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China’s Court Bans iPhone Sales Due To Its Patent Dispute With Qualcomm

A court in southeastern China’s Fujian province has issued a ban in the country on most iPhone sales due to a patent dispute between the U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm and Apple, according to a Qualcomm statement released on Monday. The Fuzhou Intermedi……


Renowned Chinese Physicist And Founder Of Danhua Capital Zhang Shoucheng Commits Suicide

Zhang Shoucheng, a renowned Chinese physicist and founding chairman of venture capital firm Danhua Capital, passed away on December 1 at the age of 55 after “fighting a battle with depression”, according to a statement issued by Zhang’s family on……


China Turns Out Most Patent Applications Globally For Seventh Year In A Row

China has accounted for around 40% out of a total 3.17 million patent applications submitted worldwide last year, topping the list for the seventh consecutive year, according to a report released by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The ……


China’s Youth-Targeted Rental Service Provider E+ Youth Apartment Raises $14M In Series A Round

E+ Youth Apartment, a Chinese youth-targeted apartment rental service provider, has raised nearly RMB100 million (US$14.41 million) in series A round of financing from Chinese investment firm Pengwan Investment, the spokesperson of E+ Youth Apartment t……


China’s Real-Time Communication Service Provider Agora Secures $70M In Series C Financing Round

Chinese voice, video and live broadcasting platform Agora.io, the real-time communication service provider of smartphone maker Xiaomi, has closed a US$70 million series C financing round, led by technology-focused investor Coatue Management. The latest……


Alibaba-Backed EV Maker Xpeng Motors To Begin Selling First Electric SUV In December

Xpeng Motors, a Chinese electronic vehicle maker backed by Alibaba Group, sets to put its first intelligent pure electric SUV model, Xpeng G3, on sales in December in Guangzhou, according to a WeChat announcement. The fully electric, five-seat compact ……


China’s Private Equity Fund BMC Europe Buys Out German Rayon Maker Cordenka GmbH For $272M

BMC Europe, a private equity fund managed by Shanghai International Group (SIG) and backed by Shanghai government, has acquired German rayon maker Cordenka GmbH for 240 million euros (US$272 million). The deal, sold by European private equity firm Cheq……


Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi’s £1 Flash Sale Enrages UK Consumers

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc.’s one pound flash sales has come under heavy criticism in the United Kingdom as the customers took to social media to accuse the company of misleading and using clickbait tactics to promote its products. Xiaom……


China’s 2,041 Government Guidance Funds Size Reaches $530B: Report

China registered a whooping 2,041 government guidance funds with a total fundraising size of RMB3.7 trillion (US$ 530 billion) as of October 2018, falling short of the targeted fund accumulation of RMB11.8 trillion (US$1.7 trillion), according to a rep……


Tiger Brokers Launches First ETF To Track China-US Internet Giants

TigerShares, the asset management unit of Chinese online securities brokerage Tiger Brokers, launched its first exchange-traded fund last week to track the Nasdaq China US Internet Tiger Index, an index representing the performance of internet giants i……