Brands focus on stories in refining China livestreaming to boost profitsWhen tech giant Apple joined China's livestreaming frenzy, a major driving force of the e-commerce boom in the world's second biggest econo...
29 Jun, 2023, 07.56 AM IST
Secretive Chinese committee draws up list to replace US techThe push to replace foreign suppliers is part of a broader effort by Beijing to exert control over its sprawling technology industry, inclu...
17 Nov, 2021, 08.02 PM IST
China's esports powerhouse status undermined by tough new gaming rules for under 18sChina is the world's biggest esports market with an estimated 5,000-plus teams, but the government's tough new rules aimed at curbing gamin...
07 Sep, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
From Tiger to Temasek, investors scarred by China edtech assaultChina is considering asking edtech startups to go non-profit, potentially wiping out a big chunk of the billions that private equity and ve...
24 Jul, 2021, 08.20 PM IST
China delivery giant Meituan raises $10 billion to build a warchest for drones, self-driving carsThe robust demand comes as Chinese regulators crack down on technology giants for a range of violations from monopolistic behaviour to flou...
20 Apr, 2021, 01.48 PM IST
Tencent faces broad China clampdown on Fintech, DealsAsia’s largest conglomerate was censured by China’s antitrust watchdog on Friday as Beijing expands a crackdown that began with Jack Ma’s o...
12 Mar, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
Amazon to shut down part of its Chinese e-commerce businessPulling out of Chinese e-commerce represents a setback for the company in the world’s largest retail market.
18 Apr, 2019, 01.12 PM IST
India accounts for three of Xiaomi’s top five global sales channelsXiaomi was India’s largest smartphone maker with a 31.1% share, followed by Samsung at 26.2% in the quarter ended March, according to Hong ...
04 May, 2018, 07.00 AM IST
This little-known Chinese startup just hit a valuation of $30 billionWang started Meituan.com in 2010 as a group-buying site similar to Groupon Inc., where people can get discounts by buying electronics or re...
20 Oct, 2017, 08.33 AM IST
China legalises ridesharing apps to ply on roadsThe new regulations govern their operations and define the scope of competition, outlawing the ploy of charging less than the cost of a tri...
29 Jul, 2016, 06.36 AM IST
China's drone industry to exceed $11 billion by 2025The nation's civilian drone market had grown by more than 50 per cent over the past years, with its product portfolio becoming increasingly...
06 Jun, 2016, 09.57 AM IST
Mobile gadgets overtake PCs in China's online retail salesShare of mobile sales in online sales nationwide gained 3.2 percentage points from the first quarter this year to 50.8 per cent in the seco...
28 Nov, 2015, 11.20 AM IST
China's web giants Alibaba and Tencent do battle over 'hong bao' ahead of Chinese New YearHowever, Tenpay only controlled four per cent of the market before the red envelope campaign debuted on WeChat in 2014.
18 Feb, 2015, 02.21 PM IST
China's JD.com values its IPO at $23 billionJd.com's $23 billion is far behind the $100 billion-plus price tag attached to rival Alibaba. But it leaves room for a decent performance.
13 May, 2014, 10.55 AM IST
Google emerges as the leader in application ad sales in ChinaAfter years of seeing its China strategy hobbled at almost every turn, Google has finally carved out a market niche where it' ads aimed at ...
23 Aug, 2012, 01.48 AM IST
- Phishing websites pocket $3 billion in China
Over 44 million personal computer users became victims of phishing websites in 2010, rendering a loss of three billion dollars in China, su...
15 Jan, 2011, 05.39 PM IST
- China satisfied with Google search engine tweaks
China is satisfied that US Internet giant Google Inc is complying with Chinese laws after it tweaked the way it directs users to an unfilte...
20 Jul, 2010, 11.30 AM IST