Veteran Athletes’ Dilemma: Continue or Retire?
“I am too tired to continue. I decided to retire.” This is what Zhang Guowei, a Chinese star high jumper and former world silver-medalist, wrote on Weibo.
4/14/20205 min read
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Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Executive Joins Tencent Games as Adviser
Shawn Layden, the former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment's U.S. division and chairman of Worldwide Studios, announced on his LinkedIn account on September 20 that he has joined Tencent Games as a strategic advisor.
Chinese Drone Maker EHang Plans to Raise $43 Million With 3.2 Million ADSs
The Chinese commercial drone developer EHang Holdings announced its terms for the US IPO on December 5.
12/6/20192 min read
Jack Ma Talks About Manufacturing Woes, Alibaba Cloud, and the DAMO Academy at the Computing Conference 2018
The Computing Conference, one of the Alibaba Group's largest and most renowned events, opened on Sept. 19 in Hangzhou. Executive chairman Jack Ma, as well as hi...
China VC Weekly: Xiaoice, Lingerie and More
In last week’s VC news, Microsoft’s China-based spin-off gets a new injection granting it unicorn status, local lingerie industry leader Neiwai raises a whopping $100 million in the latest round, Alibaba and SAIC motors back smart vehicle software startup Banma, attracting $46t4 million in investment from a cohort of new and old backers, all that while the Tencent-backed Indian streaming giant Gaana raises $40 million in debt financing.
7/20/20215 min read
Shanghai to Continue Providing Subsidies for New Energy Vehicles until End of June
According to a plan issued by the Shanghai Municipal Government on January 29, individual consumers will be given a financial subsidy of 10,000 yuan ($1,473) per vehicle when they purchase a pure electric vehicle before the end of June this year.
1/29/20233 min read
From 2008 to 2022, A Transformed Landscape for Broadcasting at the Beijing Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will be broadcast globally using the cloud services of leading Chinese tech firm Alibaba.
1/29/20225 min read
BYD and Leapmotor Eye Takeover of Changsha GAC Fick Factory
Chinese automakers including Leapmotor and BYD are currently discussing the possibility of acquiring ownership of GAC Fick's factory in Changsha.
7/22/20223 min read
Alibaba Accused of Faking Singles’ Day GMV Figures
Just as Alibaba celebrated their new record of $38.4 billion in GMV on the Singles’ Day shopping festival, rumors questioning the integrity of those numbers surfaced and circulated on Chinese social media platforms.
11/13/20192 min read
Chinese Academy of Sciences Unveils Next-Generation AI Model 'Zidong Taichu 2.0'
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has launched a new generation AI model, "Zidong Taichu 2.0", which supports various modalities of data including video and 3D.
Meituan to Pay Social Security for Food Delivery Riders as Required by Chinese Government, Share Price Plummets
China's State Administration for Market Regulation and seven other governmental departments jointly issued “Opinions” on July 26 to protect the legitimate rights and interests of food delivery staff.
8/20/20214 min read
Plum Ventures Invests in Smart Retail Firm Jingpin Hi-Tech
Jingpin Hi-Tech, a smart retail firm specializing in Software as a Service (SaaS) systems, has recently completed an A round of financing worth tens of millions of yuan, featuring exclusive investment from Plum Ventures.
2/28/20223 min read