China Mobile’s first-ever drop in 4G subscribers in April can be attributed to the company’s early arrival to the space. This reflects the broader market’s maturation that’s also adding similar pressure on Unicom and China…
Monthly Archives For May 2018
China Mobile International (CMI) Establishes Japan Office
東京, 2018年5月24日 – (JCN Newswire) – China Mobile International Limited (CMI) has hosted the opening ceremony of its Japan office in Tokyo. Attending were Mr. Song Yaoming, Minister of Economic and Commercial Office, Embassy of…
U.S. employee in China reported strange sounds, pressure
A U.S. employee in southern China reported abnormal sensations of sound and pressure, the State Department said Wednesday, recalling similar experiences among American diplomats in Cuba who later fell ill. In an emailed notice to…
China disinvited from US military exercise
Pompeo said the U.S. has “expressed consistent concern about militarization of the South China Sea. We had a chance to talk about that, and I will leave to our militaries to talk about their efforts…
US disinvites China from military exercises after country continues ‘militarization’ of disputed island
The Pentagon on Wednesday announced it was disinviting China from the Rim of the Pacific Exercises following reports the country was again secretly beefing up its military operation. The move comes after Fox News exclusively…
China’s plan to land on the far side of the moon could be historic, experts say
China’s ambition to soft-land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon later this year faces considerable challenges, but if successful would propel the country’s space program to the forefront of one of the…
China’s brick-and-mortar state bank looks to Alipay for help to embrace fintech
Ant Financial, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, said on Wednesday it had signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Everbright Bank and its financial technology affiliate Everbright Technology, to help the…
China’s lending bubble is history
China’s shadow banking sector has been a major source of speculative lending to the global economy. But 2018 has seen it entering its end-game, as our first chart shows, collapsing by 64 per cent in…
Airlines obey Beijing’s demand to call Taiwan part of China
SHANGHAI — British Airways, Lufthansa and Air Canada are among 20 carriers that now refer to Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing considers its territory, as a part of China on their global websites ,…
How Alibaba Helps U.S. Brands Reach a Half-Billion China Consumers
If you think of China solely as a manufacturing hub you’ve missed major economic shifts in the country and its population of 1.3 billion. China’s consumption economy is booming. The country’s middle class is already…
How China’s state-backed companies fell behind
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — In August 2017, the lumbering telecom operator China Unicom was selected as a test case for Beijing’s latest attempt to reform some of its state-controlled companies. It was a prime candidate for…
China Mobile Sees First-Ever Drop in 4G Users
China Mobile Ltd., the world’s biggest wireless carrier by subscribers, posted its first-ever decline in subscribers for its most advanced 4G service in April, as the Chinese market shows growing signs of maturation. China Mobile…
The 7 Most Popular Mobile Apps in China
China’s mobile market hosts some of the highest-growth apps in the world. However, it’s also a rapidly evolving landscape that can be confusing for American investors to follow. So today I’ll highlight seven of the…
