Han Wei

In 2023, ByteDance, which owns short-video sensation TikTok and its Chinese version Douyin, saw its total revenue surpass Tencent.

In China, AI is taking Internet advertising by storm – but at what cost? 

The technology is cutting the cost of ad generation, while raising the anxiety levels of professionals in the industry

New electric vehicles at Tesla's primary vehicle factory in California. The EV maker said it intends to cut its use of rare earth materials.

China’s rare earth stocks plunge as Tesla seeks alternatives

China accounts for almost 60 per cent of global output of rare earth metals, used in electric vehicles

ByteDance is counting on its e-commerce foray to help commercialise TikTok and finally turn a profit in the face of pressures from tightening regulations and mounting geopolitical risks

TikTok dives into South-east Asia with e-commerce push

BYTEDANCE’S TikTok is cranking up its e-commerce foray into South-east Asia as the Chinese tech giant pushes to commercialise the popular short...

Covid-19 vaccines based on mRNA technology are still not available in China – even though such shots, led by products developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, have outperformed most others in efficacy rates against the virus.
THE BROAD VIEW

Why China still doesn’t have an mRNA shot

AS THE fast-evolving coronavirus tests scientists’ capacity to develop more effective vaccines, drugmakers in China are scrambling to catch up with the...