Tencent is the largest stock in the Hang Seng Index with a market cap of HK$2.58 trillion ($330 billion). There were no China technology names in 1997. Telecomm Big players China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.…
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Despite False Starts, Focus on Mobile Transit Ticketing Continues in China
China Mobile has introduced a prototype of a contactless SIM to enable transit ticketing on the iPhone. It remains to be seen whether it launches the new SIM embedded with a tiny antenna, but other…
These 20 Leading Technologists Are Driving China’s AI Revolution
China’s leading technology companies are on fire, heavily investing in artificial intelligence and building true global presences. McKinsey recently reported that academic and research institutions in the country publish more cited research papers than ……
Worldwide technology park group encourages partnership
Chengdu, a leading centre of hi-tech excellence in China, is building an alliance of world-class … Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Sophia Antipolis, a leading European technology park, proposed building a confederation of first-class…
Exclusive: China Unicom counts Alibaba, Tencent among investors in drive to raise $10 billion – sources
FILE PHOTO: Two men chat beside a logo of Alibaba (China) Technology Co. Ltd at its headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou Thomson Reuters By Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese…
EXCLUSIVE-China Unicom counts Alibaba, Tencent among investors in drive to raise $10 bln -sources
* China Unicom to raise $7.3 bln from new share issue -sources * Share sale plan to be finalised this summer -sources * Unicom among first SOEs targeted in shift to mixed ownership By Julie…
China Unicom counts Alibaba, Tencent among investors in drive to raise US$10b: Sources
Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holdings and Tencent Holdings will be among new investors pouring a total of around US$10 billion into mobile carrier China Unicom, sources said, part of efforts by Beijing to rejuvenate…
China’s Big Three sign up 102M 4G subs from Jan-May 2017
China’s three largest operators – China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom – registered a further 24.3 million 4G subscribers in May 2017. This brings their collective additions to 102 million for the first five…
China: Mobile advertising expenditure increases 90% in Q1 2017
The mobile advertising market has made significant gains over the last few years and APAC stood out as it leads growth across all regions with a 139% increase in eCPMs. According to the latest Smaato…
China sees quantum leap in secure telecommunications technology
Enjoy a longer, more in-depth read. June 20, 2017 Beijing—A Chinese quantum satellite has dispatched transmissions over a distance of 746 miles, a dozen times further than the previous record, a breakthrough in a technology…
China investments drives rise of ultra-performance electric cars
We test drive what’s on the way from China’s biggest car company * Petrol cars will be obsolete in 8 years, says US report * Chinese carmaker aims for electric, self-driving car by 2020 The…
China propels rise of electric ultra-high-performance cars
The ventures mix U.S. and European technology with Chinese money and manufacturing, reflecting this country’s rise as a market and investor for an industry where Beijing wants a leading role. Communist leaders see electric vehicles…
China sets new record for quantum entanglement en route to build new communication network
While the spectre of a communication network enabled via quantum satellites is still a long way off, as China edges closer to the goal it has led to predictions of a new space race. Quantum…
