
The entrepreneur is adding nearly US$29 million to a charitable education fund in his hometown, his first bout of publicity since 2021.
Chinese foreign minister heads to Pakistan with Afghanistan high on agenda
Qin will meet a Taliban representative for three-way talks during the visit, where he will also hold talks with senior Pakistani officials.
China Asks SOEs to Enhance Security Checks When Picking Auditors
China ordered state-owned enterprises and domestically-listed companies to ramp up security checks when hiring accounting firms, in Beijing’s latest move to ensure data security amid tensions with the US.
The future of advertising is here, and it’s a giant QR code formed by drones flying over Shanghai
Video streaming app Bilbili got people talking with a huge advertisement in the skies above Shanghai — a scannable QR code formed by drones.
Xu Ruotao’s experimental indie films about artists and dissidents
The streaming service Montage has released a collection of seven of director Xu Ruotao’s films, including his most recent documentary, “Ants Dynamics.”
Shanghai’s upscale Da Vittorio brings back outdated ‘ladies’ menu’
Chinese women don’t need men to pay for their truffle pasta, okay?
Editor’s note for Thursday, April 22, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Car bombing in Pakistan hits hotel of Chinese ambassador just minutes before he arrived
Security risks remain high for Chinese interests in Pakistan: The Tehreek e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on a hotel where the Chinese ambassador was due to stay. Five were killed as Chinese officials were minutes away from the location.
Chanel mocked on Chinese social media after losing trademark lawsuit against Huawei
Internet users are jeering at French fashion brand Chanel after it lost a trademark infringement lawsuit to Chinese mobile phone giant Huawei.
Laiye: The Chinese AI company that wants to rule the chatbot world
With an infusion of $50 million, Laiye has ambitious plans to become the dominant vendor of RPA software and customer service chatbots to global clients.
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.
Heretic, separatist, traitor: Uyghur activist Halmurat Harri’s in-between life
Few people have done as much as Halmurat Harri, the activist behind the #MeTooUyghur movement, to raise awareness globally of the suffering of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. But Harri’s approach has made him a controversial figure among fellow activists.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, April 21, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
U.S. and China to kick-start diplomatic ties with ambassador appointments even as ‘strategic competition’ deepens
Nicholas Burns and Qin Gang, both experienced diplomats, are widely expected to be named by Washington and Beijing to be ambassadors in the other capital. Their jobs will not be easy.
Edutech: ByteDance invents entirely new product category with Dali Smart Lamp
In 2020, ByteDance — the company globally famous for TikTok — began selling a desk lamp that uses AI to help kids do their homework and allows busy parents to supervise remotely. The product became a best seller and has sparked a multibillion-dollar “Great War of a Thousand Lamps.”
The first McDonald’s in Beijing was a symbol of engagement
When it opened near Tiananmen Square in 1992, the golden arches of America’s most recognizable restaurant represented an act of strategic engagement for the U.S. For Beijingers, McDonald’s represented cosmopolitanism, with Party officials allegedly rented out the 700-seat space for private functions such as their children’s birthdays.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, April 20, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
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.
Q&A: Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao on carrying on her family legacy and forging her own path
In this interview, Angela Chao talks about her experience becoming the CEO of Foremost Group, how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global shipping industry, and her philanthropic efforts.
Chinese celebrity apologizes for texting employees at all hours after social media backlash
A celebrity boss who overworks her employees has sparked another discussion on Chinese social media about the country’s severe lack of work life balance.
In China, delivery workers struggle against a rigged system
China’s 7 million food delivery drivers, classified as part of the gig economy, lack protection from the country’s labor laws. Their attempts to improve their working conditions have repeatedly been rebuffed.
Editor’s note for Monday, April 19, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
U.S. and China commit to ‘taking enhanced climate actions’ after Kerry’s negotiations in Shanghai
China appeared to accept U.S. climate envoy John Kerry’s proposition that climate change be treated as a standalone issue in relations, nearly three months after dismissing the possibility. But will the words of a new joint statement translate into action?
