Cissy Zhou
Stories by Cissy Zhou
Chinese investments in SE Asia rose 27% in 2023—Indonesia was the top beneficiary
Chinese investments in Indonesia totaled $7.3b last year, led by TikTok's $840m acquisition of Tokopedia.
Alibaba’s Taobao looks to cut reliance on ‘super hosts’ with new live commerce venture
The platform is facing pressure from rivals such as PDD and Douyin
Alibaba-backed lidar maker RoboSense falls in Hong Kong debut
Questions grow over how many self-driving cars will use costly sensors over cameras.
Asia’s data centre landscape is red hot and increasingly complex
New rules in China and Vietnam are creating uncertainty for the fast-growing sector.
Inside PDD, China’s e-commerce titan behind Temu and Pinduoduo
In the past month, PDD's market cap surpassed Alibaba's to make it the most valuable US-listed Chinese firm.
Clouds gather over Alibaba’s key unit after IPO plans scrapped
Cloud computing was supposed to be a surefire growth driver, but the future looks less sunny.
Tracing BYD’s journey from bargain battery maker to Tesla’s biggest rival
In Q3, BYD came within a hair's breadth of beating Tesla in terms of EV units sold worldwide.
Jack Ma still Alibaba’s ‘biggest boss’ as Daniel Zhang leaves cloud unit
Shake-up shows company needs deeper and more radical reforms.
China’s online shopping bonanza loses sheen as consumption sags
Online sales suffer amid COVID hangover, property weakness, and job losses.
Money is no object as investors swept by AI frenzy in China
In the past three months, over 30 Chinese entities said they are developing their own large language models.
