Tim Cook meets China regulator in Beijing but no final word on Apple Intelligence

Tim Cook meets China regulator in Beijing but no final word on Apple Intelligence

Apple chief executive Tim Cook spoke with China’s top industry regulator on Wednesday on a range of topics, according to an official Chinese statement, but the announcement fell short of providing any information on the roll-out of Apple’s AI service in the country. Cook met with Jin Zhuanglong, the Industry and Information Technology Minister, to … Read more

Jackson Wang builds a fashion empire – and more – based on ‘easy, casual and fun’ mantra

Jackson Wang builds a fashion empire – and more – based on ‘easy, casual and fun’ mantra

From selling out stadiums to hawking his fashion line, singer and serial entrepreneur Jackson Wang is building a multimillion-dollar empire and his keen understanding of China’s youth is paying off in his latest summer collection. “Its easy, casual and fun”, said Wang, the founder of Team Wang Design, as he spoke about his most recent … Read more

Chinese tech giants from ByteDance to Meituan see surge in ‘golden week’ consumer spending

Chinese tech giants from ByteDance to Meituan see surge in ‘golden week’ consumer spending

Chinese tech giants providing dining and travel-booking services saw consumer spending surge on their platforms during the “golden week” National Day holiday, according to data released by on-demand local services firms including Meituan and ByteDance-owned Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. During the first five days of the annual break, which ran this year from … Read more

Apple video ads use humour to trumpet privacy protection for Chinese iPhone users

Apple video ads use humour to trumpet privacy protection for Chinese iPhone users

Apple is using humour to trumpet the privacy and security functions of its iPhones in its latest advertising campaign targeting Chinese consumers, at a time when personal data leaks on Android phones have become a concern in China. Apple has published video skits featuring well-known Chinese comedian Yue Yunpeng, in which an Apple employee introduces … Read more

‘No way out’: JD.com founder Richard Liu warns staff not to ‘lie flat’ as China’s e-commerce incumbents fall behind PDD

‘No way out’: JD.com founder Richard Liu warns staff not to ‘lie flat’ as China’s e-commerce incumbents fall behind PDD

JD.com founder and chairman Richard Liu Qiangdong has urged his staff to take more proactive actions to fend off competition and fix management problems or else there would be “no way out” for the e-commerce giant. The Chinese billionaire entrepreneur made those comments in a a thread on JD.com’s internal discussion board, where an employee … Read more