text

No gambling, sex please: China widens crackdown on overseas deals

ArecentcrackdownbyChinaonoverseasinvestmentshasbeenassumedtobemainlyfocusedonhigh-profileacquisitionsofthingslikehotelsandfootballteamsaroundtheworld.However,Ch

text

Chinese Internet giants seeking more control in telecom world

China'sstate-ownedtelecommunicationoperator,ChinaUnicom,announcedWednesdayplanstobringinprivateinvestment,raisingasmuchas61.73billionyuan(morethanninebillionUSd

text

India imposes trading curbs on suspected shell companies

Indiaimposedtradingrestrictionson162listedentitiesidentifiedasshellcompanies,asurprisemovethatanalystssaidwaspartofabroadcrackdownonillegaloffshoretransfersandt

text

Why: Tech advocates want to stop a new Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act

Mostpeoplewouldagreethatsextraffickingisabhorrent.WhenagroupofSenatorsproposedanewbipartisanbillcalledStopEnablingSexTraffickersActitsoundedlikeanoblepieceofleg

text

Toyota to take 5 percent stake in Mazda: Nikkei

ToyotaMotorCorpwouldtakearoughly5percentstakeinMazdaMotorCorptoestablishaU.S.autoplantanddevelopkeyelectricvehicletechnologies,theNikkeireported.Thedealcouldbea

text

Amber Rudd demands 'real action' to remove online extremist content

TheHomeSecretaryhasputinternetgiantsonnoticetheGovernmentcouldintroducenewlawstoclampdownonextremistcontentonline.DuringavisittoSiliconValley,AmberRuddwarnedsoc

text

S&P 500 to exclude Snap after voting rights debate

TheSP500.SPXwillstartexcludingcompaniesthatissuemultipleclassesofshares,managersoftheindexsaidonMonday,amovethateffectivelybarsSnapInc(SNAP.N)afteritsdecisionto

text

Debunking China Myths: Is China’s tech power overrated?

Whentheworld’sleadingride-hailingserviceUbersolditsChinesebusinessunittolocalrivalDidiChuxing,TheEconomist–thefamousweeklypublishedinEngland–describedChinaasa“t

text

Alibaba to help Japanese e-tailers step up sales in China

China'se-commercegiantAlibabawillofferJapanesecompaniesasalespromotiontoolearlynextyeartohelpthemlevelupe-retailinggameintheChinesemarket,thecompanyconfirmedonT

text

SpaceX now valued at $21 billion

SpaceXisgrabbingheadlinesandtryingtoturntheaerospaceindustryonitshead.It'salsooneoftheworld'smostvaluableprivatelyheldcompanies.Thespaceexplorationoutfit,headed

text

Chinese firms create over 28,000 jobs in Ethiopia over past five years

Chinesecompanieshavecreatedmorethan28,300jobsinvarioussectorsduringthepastfive-yearperiodinEthiopia,anofficialattheEthiopianInvestmentCommission(EIC)toldus.Acco

text

Chinese firms ascend global rankings as economy transitions

Chinesefirmscontinuetoascendglobalrankingsastheircompetitivenessgrowswiththecountry'stransitioningeconomy.TheFortuneGlobal500listisseeingaChinaboomthisyear,ther

text

Chinese companies continue to climb Fortune 500

‍Theworld’slargestFortune500companiesfor2017havebeenannouncedbybusinessmagazineFortune.AndChinaishometomorecompaniesshapingtheworldthisyear,totaling115with10oft

text

China aims to build leading AI industry by 2030

Chinaunveiledanationalartificialintelligence(AI)developmentplanonThursday,aimingtobuildanAItechnologicallyworld-leadingdomesticindustryby2030.ReleasedbytheState

text

US bank card firms apply to enter Chinese market in months

US-based payment card companies, including American Express, MasterCard and Visa, are preparing to submit licence requests to operate in China within months, according to a Reuters report.

text

Silicon Valley mostly quiet in US Internet surveillance debate

FacebookInc,AlphabetInc'sGoogle,AppleIncandothermajortechnologyfirmsarelargelyabsentfromadebateovertherenewalofabroadUSInternetsurveillancelaw,weakeningprospect

text

Australia plans law to force tech giants to decrypt messages

TheAustraliangovernmentonFridayproposedanewcybersecuritylawtoforceglobaltechnologycompaniessuchasFacebookandGoogletohelppolicebyunscramblingencryptedmessagessen