It is hard to imagine that only 20 years ago “China’s Silicon Valley” was but a village in Beijing’s Haidian District. Namely, Zhongguancun has since become a very well known, fully developed technology hub in China which facilitates both native and international scientists and technology experts. The founder of Zhongguancun, Chen Chunxian, first came up with the idea while on …
Design Patents and Utility Models in China
China remains among the top destinations for any business looking to internationalise, and the business environment there is still evolving in terms of both production and consumption. Its growing capacity to produce sophisticated manufactures and complex services is matched by an increasingly affluent domestic consumer base that demands state-of-the-art, internationally popular brands and products. Although stories of Chinese counterfeits and …
New administration in the White House: did anything change for the Sabrina Meng’s case
Huawei CFO Sabrina Meng’s U.S. extradition case in Canada is entering its last phase of arguments. Most recently judge of the Meng’s case rejected her lawyers request to include an affidavit from a Huawei accountant as evidence that would have shed light on the company’s financial practices and helped prove Meng’sinnocence on the charges of bank fraud. The final hearing …
[Hey China!] “Germany’s Elon Musk”: Dirk Ahlborn and the Hyperloop
Fancy a ride in magnetic capsules through vacuum tubes at supersonic speeds? You may not have to wait for this futuristic transport revolution much longer, Dirk Ahlborn, Founder and Chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, tells Martina Fuchs. The German entrepreneur also discusses his relationship with Elon Musk, plans for China, competition with Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop One, and by when …
[Hey China!] Exclusive with JD.com’s Big Data chief Liu Hui (Part 2)
The man who masters and analyzes big data at China’s e-commerce giant JD.com reveals mind-blowing trends in China, valuable for every company, big or small. Let an ocean of data tell you about China! In part two of this exclusive Hey China! show, Liu Hui, Chief Data Officer of the JD Big Data Research Institute at JD.com, explains why short …