This Month
Why China’s Alibaba has risen from the dead
Alibaba’s shares have surged after it bet big on AI – in a surprise reversal of fortunes for the e-commerce giant, which had fallen out of favour among investors.
- Cecile Vannucci
Billionaires Altman and Son bet big on each other
Tech entrepreneur Sam Altman and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son lead talks over a record deal to make the Japanese investor the biggest backer of the ChatGPT-maker.
- David Keohane, George Hammond and Arash Massoudi
September 2024
- Opinion
- Inside China
Why it’s dangerous to be super rich in China
The number of billionaires has fallen 35 per cent in China, and corporate leaders may be devaluing their wealth, amid fears the state is targeting the rich.
- Ruchir Sharma
June 2024
China’s faltering tech giants push workers to the limit
As Chinese technology executives face a new reality of low growth, rising competition and investor apathy, many are making tough demands on staff.
- Updated
- Ryan McMorrow and Nian Liu
May 2024
Ray Dalio joins billionaires snapping up historic Singapore houses
The Bridgewater Associates founder’s family office has bought two heritage ‘shophouse’ properties for about $28.6 million
- Mercedes Ruehl
February 2024
Alibaba approves another $38b in buybacks after sales slump
The Hangzhou-based group is trying to stage a comeback from years of brutal government punishment and strategic missteps.
- Jane Zhang
October 2023
China puts world’s biggest Apple supplier in its crosshairs
Foxconn founder Terry Gou is testing his long relationship with Beijing as geopolitics reshape supply chains.
- Kathrin Hille
Xi tightens financial sector control with new super-regulator
The Central Financial Commission, which President Xi Jinping announced in March, will serve as the de facto watchdog.
- Cheng Leng and Edward White
Belgium monitors Alibaba hub over ‘espionage’ concerns
European governments have been increasing scrutiny of the alleged security and economic risks posed by Chinese companies.
- Laura Dubois and Qianer Liu
July 2023
Alibaba’s break-up turned this fundie more bullish
Antipodes’ John Stavliotis says the market environment is an opportunity to buy quality and resilient businesses in China.
- Joanne Tran
Why Xi Jinping needs a plan B for China’s economy
As growth has failed to pick up post-COVID, calls are growing louder for the president to launch a weighty stimulus package.
- Joe Leahy, Sun Yu and Chan Ho-him
The super rich are snapping up Tokyo’s new ultra-luxury homes
Tokyo’s luxury apartments are more affordable than comparable cities. A buyer with a million dollars can purchase twice as much prime real estate than in New York.
- Lisa Du
One man’s fight with China cost investors $1.3 trillion
The $1.5 billion fine that China imposed on Jack Ma’s companies last week is just a tiny amount of the economic pain that Beijing inflicted on investors in Alibaba and Ant.
- Lulu Yilun Chen and Jane Zhang
May 2023
- Exclusive
- Baby formula
Inside the Bubs board fallout
Bubs co-founder Kristy Carr and former executive chairman Dennis Lin were at an event in China in early April. Days later a board spill erupted. They were out, but tensions had been simmering for some time.
- Carrie LaFrenz
March 2023
Alibaba break-up may serve as China template for Big Tech
The Chinese tech giant addresses two objectives that have eluded many of its rivals: appeasing a distrustful government and investors traumatised by a regulatory crackdown.
- Updated
- Jane Zhang
China promises Tim Cook, Ray Dalio an open economy
New Premier Li Qiang reassured foreign investors gathered at a Beijing forum of the country’s commitment to opening wider to the outside world.
- Philip Glamann
Jack Ma returns to China to allay private sector fears
China’s new premier has been asking for the return of the country’s best-known entrepreneur, thinking it could help boost business confidence.
- Julie Zhu, Kane Wu and Kevin Huang
February 2023
Missing Chinese banker was working to set up Singapore family office
China Renaissance chief Bao Fan was establishing a fund to safeguard his wealth before his disappearance.
- Mercedes Ruehl, Tabby Kinder and Leo Lewis
Alibaba founder Jack Ma visits old friends in Australia
China’s once celebrated Jack Ma has been spotted in Australia where he is visiting old friends away from the Communist Party’s gaze.
- Michael Smith
Missing Chinese dealmaker casts chill across tech sector
The fate of China Renaissance banker Bao Fan is seen as a test of Beijing’s stance after a regulatory crackdown.
- Thomas Hale, Ryan McMorrow and Kai Waluszewski