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Louise Lucas covers tech in Asia for the FT. She was previously Asia news editor and has done several roles at the FT, including writing for the Lex column and covering consumer industries.

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  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    Lex
    Best of Lex: your weekly round-up Premium

    Cathay Pacific, China stocks, SoftBank/Elliot, Tesla, Baillie Gifford, Credit Suisse and more

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    Lex
    Best of Lex Midweek: Huawei v Hugh Grant Premium

    UK is a dithering pawn in the geopolitical tussle between China and the US

  • Friday, 6 December, 2019
    Lex
    Best of Lex: your weekly round-up Premium

    GAM, French luxury, UniCredit, M&G, Expedia, Alphabet, Steven Cohen

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
    Chinese trade
    Will China be a global player or split the world economy?

    Country’s economic rise and modus operandi is endangering diplomatic, trade and tech links

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2019
    Lex
    Best of Lex Midweek: Resetting capitalism, Hong Kong-style Premium

    Chaos on the streets has not deterred companies from bringing big-ticket IPOs to the local bourse

  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    Lex
    Best of Lex: your weekly round-up Premium

    StanChart, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Charles Schwab, Grubhub, Virgin Galactic, Spotify, Altria

  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2019
    Inside BusinessChinese business & finance
    Nowhere to turn for funding as door slams shut on China Inc

    US regulators, exchanges and politicians turn up heat on Chinese companies

  • Monday, 30 September, 2019
    Tencent Holdings Ltd
    Patriotic Tencent city-building game tops China charts

    Tech group taps into wave of nationalism as country prepares for national day

  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2019
    Ant Financial Services Group
    Alibaba restructuring paves way for Ant Financial IPO

    Chinese tech giant will own 33% of $150bn payments affiliate

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  • Monday, 23 September, 2019
    Chinese business & finance
    China government assigns officials to companies including Alibaba

    Move is latest sign of tighter links between state and private sector

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    Alibaba
    Jack Ma retires from Alibaba

    Move marks first succession at one of China’s tech giants

  • Monday, 9 September, 2019
    Apple Inc
    Apple and Foxconn broke Chinese law to build iPhones

    US tech group and manufacturing partner admit using too many temporary workers

  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2019
    Tencent Holdings Ltd
    Tencent sues critics in clampdown on reputational damage

    Suits against WeChat bloggers represent new front in censorship of online dissent in China

  • Monday, 26 August, 2019
    Megvii
    Chinese AI start-up Megvii reveals $728m first-half loss

    Facial recognition company pushes ahead with Hong Kong listing plan despite unrest roiling city

  • Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
    Inside BusinessTechnology sector
    Tencent’s difficult coming of age

    Chinese regulators continue to restrict content and sales as younger rivals challenge

  • Friday, 16 August, 2019
    Ecommerce
    Alibaba to buy Kaola ecommerce platform

    NetEase looks to sell online shopping unit to focus on gaming and music operations

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
    Alibaba
    Alibaba posts revenue jump ahead of management changes

    Robust earnings come as Chinese tech conglomerate prepares for new chairman

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
    Alibaba
    Alibaba revenues rise 42% on China online shopping surge

    Tech giant beats analyst expectations after Tencent disappointment

  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2019
    Tencent Holdings Ltd
    Tencent posts surge in quarterly profit

    Rise of 26% year on year before tax but top line continues to disappoint

  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2019
    Tencent Holdings Ltd
    Tencent profits jump 35% after video game rough patch

    Chinese tech giant was hit last year by moratorium on online game licences

  • Sunday, 21 July, 2019
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    Why the wheels fell off China’s tech boom 

    Investors are shunning the country’s crowded IT scene. Some companies are now burning through cash to win market share 

  • Monday, 15 July, 2019
    Artificial intelligence
    Tencent-backed robot maker UBTech looks to China for IPO

    Shenzhen-based company ponders choice of venue after $5bn valuation last year

  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2019
    Inside BusinessArtificial intelligence
    Cold water hits China’s AI industry

    After a slew of start-ups, capital, labour and hype have all wilted

  • Monday, 8 July, 2019
    Technology sector
    Kuaishou pledges ‘battle’ for China video market

    Streaming start-up plans new push for profits and features after being flat-footed

  • Monday, 1 July, 2019
    NIO
    Electric car start-up Nio hit by departures

    Chinese group suffers software problems and plunging shares since NY debut last year

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