Chinese companies going global. Global companies capitalizing on the size and growth of the China market. State-owned enterprises. Policy-based state investment. Startup unicorns with Chinese characteristics. There is no shortage of business stories to tell in China.
The state-owned electric utility monopoly State Grid Corporation of China is the largest utility company in the world, ranking second on the 2018 Fortune Global 500 List. That is well known. Less celebrated is that State Grid was the only Chinese company ranked in the top 20 in AI patent applicants, per the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Shares in Luckin Coffee plummeted by 11% on Friday after Muddy Waters Research, a China-focused short-seller research and investment firm, tweeted that it had placed...
Of all the businesses impacted by the Wuhan coronavirus, those in the retail and restaurant industries have had it worst. A January 31 report by...
The U.S.-China phase one trade deal increases the probability that Beijing will soon grant Amex final approval to launch its card-clearing business in China. However, it will be difficult for Amex to unseat entrenched incumbents.
Photo credit: The China Project illustration by Derek Zheng. The U.K. opened a narrow door to Huawei 5G, with the government’s decision to designate “the Chinese...
How to stay sane as an entrepreneur in a pandemic.
After more than a year of intense internal study and deliberation, and pressure from both the U.S. and Chinese governments, London on Tuesday decided to...
The British government labelled Huawei a "high-risk vendor," but allowed it to sell its 5G equipment for non-core parts of U.K. telecoms networks.
Photo credit: The China Project illustration by Derek Zheng The Chinese electric vehicle market potential is enormous. But NIO — one of its leading players...