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China Roundup: RIP. Yahoo China

March 19, 2015 By Major Tian

This week saw the end of Yahoo China, the Shanghai Composite Index peaked, and Uber found an unlikely partner in the Warren Buffet-backed BYD.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China Round-up, Digital Economy, Finance, Internet Finance, Know China, Real Estate, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, BYD, EV, Housing Prices, Slider, Tencent, Uber, Xiaomi, Yahoo, Yu'e Bao

Alibaba and the Rest: The Davids Vs. Goliath

February 4, 2015 By Sarah O’Meara

With its huge scale and steps toward global dominance, can anyone rival Alibaba’s might in China’s e-commerce sector?

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Know China, O2O, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Alibaba IPO, Alipay, Baidu, JD.com, O2O, Slider, Taobao, Tencent, Wanda, WeChat

Is There a Chinese Silicon Valley?

January 19, 2015 By Chris Russell

As China seeks to innovate and upgrade its economy, has it developed any region that can definitively be called the Chinese Silicon Valley?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Finance, Innovation, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Baidu, Innovation, Innovation Works, Investment, Lenovo, Silicon Valley, Slider, Start-ups, Tencent, Xiaomi

China Roundup: Is the Chinese Economy Rebalancing?

January 8, 2015 By Major Tian

Tencent launched China’s first private bank, local governments vowed to crack down on ride-hailing apps, and with China set to miss its growth targets, it is being speculated that the much needed economic rebalancing has finally kicked in.

Filed Under: All Articles, Banking, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Finance, Know China, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Economy, Didi Dache, Fosun, GDP Growth, Kuaidi Dache, PBOC, Slider, Taxi App, Tencent

China’s Taxi Apps Fight it Out: Didi Dache vs Kuaidi Dache

January 8, 2015 By Li Hui

A look at China’s fast-changing market taxi app market, and how the two big rivals, Tencent-backed Didi Dache and Alibaba-backed Kuaidi Dache, are burning cash to outdo each other.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Infographics, Marketing, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Didi Dache, Infographic, Kuaidi Dache, Mobile Apps, Slider, Taxi App, Tencent

China Roundup: Taxi App Didi Dache Gets a $700 million Warchest

December 11, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, taxi app Didi Dache secured funding of more than $700 million, easily the biggest private investment in China’s mobile internet sector; LeTV announced an audacious plan to get into Tesla’s territory; and China’s import and export numbers slowed.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Digital Economy, Finance, Know China, Policy and Law, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Alipay, Apps, Car Rental, Didi Dache, Investment, IPOs, Slider, Technology, Tencent, Uber

China Roundup: Xiaomi’s ‘Smart’ Moves; and NDRC’s attempt to tackle pollution

December 4, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi made new moves in the wearable technology space; Tencent signed a deal to boost its K-pop quotient; and NDRC placed its bets on a new plan to clean China’s smoggy skies.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Environment, Know China, Technology Tagged With: Air Quality, Entertainment Industry, Environmental Pollution, EV, Interest Rate, PMI, Slider, Smartphone, Tencent, Wearable Devices, Xiaomi

China Roundup: Shanghai Composite Index Touches a High and the Tencent-Alibaba Battle

November 27, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, the Shanghai Composite Index reached a 40-month peak; experts speculated on future PBOC rate cuts, following last week’s interest rate cut which was the first since 2012; and Tencent and Alibaba locked horns.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Finance, Know China, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Economy, Interest Rate, PBOC, Slider, Stockmarket, Tencent, WeChat, Weibo

Chinese Outbound Investment in Technology: Bits, Bytes, and All Things Tech

November 18, 2014 By Li Hui

What are the likes of Lenovo, Tencent, Huawei and Alibaba buying? A look at some of the most significant Chinese outbound investment deals in technology.

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, Finance, Infographics, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology, Winning in China Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Outbound Investment, Gaming, IBM, Infographic, Lenovo, Mergers and Acquisitions, Slider, Tencent, Xiaomi

China roundup: APEC agreements; Alibaba’s Single’s Day Sale Booty; and a New Bankruptcy Law

November 14, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, the much awaited APEC conference came to a close, Alibaba netted more than $9.3 billion in Single’s Day sales; and Xiaomi announced its intent to invest in Youku-Tudou.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Economy, Know China, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, APEC, eCommerce, JD.com, Korea, Local Government, Online Gaming, PBOC, Slider, Tencent, Tudou, Xiaomi, Youku

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