Business May 26, 2021
Old-school tycoons of Hong Kong are losing to China’s moguls
by Shirley Zhao
The past few years have seen a remarkable shift in fortunes between China’s tech-savvy moguls and their old-school Hong Kong counterparts.
Commentary / World May 16, 2021
Regulators may be doing Alibaba a favor after all
by Tim Culpan
Of great concern is that this core business once again contributed all of the operating profit because the rest of Alibaba’s divisions remain a drag on earnings.
Business / Corporate May 15, 2021
Alibaba vows to hike spending after first loss since 2012
by Coco Liu
Jack Ma’s flagship e-commerce firm swung to a 5.5 billion yuan ($852 million) net loss after the company swallowed a $2.8 billion fine for monopolistic behavior imposed by Beijing.
Business May 12, 2021
After $260 billion slide, Alibaba aims to show the worst is over
by Coco Liu and Zheping Huang
Alibaba has agreed to a record $2.8 billion penalty from Beijing and vowed to change certain practices deemed anti-competitive.
Commentary / World Apr 19, 2021
Trust me, you don’t want to be China's biggest billionaire
by Shuli Ren
Conspicuous wealth attracts unwanted scrutiny. Beijing is wary of rich developers because they often load up on debt, thereby putting corporate China’s financial health at risk.
Commentary / World Mar 31, 2021
I wrote a book on Chinese history. It was stolen by pirates on Alibaba
by Michael Schuman
The scale of counterfeiting in China is so vast that tackling it is an epic undertaking even for the supposedly uber-capable Chinese state
Commentary / World Mar 22, 2021
China’s regulatory war on Ant Group
by Angela Huyue Zhang
Once the powerful central bank publicly turned against Ant, bureaucrats who had endorsed the group fell silent and other departments began to jump on the bandwagon.
Business | FOCUS Mar 21, 2021
China crackdown cuts Big Tech down to size
by Dan Martin
There's a reason why the escalating crackdown is largely drawing shrugs from Chinese consumers: it is widely seen as necessary.
Business Mar 19, 2021
Patriotic voices find big audience outside China's tightly controlled media
The success of bloggers and social media personalities helps show where the line for permissible speech is under President Xi Jinping.
Business Mar 12, 2021
China denies plan for $1 billion Alibaba fine, but tech firms take a blow
Analysts said Friday's blizzard of fines send a strong signal of the Communist Party's dominion over the country's tech landscape.