Investors are valuing the startup at $4.8 billion as it is about to close another funding round, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Monthly Archives For January 2026
Iran strikes could signal limits of Beijing, Moscow’s power as US flexes strength
President Donald Trump is weighing potential strikes against Iran that, if conducted, experts say could expose weaknesses of Russia and China as global military powers unable to protect their allies.
China’s record imports and the shift from trade surplus to industrial gravity
In 2025, China’s imports hit a record value of 18.48 trillion yuan. For decades, the orthodox view of the Chinese economy focused almost exclusively on its export prowess. However, the granular …
Jio beats China Unicom 5G users
Reliance Jio’s 5G subscriber base increased nearly 50 per cent year-on-year to 253 million at end-2025, putting it ahead of China Unicom.
Beijing renews call on US against using ‘China threat’ as ‘pretext’ to take over Greenland
UN Charter is foundation of current international order which ‘must be safeguarded,’ says Beijing over US interest in acquiring Danish territory – Anadolu Ajansı
Burner phones, security warnings and no ‘megaphones’: How Carney’s trip to Beijing struck a surprising new tone with China
In April 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney was standing on the stage of the federal election leaders’ debate when he was asked to identify the greatest threat to Canada’s national security.
China’s population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution
China’s population continues to shrink. Government statistics released on Monday revealed the population fell for the fourth straight year to 1.4 billion.
Jio 5G beats China Unicom 5G users
Reliance Jio’s 5G subscriber base increased nearly 50 per cent year-on-year to 253 million at end-2025, putting it ahead of China Unicom.
China’s economy meets annual growth target despite US trade war but birth rate drops to record low
China clocked its lowest birth rate on record in 2025 as its population shrank for the fourth year in a row, deepening a demographic challenge that could drag on the world’s second-largest economy for decades…
China’s birth rate hits record low as population continues to shrink
China’s population fell for the fourth straight year in 2025 as its birth rates sunk to a record low, despite the government rolling out a spate of incentives to boost them. The country’s population fell…
China punishes 69 senior officials, as anti-corruption drive deepens
Some 983,000 individuals were disciplined in 2025, up more than 10 per cent from a year earlier, according to China’s top anti-graft watchdog.
How Beijing ink artist Bingyi blurs the lines between history and fiction
In her solo exhibition, ‘Taihang Rhapsody’, at Asia Society Hong Kong, the Yale University-educated artist challenges Western conventions.
China Home Prices Fall Again as Calls Grow for More Action
China’s home prices fell in December, closing another tumultuous year for the real estate industry as its debt crisis persists.
