https://www.scmp.com/rss/317113/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Wuzhen, a small town in Zhejiang (浙江) province, became the centre of global attention when it hosted the second World Internet Conference last month. The theme was “An interconnected world shared and governed by all: building a cyberspace community of shared destiny”. More than 2,000 participants joined the event. Among them were President Xi Jinping (習近平) and other heads of state, prominent local internet business leaders and leaders of major foreign internet companies such as Brian Chesky... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1897072/well-connected-growing-reach-chinas-internet-sector?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1897072/well-connected-growing-reach-chinas-internet-sector?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Jan 2016 03:02:35 +0000 Many foreign tech companies are taking a closer look at China again. During the recent visit of President Xi Jinping to the United States, leading tech firms such as Microsoft and Facebook sought discussions with the Chinese leader. Even Google, which was not invited to the events, is rumoured to be contemplating a return to China. READ MORE: Internet-related deals led the investments made in China's telecoms, media and tech industries in first half Over the past few years, many people have come... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1867853/how-foreign-tech-companies-go-local-survive-and-thrive-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1867853/how-foreign-tech-companies-go-local-survive-and-thrive-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:32:17 +0000 Singles Day (or Double 11 Day) was created in the 1990s in China to celebrate being single. A few years ago, Alibaba turned it into an online shopping event with heavily discounted goods. This year, total purchases on Alibaba's connected platforms, such as Taobao and Tmall, came to 57.1 billion yuan (HK$72 billion), a 58 per cent increase from 2013 and estimated to be about three times as high as US online sales over the Thanksgiving weekend. These online sales are further proof of China's... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1657403/chinese-digital-economy-remaking-world-commerce?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1657403/chinese-digital-economy-remaking-world-commerce?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:00:55 +0000