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JD.com
JD.com
Founded by Richard Liu Qiangdong in 1998, JD.com’s business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce platform has become China’s second largest online B2C retailers, specialising in electronics, smartphones, and gadgets. JD.com is a key rival of Alibaba’s e-commerce platforms Tmall and Taobao.
McDonald’s orders can be delivered by drone to the West Bund in Shanghai as part of a new arrangement with Meituan. Photo: handout
Low-altitude economy

Big Macs from above: Meituan and McDonald’s launch drone delivery in Shanghai

Fast-food orders will soar through the Shanghai sky, quickly reaching designated kiosks along the West Bund, offering a new way to collect meals.

Transport and logistics

Qatar seeks stronger logistics ties with China amid trade disruption

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China consumption

End of the supermarket? Why China’s shoppers flock to small ‘community stores’

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Artificial intelligence

Amid China’s AI shift, JD.com bets on 3 million robots to automate logistics

The firm plans to retrain frontline workers for more technical roles, including maintenance of robots.

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A technician trains a robot at a JD.com data collection centre in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on August 24. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | AI, chip firms among bidders for flagship Northern Metropolis tech hub at border

Source says tender results for four parcels at Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park could be expedited to as early as November.

China technology

China approves string of ‘telepathy’ devices amid push to leapfrog Elon Musk

Chinese regulators have approved a group of brain-technology products this year, as local start-ups push to surpass Musk’s Neuralink.

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Hong Kong property

JD.com’s expansion could test Hong Kong’s footfall-driven retail property model

Chinese e-commerce firm builds network of stores and warehouses that analysts say may reduce reliance on footfall for some retailers.

JD.com has invested more than US$1.3 billion in Hong Kong property over the past two years, building a network of stores, warehouses and other assets. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Meituan snaps losing streak with profitable June quarter as price wars cool

Revenue for the quarter rose 14.4 per cent year on year to 105 billion yuan, beating the consensus estimate of 101 billion yuan.

Northern Metropolis

Editorial | Consortium that won Northern Metropolis plot shows way forward

The joint venture comprising mainland heavyweights and a Hong Kong developer indicates that a diversified model could be the way to go for the mega-project.

Hong Kong economy

Mainland Chinese firms hold the key to Northern Metropolis success, analysts say

Analysts stress that future tenders will require greater flexibility and longer bidding windows to encourage more competition.

The tender for the first pilot area in Hung Shui Kiu has been awarded to HSK New Development, a consortium led by five mainland giants and local developer Sino Land. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

JD.com boosts Northern Metropolis logistics hub, but hurdles loom: experts

Mainland Chinese e-commerce giant is part of a consortium that won the first ‘large-scale land disposal’ project in the Northern Metropolis.

JD.com is part of a consortium that will develop land in Hung Shui Kiu. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

Heavyweights give Northern Metropolis vote of confidence with HK$1.03b land win

Six-company consortium awarded tender for 10.5-hectare project in Hung Shui Kiu, with total investment of HK$16.8 billion expected.

China-EU relations

China’s trade grip tightens in Europe as clock ticks towards October deadline

As Brussels continues its push to rebalance ties, the latest data show China’s trade surplus expanded over all but three EU members in July.

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China-EU relations

China blocks firms from aiding EU’s JD.com probe as regulatory clash deepens

Chinese justice and commerce ministries order the ban in a joint statement condemning ‘undue extraterritorial jurisdiction measures’.

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Parcels move along conveyor belts at e-commerce giant JD.com's sorting centre in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
US-listed Chinese stocks

US billionaires reshuffle Chinese tech stock buys amid AI boom

Investors David Tepper and Stanley Druckenmiller are among those switching up their bets, with Chinese giant Baidu gaining investment from both.

Investor Stanley Druckenmiller arrives at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho, US, on July 8, 2025. Photo: Getty Images
E-commerce

JD.com’s second-quarter profit rises 15% as food-delivery losses narrow

Net revenue dips, but still beats analysts’ estimate, as e-commerce giant contends with weak demand and fierce competition.

Mainland China

China retail is ‘hardest’ market to crack due to online price wars, DFI CEO says

DFI plans to increase the number of mainland Chinese 7-Eleven outlets to 3,000 in ‘the next few years’, up from 2,000 now.

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China technology

China races to develop brain-computer interfaces that can be inserted in minutes

The technology – which allows patients to control digital devices using their thoughts – can be implanted like a stent in just a few minutes.

Chinese start-ups are developing brain-computer interfaces that can be implanted via a vein in just 10 minutes. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China’s tech giants race to put AI on delivery riders’ heads

From safety features to hands-free voice tools, JD.com has become the latest platform to launch AI-integrated headwear.

US-listed Chinese stocks

Fed uncertainty, AI doubts: the twist benefiting US-listed Chinese stocks

Chinese shares trading overseas are being cast as defensive plays as Fed path confusion shifts money away from US equities and bonds.

China’s private sector

Why has the China-US profit gap widened on the Fortune Global 500?

Despite posting strong revenues, China’s multinationals logged average profits of US$4.5 billion in 2025, just 40 per cent of US counterparts’ figure.

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China’s multinationals are falling behind their US peers in profits, despite recording strong revenue. Photo: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Shopping Festival eyes Asean expansion, with Singapore, Malaysia first

Third edition of annual e-commerce event has attracted a record number of local brands across mainland and Asean editions, organiser says.

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Businesses have been urged to embrace e-commerce to diversify their market strategy. Photo: Jelly Tse
China-EU relations

Beijing vows to protect Chinese firms after EU hits Alibaba unit with fine

Commerce officials decry “discriminatory” barriers as source says firm had hired several outside consultants to vet goods and curb counterfeits.

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China property

Ikea’s China remodelling: parent firm to sell 8 former retail sites

Sales follow store closures as Swedish furniture retailer focuses on online channels amid sluggish property market, consumer spending.

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong tech resilience tested as South Korea’s Kospi slides into bear market

Foreign investors have pulled US$110 billion from Seoul this year, rotating into undervalued Chinese giants as momentum seen slowing for expensive tech stocks.

A woman is seen near an electronic signboard in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Thursday. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) recently slid into a technical bear market. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

China’s DeepSeek eyes US$70b valuation in new talks weeks after first round

Company’s fresh fundraising talks come straight off its landmark Series A, as investors scramble to back national AI champion.

DeepSeek has launched a new financing round shortly after closing a landmark deal. Photo: Getty Images
US-China tech war

Nvidia’s future challenger? Chinese start-up reveals aggressive AI chip road map

As US sanctions block access to advanced lithography, a Shanghai-based firm bets on chip redesign, 3D memory stacking to break bottlenecks.

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Hong Kong economy

Why did only 2 city firms put up their hands for Northern Metropolis project?

New land disposal model pairing developers and industrial operators demands longer paybacks, with implications for smaller firms, experts say.

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