Insight: How Samsung is beating Apple in China
GUANGZHOU, China/SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook believes that "over the arc of time" China is a huge opportunity for his pathbreaking company. But time looks to be...
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Fearing contamination, Chinese pay more for imported infant goods
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Sophie the Giraffe is a teething toy taking over the world one baby mouth at a time. The toy, handmade in France from Malaysian rubber sap, is...
Huawei smartphones: where Hollywood meets Silicon Valley
CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Guo Ping, deputy chairman of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's fifth-largest smartphone maker, reckons the Chinese firm's phones are unbeatable in terms of hardware, and...
Luxury shopping firms bet on casino approach in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - With flagging sales in their mainland stores and increasingly price savvy consumers, luxury companies are taking a leaf out of casinos' play books by offering junkets to...
Luxury shopping firms bet on casino approach in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - With flagging sales in their mainland stores and increasingly price savvy consumers, luxury companies are taking a leaf out of casinos' play books by offering junkets to...
Baidu foresees rising costs as competition heats up
(Reuters) - Baidu Inc, China's largest search engine, will increase marketing expenditures for the rest of the year to counter competition from rival Qihoo 360 Technology, which may further put...
Insight: China’s 2020 consumer is in a town you’ve never heard of
ZHENGZHOU/CHONGQING, China (Reuters) - Wearing a floral brocade cardigan and toting a Huawei smartphone, Guo Qian, 22, gushes over her latest purchases on Taobao, China's largest e-commerce platform. As an...
Top China college in focus with ties to army’s cyber-spying unit
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Faculty members at a top Chinese university have collaborated for years on technical research papers with a People's Liberation Army (PLA) unit accused of being at the...
China 360buy’s fundraising drive highlights IPO urgency
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese online shopping firm 360buy loses money, needs huge cash injections to feed its supply chain, and its profitable rival Alibaba Group has more than double its...
Sina banks on Weibo but weak fourth quarter guidance spooks investors
(Reuters) - Chinese Internet company Sina Corp said its fourth quarter will be hit by a softer economy and posted weaker-than-expected sales guidance, despite a stronger revenue contribution from its...