Digital Economy


Quantum Wars
| May. 26 2021
China is now a major player in a key building-block of the future—raw computing power.


Navigating the World
| Mar. 15 2021
China has joined an elite group by launching its own global navigation system, BeiDou.
Airlander Attempts to Rise Above Headwinds Once More
The Airlander 10, part plane and part airship, is the world’s longest aircraft in operation today. Roughly the size.


| Jan. 5 2017
Searching for the Future: It’s Time to Upgrade the Baidu Business Model
Baidu, China’s largest internet search engine, is having a hard time after a college student named Wei Zexi died.


| Jan. 4 2017
Is Didi Chuxing Grappling With a Pyrrhic Victory in China?
Didi Chuxing's battes in China are far from over.


| Dec. 8 2016
Live-streaming in China Surges in Popularity Despite Controls
Live streaming in China is not new. Even back in 2005 there were live streaming businesses based on the PC.


| Dec. 5 2016
Hands Off: Self-Driving Cars in China
China is keen to deploy self-driving cars for the same reasons as everyone else is: Autonomous vehicles may significantly.


| Nov. 21 2016
Who Benefits from Alibaba’s Singles Day?
It is a good time to reflect on Singles Day, a shopping carnival initiated by Alibaba that has just yielded.


| Nov. 18 2016
Chinese Tech Startups: The Great Idea Bubble
One of the topics favored most by Chinese tech people is which city, or region, in China will become the.


| Nov. 7 2016
Chinese Express Delivery Companies Deliver a New Way of Life
Each year Alibaba breaks a new record on Singles Day, the 24-hour online shopping extravaganza has now become a.


| Nov. 3 2016
Big data’s pursuit of the perfectly tailored ad: An Interview with Anindya Ghose
Imagine when you walk in a shopping mall, a mobile advertisement pops up on your phone, giving you a coupon.


| Oct. 18 2016
VANCL: China’s Clothing Giant Stumbles Back From the Brink
China’s apparel market is now one of the fastest growing markets in the world. Euromonitor statistics show many foreign.


| Sep. 12 2016
SkyTran CEO Jerry Sanders: Future Transportation Will Be Elevated
Traffic in major cities around the world is deteriorating. Jerry Sanders, CEO of SkyTran, believes that the solution lies above.


| Aug. 10 2016
Big China, Big Science
China is taking on some of the most expensive big science projects, for example, the world’s largest radio telescope.


| Jul. 18 2016