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  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    LexTechnology sector
    China tech stocks: relief rally eases lockdown pain Premium content

    More attention should be paid to decisions over not providing guidance — they suggest the worst is yet to come

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Equities
    Alibaba leads Chinese tech sector surge after first-quarter results

    Ecommerce group’s Hong Kong shares rise 12% after beating earnings estimates despite Covid lockdowns

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Alibaba warns of Covid hit even after beating sales expectations

    Chinese ecommerce group achieves 9% revenue growth but is weighed down by Beijing’s pandemic restrictions

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    #techAsia
    TSMC price hike and a bargain-hunting Alibaba Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Alibaba targets bargain-hunting shoppers to boost slowing sales growth

    Chinese ecommerce group’s Taobao Deals app is aimed at the estimated 930mn consumers in smaller and less affluent cities

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Chinese state media report on ‘Ma’ detention sparks Alibaba sell-off

    Broadcaster CCTV later indicated it was not referring to billionaire founder Jack Ma

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast32 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part One)

    What brought the FBI to arrest a Chinese-American scientist in the middle of the night?

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Tech Tonic podcast32 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part One)

    What brought the FBI to arrest a Chinese-American scientist in the middle of the night?

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    #techFT
    Back to the future: driverless cars become reality Premium content

    Chinese and US autonomous vehicles battle it out for the future of transportation

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Alibaba increases share buyback programme to $25bn in boost to stock

    Chinese ecommerce group raises plan for second time in a year after tech crackdown hammered company

  • Friday, 11 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    China’s tech platforms become propaganda tools in Putin’s war

    Response to Ukraine invasion poses ESG problems for foreign investors in country’s social media companies

  • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
    Alibaba reports slowest quarterly sales growth since 2014 listing

    Chinese ecommerce giant hit by Beijing’s tech crackdown, Covid and rising competition

  • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
    News in-depthChinese business & finance
    Star China investor Boyu seeks to navigate Xi’s tech crackdown

    Private equity firm whose founders include ex-president Jiang Zemin’s grandson rode sector’s long boom

  • Wednesday, 22 December, 2021
    Chinese equities
    China tech stocks stage muted rebound

    Hong Kong-listed stocks rise after a sell-off prompted by regulatory action in Beijing and Washington

  • Monday, 20 December, 2021
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s top online shopping celebrity suspended after tax fine

    Alibaba hit hard after Viya fined $210m for under-reporting income from internet promotions

  • Monday, 13 December, 2021
    Alibaba fires female employee who accused superior of sexual assault

    Dismissal letter says employee spread ‘false information’ and created ‘a negative impact’

  • Monday, 6 December, 2021
    Alibaba finance chief to step down in company restructuring

    Chinese ecommerce giant has been hit by Beijing’s crackdown on tech groups and rising competition

  • Friday, 3 December, 2021
    News in-depth
    Alibaba challenged as TikTok generation starts shopping on short video apps

    Douyin, TikTok’s sister app, and Kuaishou take on China’s leading online shopping giant

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    #techFT
    Alibaba faces new crocodiles in the Yangtze

    Video-sharing platforms Douyin and Kuaishou take market share from Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall

  • Thursday, 18 November, 2021
    Alibaba warns of slowdown in Chinese consumer spending

    Tech group’s stock falls 10 per cent after disappointing results

  • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
    LexChinese business & finance
    Tsinghua Unigroup: China’s hopes of semiconductor self-sufficiency rest on a bailout Premium content

    Alibaba’s interest in chipmaker makes some sense but it would not be a strategic acquisition

  • Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
    #techFT
    US delisting threat looms over Chinese tech stocks Premium content

    Washington poised to take action on US-listed China companies just as the market show signs of recovery

  • Tuesday, 19 October, 2021
    Lex
    Alibaba: new chip could end up costing an Arm and a leg Premium content

    UK and US links risk exposing Chinese group’s core computer systems to political disputes

  • Monday, 13 September, 2021
    Ant Group
    Beijing to break up Ant’s Alipay and force creation of separate loans app

    Chinese fintech will turn over user data to new joint venture partly owned by state

  • Monday, 13 September, 2021
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    Knocking down Chinese tech walls

    ‘Kimchi coins’ crackdown, Irish data duds, Maverick’s hands-free jetpack

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