Technology
Chinese flock to freewheeling US chat app Clubhouse
Audio-based social-media platform becomes free-speech haven for mainland users
China tech
IPO
Kuaishou shares rise 160% on trading debut in Hong Kong
Chinese short-video app's market cap tops ICBC and PetroChina
Semiconductors
China's top chipmaker SMIC says US restrictions hampering growth
Company unable to reap full benefits of pandemic-fueled demand, says co-CEO
Markets
Jack Ma's Alibaba raises $5bn in biggest Asia bond sale since May
Demand suggests investors are unfazed by regulatory curbs on e-commerce group
IPO
Bids for shares of TikTok rival Kuaishou reach triple of IPO price
Hong Kong gray-market trades put Chinese video app on course for record opening
China debt crunch
China's Yongcheng and Unigroup survive despite series of defaults
Troubles of two government-affiliated companies underscore investors' risks
China tech
TikTok gives up on India, months after government ban
App owner ByteDance beats a de facto retreat with mass layoffs
Caixin
Tencent fires 100 on graft allegations following internal probes
Most embezzlement and bribery linked to video-sharing, game and cloud services
Electronics
Lenovo brushes off chip shortage worries amid surge in PC demand
CEO Yang forecasts further growth from accelerated replacement purchases
China tech
Alibaba calls China crackdown a 'challenge,' but no news on Ant IPO
E-commerce giant vows to shoulder more social responsibility amid probe
Technology
GameStop turns little-known China firm Webull into No. 2 app in US
WallStreetBets flock to online brokerage as retail investors seek Robinhood alternative
Your Week in Asia
Alibaba results, Kuaishou stock debut, India budget
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Business trends
The China lobby: TikTok parent boosts K-street spending tenfold
Alibaba and Tencent accelerated expenditures while Huawei cut 80%
Opinion
Foreign dependence the Achilles' heel in China's giant tech sector
When it comes to advanced technology, China still relies on imports
Semiconductors
TSMC's bet on global dominance pays off after decades of planning
Chip-starved companies flock hat in hand to Taiwan to beg for more output
Automobiles
Chinese battery producers plug into soaring German EV sales
Three manufacturers to invest $5.3bn in European factories
US-China tensions
China's Xiaomi files legal complaint against US ban
Smartphone maker calls inclusion on blacklist 'unlawful and unconstitutional'
China tech
China to build $300bn electronics parts sector in break with US
Beijing steps up efforts to boost domestic tech supply chains
IPO
Kuaishou sets record as Hong Kong investors pile into $5.4bn IPO
Video platform share price set to be at top of range for offer next week
China tech
Ride-hailer Didi to hire 50,000 China vets a year with eye on Xi
Market leader curries favor ahead of IPO amid tech clampdown
