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16 Aug

Jack Ma-Backed Ant Weighs Buying Health-Care Platform Haodf

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Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co. is in discussions to acquire Chinese online platform Haodf.com to beef up its artificial intelligence services in health care, according to people familiar with the matter.The fintech company is seeking to integrate its technology with a platform like Haodf that provides online consultations with doctors, the people said, requesting not to be named because the discussions are private. The deliberations are still preliminary and could be subject to change, the people said. Source link lol

16 Aug

Geely, Xpeng, Xiaomi Boosted by Strong Vehicle Sales Amid Threats From EU Tariffs

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Chinese automakers including Xpeng Inc., Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. and Xiaomi Corp. should all report higher vehicle sales, though challenges remain as competition heats up and the European Union moves ahead with tariffs.The EU is hiking tariffs on EVs made in China by as much as 48%, citing subsidies that harm the bloc’s carmakers that have been struggling to keep up with China’s new generation of green car manufacturers. Chinese EV makers including Geely are responding by working with European partners to bypass tariffs. Source link lol

15 Aug

Alibaba’s Revenue Misses Estimates in a Blow to Revival Effort

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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. posted a disappointing 4% rise in revenue, after aggressive promotions and new shopping features failed to drive spending in a patchy Chinese consumer environment.The domestic e-commerce leader reportedBloomberg Terminal revenue of 243.2 billion yuan ($34 billion) in the June quarter, versus the average projection for about 249.9 billion yuan. Net income fell about 27% to 24.3 billion yuan, reflecting the heavy cost of attracting and retaining shoppers. Source link lol

14 Aug

Tencent’s Sales Growth Sped Up After Blockbuster Game Release

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Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s revenue accelerated its growth after the blockbuster summer release of Dungeon & Fighter Mobile helped lift China’s most valuable company out of a gaming trough.Revenue jumped 8% to 161.1 billion yuan ($22.5 billion) for the April-June period, versus the projected estimate of 161.4 billion yuan. Net income surged to 47.6 billion yuan, compared with the estimated 39.9 billion yuan. Source link lol

08 Aug

Chinese Swap Handbags for Trips as ‘Experience Economy’ Booms

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Watching orders dwindle as China’s housing market slumped, factory owner Zheng Weirong decided to take action and protect his steel business from the real estate downturn.Betting on a tourism revival, he wound down a production line making metal bars in 2021 and shifted investment to producing container-sized cabins, often used as guest houses. The pivot paid off, with demand exploding last year after Chinese travel rebounded following the lifting of pandemic restrictions. Source link lol

06 Aug

China Vanke Sales Slump Extends, Adding to Debt Woes

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China Vanke Co.’s sales slump extended in July, adding to liquidity pressure at the developer that’s become the latest focal point of the nation’s property crisis. Contracted sales for the month slumped 13% from a year earlier to 19.2 billion yuan ($2.7 billion), following a 29.3% slide in June, corporate filings show. The total was 24% lower on month. Source link lol

06 Aug

Xiaomi-Backed AI Chipmaker Black Sesame Prices Hong Kong IPO at Bottom of Range

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Black Sesame International Holding Ltd. has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering at the low end of the marketed range, people with knowledge of the situation said, as the recent global selloff in stocks piles extra pressure on new share issues. Black Sesame, which designs chips for autonomous driving systems and is backed by Xiaomi Corp., was offering 37 million shares at HK$28 to HK$30.30 each. At HK$28 per share, the IPO raised HK$1.04 billion ($133 million), still making it one of the biggest in Hong Kong this year. Source link lol