Alibaba

Movers and Shakers

Zhang Yiming: The man who said no to Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent

Rejecting offers from BAT to grow ByteDance, Zhang Yiming has quickly built up a social media content empire that includes TikTok and Toutiao, challenging the incumbents 

Zhang Yiming | ByteDance | TikTok

The Big Picture

Dai Wei and his Ofo: Fighting till the last act?

How the college student who founded a global bike-sharing sensation also led it to the verge of bankruptcy through a string of mistakes

Sharing Economy | Transportation

The Big Picture

China new retail: A blend of the best of online and offline shopping

Players big and small are contributing to China’s new retail revolution

E-commerce | Big Data & Analytics

The Big Picture

300 million users in 3 years: Cracking e-commerce the Pinduoduo way

The dark horse of online retail is our key to understanding China's new consumer growth story

E-commerce | Marketplaces & Platforms | WeChat

The Big Picture

From state to BAT, China backs startups for global AI dominance

Finance, automobile, retail and healthcare seen to lead China’s advances and gains in AI, as part of a RMB 10 trillion economy by 2030

General | Artificial Intelligence