Benefits of big data not yet being fully exploited in China
Surging data flows, which have become one of the hallmarks of the digital era, are gaining a higher profile than traditional flows of goods, liquidity and people. This seems particularly ...
Industrial internet can power China's factory revolution
With the development of industrial internet gaining increasing prominence in China's innovation policy framework, which has turned out to be one of the most talked-about topics during this year's two ...
Giving credit where due can help cut systemic risks in China
A critical gap in China's financial landscape, which is being transformed by the internet, is set to be filled with the central bank's recent issue of the nation's first personal ...
More A-share progress needed to tempt tech giants
With supply-side reforms in China's domestic capital market gathering pace, there have been discussions about overseas-listed Chinese companies – mostly technology firms – potentially relisting in the A-share market. It ...
Chinese firms helping to reshape SE Asia's AI sphere
Chinese AI firms eyeing a foothold in Southeast Asia should realize that the path to success in a market that is so geographically, culturally and linguistically fragmented could be bumpy.
China reclaiming its status as a leader in innovation
Invention is the original act of creation while innovation is the creation of value at scale. Scale is critical, because it enables us to build companies that reduce costs, expand ...
China must overcome talent gap to fulfill AI ambitions
There is little doubt that the excitement around artificial intelligence (AI) in China will continue in 2018, but it's worth noting that the country's AI sector is facing a somewhat ...
China needs to get tougher with market offenders
However, the fall of LeEco attests not just to the problems of an overly expansionist business model, but to the risks of amplification through stock market hype.
To be fair, efforts ...
Realizing AI's full potential will take time in China
There's no hotter phrase than artificial intelligence (AI) in today's technology world. This is especially so in China, where Google's Go-playing AI AlphaGo trounced top-ranked Chinese Go grandmasters at a ...
B&R offers digital prosperity as well as infrastructure
While some people still regard the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative mainly as a drive by China to export its rail, road and port construction capabilities, there are signs that ...
New tech gives much-needed face to Apple in China
Some observers have been dismissive about Apple's forthcoming 10th anniversary iPhone, which is believed to enable face unlocking. But their scorn won't keep the new phone from heralding a new ...
More unicorns are emerging, perhaps too many
It may be too early to get nervous about frothy bubbles in China's Internet sector, but the country's remarkable rise to global fame in terms of churning out unicorns does ...
Chinese consumers not enthused by smart homes yet, but firms anticipate gold rush
China has continued to appeal to both domestic and foreign firms seeking a slice of its enticing smart home market, although mass consumer interest in the new technology has yet ...
International cooperation on 5G benefits us all
China has ambitious plans for the upcoming 5G era. During the recently concluded Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai, Asia's largest mobile event, China Mobile, the world's largest telecom carrier in ...
China needs real AI innovation, not profit-seeking
Some bizarrely embarrassing mistakes spotted in a high-profile artificial intelligence (AI) presentation by Baidu last week might have thrown some much-needed cold water on China's AI fever, amid concerns of ...
Car sharing promising but needs guidance
While cycles for hire remain all the rage in many cities across China, it seems that some of the cities bedecked with colorful bikes are already enjoying another boom: Car-sharing ...
Rise in cybercrime in China offers business opportunity
With cross-border deals taking a growing share of China's thriving e-commerce sector, the risks from cyberattacks have also been on the rise. This calls for caution about the hidden danger ...
Unicom's unlimited data plan comes with limits
In addition to spotty cellular coverage, a host of unlimited plans are not exactly “unlimited.” For example, users of Verizon's unlimited plan face the risk of throttling their data speeds ...