Business / Trendsetter

Kuaidi marries Didi: End of the battle or a new beginning?

[2015-02-16 07:06]

Didi and Kuaidi continue to be challenged by new rivals in ride-on-demand services sector.

Didi and Kuaidi in merger talks: report

[2015-02-13 13:23]

As both the cab-hailing apps companies haven't yet publicly commented on the deal, the Internet is abuzz with rumors.

Apple becomes first US company to break $700 billion valuation

[2015-02-11 14:56]

Apple's latest "bigger than bigger" slogan for the iPhone is turning out more and more apt as the company sets the record as the first US company to be worth more than $700 billion.

Xiaomi valued at $45b in new round of funding

[2014-12-30 10:20]

Xiaomi Corp raised $1.1 billion in a new round of funding that now values China's largest smartphone vendor at $45 billion.

TD-LTE leads advancement of China's telecom technologies

[2014-12-09 13:50]

China's homegrown 4G telecommunications technology, the TD-LTE, is poised for user numbers to hit 70 million by the end of the year.

Alibaba shatters 11/11 sales record

[2014-11-11 14:26]

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba has shattered the single-day sales for its Nov 11 online shopping festival, reaching the a new mark at 1:31pm.

Rocky road ahead for Qualcomm amid multiple probes

[2014-11-07 09:30]

Qualcomm Inc shares fell as much as 6.5 percent after the chipmaker said sales and profit in 2015 will be hurt by the fallout from a Chinese government probe and disclosed new regulatory investigations in the United States and Europe.

Online video crackdown targets illegal content

[2014-11-07 07:51]

A crackdown on online videos containing illegal information was launched by China's Internet watchdog on Thursday to further clean up cyberspace.

Jerry Yang joins Lenovo as independent director

[2014-11-06 20:52]

Yang, the co-founder of Yahoo! Inc, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director by Lenovo Group, said the company in a news release on Thursday.

Mobile advertising is key in China

[2014-11-06 11:42]

Mobile advertising is the future of marketing in China as increasing numbers of users connect to the Web through cell phones.

Ex-Sina executive joins Xiaomi

[2014-11-04 15:32]

Chen Tong, former chief editor and executive vice-president of Sina, has been appointed the vice-president of Xiaomi, in charge of media content building and management.

Video site has big plans in Chinese online market

[2014-11-03 17:32]

One of China's leading video websites, iQiyi.com, revealed its plans for 2015 programs and projects on Oct 31, as it aims to cash in on the booming Chinese online video market.

'Hello Moto' set to return China market

[2014-10-31 15:55]

With decades of brand awareness already in the market, executives from Motorola and Lenovo are optimistic about the Motorola's return to China even though the plans aren't clear.

Xiaomi taps 29 banks for $1b loan

[2014-10-30 10:34]

Xiaomi, a Chinese smartphone marker, plans to raise $1 billion from 29 banks in its first move to tap overseas funds for capital, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Alibaba-Apple alliance a win-win

[2014-10-29 16:39]

Reasonable possibilities about the two giants' marriage exist though they have not yet to confirm the rumors as of Oct 29.

Investors welcome 'Apple-Alibaba marriage'

[2014-10-29 11:42]

The shares of Alibaba surged on Tuesday after the firm's chairman Jack Ma commented on the potential tie up between the tech behemoth and Apple.

The weird world of Taobao

[2014-10-25 07:38]

Need a human hamster wheel? A spaceflight? Breast implants? From dead mosquitoes to someone to yell at, Taobao is full of oddities.

Case to the future

[2014-10-06 08:25]

According to the United States-based electronics protection case maker OtterBox, paying $60 for the 360-degree protection of an iPhone 6 seems to be a reasonable offer.

Big players may queer the pitch for domestic third-party firms

[2014-10-06 08:25]

Third-party smartphone case makers may find the going tough as more companies contemplate independent manufacture of stylish, changeable cases, experts said.

3D printing making inroads in China

[2014-09-24 11:28]

3D-printed models will be used to coordinate elaborate flower displays on Tian'anmen Square for National Day celebrations for the first time.

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