This is the eighth part in the series The China Chronicles. Read the first seven parts here. Ant Financial’s (the fintech arm of the Alibaba Group) effort to acquire MoneyGram, one of the world’s leading…
TECHNOLOGY
IBM Technology Will Help Chinese Corporations Reduce Emissions
“Blockchain technology is expected to become an important means for effective control of carbon emissions, which is of great significance to China, the world’s largest source of carbon emissions.” The two companies completed a proof…
Amnet partners with China’s iFLYTEK on AI-powered advtg
Global communications group, Dentsu Aegis Network’s programmatic unit Amnet, has signed a strategic partnership with iFLYTEK, China’s information technology company dedicated to research of intelligent speech and language technologies, and development … ( read original…
China Telecom Eyes 5G Network Sharing
China Telecom, Unicom and China Broadcasting Network could share the costs of a 5G network to lower costs, while China Mobile is likely to construct a network on its own. China’s telecoms sector has signaled…
China to build world’s largest research platform for nano-technology
China is building world’s largest multifunctional research platform for nano-technology which would help develop more powerful computers and intelligent robots, official media reported today. The Vacuum Interconnected Nano-X Research Facility in Suzhou … ( read…
Blancco Technology Group Expands Asia Pacific Presence with New Office Opening in Beijing, China
ATLANTA and BEIJING, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Blancco Technology Group (AIM: BLTG), the de facto standard in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics, today announced the opening of a new office in Beijing, China.…
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (CHU) Coverage Initiated at Macquarie
Equities research analysts at Macquarie started coverage on shares of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (NYSE:CHU) in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. The brokerage set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Other…
Apple wins iPhone 6 patent battle in China
These are external links and will open in a new window A ban that threatened to stop the sale of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones in China has been overturned after a court ruled…
China Mobile Ltd. Wants More Broadband Customers
China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) reported fourth-quarter results early Thursday morning. Let’s take a look at what we learned. The world’s largest mobile phone network (about triple the size of the two largest American carriers combined)…
China Mobile, domestic rivals set sights on 5G
HONG KONG — China’s top three wireless carriers are looking toward beginning fifth-generation service around 2020, with the two smaller players hoping to narrow the gap with leader China Mobile. China Mobile said it will…
UPDATE 2-China Mobile's net profit holds up, raises dividend payout
* Net profit up 0.2 pct at 108.7 billion yuan * Revenue rises 6 pct to 708.4 billion * Final dividend raised 3.9 pct * Full-year payout ratio raised to 46 pct of profits *…
China's Tencent grabs 830m mobile payment users
GUANGZHOU — Chinese internet service giant Tencent Holdings now has more than 800 million people using its mobile payment services, having rapidly expanded by tapping the vast user base of its WeChat messaging app. All…
China Mobile : service revenue growth hits five-year high
China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless provider by subscribers, booked operating revenue of CNY708.421 billion (USD102.872 billion) for the year to 31 December 2016, equating to a 6.0% increase year-on-year, whilst annual service revenue growth…
