AiHuiShou’s Q2 Revenue Rises 56%, Fueled by Growing Electronics Recycling Network
Company releases first ESG report alongside its maiden earnings, aiming to spotlight its role in achieving China’s carbon-reduction goals Key points: AiHuiShou posts 56% revenue growth in its latest reporting…
Declining revenues, widening losses remove polish from Hiducation IPO
China’s fourth largest online vocational educator is looking for a high-tech boost from AI to jumpstart its business, as it searches for elusive profits Key Takeaways: Hiducation has filed to…
The business of ‘Knowing You’: AI companions fuel the emotion economy
Artificial intelligence is learning to ‘understand’ people to create a new wave of AI companionship that’s quietly reshaping how people connect with technology and themselves By Lee Shih Ta…
WuXi AppTec frees up money for Middle East push
The drugs services giant has stepped up sales of non-core Chinese assets to concentrate on its international expansion, with plans for a base in Saudi Arabia Key Takeaways: The company…
NEWS WRAP: Alibaba to roll Ele.me into newer Taobao Instant Commerce
The e-commerce giant will retire the meal delivery brand more than a decade after Ele.me revolutionized the sector using GPS location-based technology By Doug Young E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding…
EnjoyGo shifts gears to driverless future on road to IPO
The mobility arm of auto giant SAIC is making a Hong Kong listing to raise funds for development of self-driving car services, among other purposes Key Takeaways: EasyGo, the mobility…
BRIEF: Geely acquires stake in Renault Brazil, gains local resources
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (0175.HK) and its parent, Geely Holding Group, have agreed to acquire 26.4% of the Brazilian unit of French carmaker Renault SA(RNO.PA), which will share its production…
From green energy to property woes, China turns to financial engineering
Solar and wind farm builder Xinte announces plans to start collateralizing its assets using asset backed securities. And China International Travel is spinning off its real estate business.