China chip-packaging giant JCET takes over Shanghai plant of US flash memory maker SanDisk

China chip-packaging giant JCET takes over Shanghai plant of US flash memory maker SanDisk

Chinese chip-packaging and testing giant Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Tech (JCET) has completed its acquisition of an 80 per cent equity stake in the Shanghai plant of US flash memory maker SanDisk, the latest example of a transition in the global semiconductor value chain. JCET Management, a subsidiary of JCET, obtained that stake through a joint … Read more

Huawei heats up global smartwatch market with new GT 5 series to challenge Apple Watch

Huawei heats up global smartwatch market with new GT 5 series to challenge Apple Watch

At an event in Shanghai on Tuesday, Huawei introduced on the mainland its new Watch GT 5 series – with prices starting at 1,488 yuan (US$212) – featuring a slimmer design, upgraded antenna and algorithm for improved positioning accuracy, up to two weeks of battery life per full charge, TruSense health-monitoring system for heart rate … Read more

6 restaurants in Shanghai serving international cuisine, from tapas to Thai to brunch

6 restaurants in Shanghai serving international cuisine, from tapas to Thai to brunch

Shanghai has just survived its biggest tropical cyclone in 75 years – thankfully, Typhoon Bebinca’s visit was brief and the sun is shining once more. With China’s annual “golden week” holiday to celebrate the country’s National Day approaching – millions are expected to flock to the metropolis – here are six under-the-radar restaurants in Shanghai … Read more

Where a lactose-intolerant diner in Hong Kong eats Peking duck, Cantonese and Japanese

Where a lactose-intolerant diner in Hong Kong eats Peking duck, Cantonese and Japanese

Alexander Wong is an award-winning architect and designer of numerous luxury homes, retail spaces and cinemas in Hong Kong. He spoke to Andrew Sun. I have been lactose intolerant for years now, so I cannot have any butter, cream, cheese or milk. I used to eat a pint of Häagen-Dazs strawberry ice cream at a … Read more

Alibaba sets US$142 million promotion to waive delivery fees for Hong Kong’s Taobao users

Alibaba sets US2 million promotion to waive delivery fees for Hong Kong’s Taobao users

Alibaba Group Holding has earmarked 1 billion yuan (US$142 million) to waive delivery charges on Taobao users in Hong Kong for each order that costs more than 99 yuan during this fourth quarter. The three-month campaign covers categories such as fashion accessories, electronics, skincare and cosmetic products on Taobao, according to Alibaba, owner of the … Read more

Opinion | How China’s classroom culture of complaint has turned toxic – and not just for teachers

Opinion | How China’s classroom culture of complaint has turned toxic – and not just for teachers

For anybody unfamiliar with China, it might have sounded like an odd thing to say. In the lead-up to September 10, the day recognised by the central government as Teachers’ Day, President Xi Jinping underlined the rights of teachers and the need protect their high social status. As it suggested ways to implement Xi’s directions, … Read more

Shanghai offers wider access to foreign funds to buy start-ups, signals more QFLP quota

Shanghai offers wider access to foreign funds to buy start-ups, signals more QFLP quota

Foreign asset managers will be given more freedom in making private equity and venture capital investment as the city cranks up growth in the financial and technology sectors, mayor Gong Zheng said, amid signs geopolitical tensions and regulatory clampdown have thwarted inflows. “International asset managers will be encouraged to invest more in Shanghai’s technology firms … Read more

Meituan riders out-earn the average worker in Beijing, data from food delivery giant shows

Meituan riders out-earn the average worker in Beijing, data from food delivery giant shows

New data released by Meituan, China’s largest on-demand services provider, showed that its food delivery crews working in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen earn more on average than the local population. According to the report, Meituan delivery people who work in major cities and meet the company’s minimum work time requirement took … Read more

Huawei to step up AI ecosystem development across industries despite US tech sanctions

Huawei to step up AI ecosystem development across industries despite US tech sanctions

“Huawei has years of experience with its own intelligent transformation, and we’ve been helping a wide range of industries go intelligent, too,” Xu said in his keynote speech at Thursday’s opening of the Huawei Connect 2024 event, which runs until Saturday in Shanghai. The 57-year-old Xu is set to complete a six-month stint as the … Read more

China’s move to lift the retirement age unpopular among workers: ‘No one is happy’

China’s move to lift the retirement age unpopular among workers: ‘No one is happy’

China’s move to raise the retirement age – for decades one of the world’s lowest – appears to be unpopular among workers, though it has not seen the protests sparked by pension reforms in other countries. The top legislative body on Friday approved a plan to lift the retirement age for men from 60 to … Read more