China’s version of TikTok, Douyin, and its biggest social media app, WeChat, are transforming reading in China – with more influence than BookTok.
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Having navigated a government crackdown on billionaires, tech tycoon Pony Ma is once again the richest person in China. Could spring be coming for the country’s private sector?
China could be considered the sleeping lion awakening in the global gaming industry. And there’s plenty of ‘soft power’ to be exerted through its ventures.
From an economic development perspective, the highly skewed nature of AI activity in the US is likely to create large pools of high-skilled workers in some regions while leaving other regions behind.
Recent waves of layoffs shine a light on the systemic issues in the game industry and the post-graduation promises universities are making to students.
Like the EU and unlike the US, China is trying to rein in the power of big tech companies. Can we learn from these efforts?
With the recent travails of Didi, and the emergence of Tencent’s facial recognition feature, China’s tech sector is undergoing major upheaval.
It’s not only Alibaba and Ant Group that are feeling the heat.
As the government considers antitrust action against big US technology companies, a global business scholar identifies four myths that need busting first.
The response by Chinese donors to this pandemic so far illustrates how the country’s philanthropy is beginning to go global.
China is re-inventing ways to make online shopping more fun, and it’s proving very successful indeed.
As cities have shut down and residential compounds have issued curfews, social media in China have become more important than ever. But it is a place of rumours and mistruths.
From helping fight coronavirus to supporting education and biodiversity projects, China’s tech billionaires have moved boldly into philanthropy, continuing what is an ancient tradition.
It seems no traditional finance company is safe from the marauding tech giants.
Advocates and opponents of breaking up Facebook, Google and other technology giants are falling prey to some serious misconceptions.
Chinese investment in the US has never been high, but the ongoing trade war could dampen it further, with significant long-term repercussions.
Tencent’s monetisation strategy so far has been counter-intuitive to the traditional way of doing business.
Streaming video is exploding in China, but regulators are trying to keep control.
While Apple Pay may have won the battle against some of Australia’s banks, it may lose the war against the providers of digital wallets, such as Tencent and Alibaba.
Cross-border tech deals are on the rise, meaning the usual expectations on acquisitions are changing.
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Global philanthropy expert, Carleton University
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Researcher, Author, International Educator, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH)
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Associate Director, Business Transformation Initiative, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Adjunct professor, UNSW ; University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of International Political Economy, Universidad Católica de Chile
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Associate Professor, Business Information Systems, University of Sydney
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Early Career Researcher and Sessional Academic in Creative Industries, Digital Platforms and Knowledge Exchange, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo
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PhD Candidate, Digital Humanities & Media Studies, University of Alberta
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Professor of Innovation and Strategy, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Professor of Innovation and Strategy, Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Research Fellow at the TONOMUS Global Center for AI and Digital Transformation, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University