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This huge Kindle promotion with Alibaba shows Amazon’s shrinking ambition in China

by Jason Del Rey

Amazon at one time thought it could really compete with Alibaba. No longer.

Didi is chasing Uber around the world

by Johana Bhuiyan and Rani Molla

The Chinese ride-hail giant is now competing with Uber in at least five regions through investments in local players.

Big smartphones ate the tablet market

by Rani Molla

And they’re getting more popular.

China is still Apple’s biggest potential growth market, so it’s naming its first managing director there

by Dan Frommer

Isabel Ge Mahe has led Apple’s wireless software engineering teams for almost a decade.

The Amazon of China invested $400 million into one of the most valuable fashion startups

by Jason Del Rey

The deal will help London-based Farfetch expand its Chinese operations.

More than 60 million urban Americans don’t have access to or can’t afford broadband internet

by Rani Molla

Population density in cities means the story isn’t rosy despite higher connectivity rates.

Mary Meeker’s focus on China: The key highlights

by Rani Molla

The Kleiner Perkins partner charts the biggest country in the world.

Mary Meeker’s 2017 internet trends report: All the slides, plus analysis

by Rani Molla

The most anticipated slide deck of the year is here.

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One of China’s biggest online retailers is building a delivery drone that can carry 2,000 pounds of cargo

by April Glaser

It will likely be used to bring food from farms and agricultural warehouses to cities.

Workers from India and China received 82 percent of U.S. H-1B visas last year

by Rani Molla

Trump administration rules could hit them hardest.

Chinese investment in U.S. tech startups may have already peaked

by Rani Molla

2015 was a big year.

China’s Tencent bought a 5 percent stake in Tesla

by Johana Bhuiyan

Tencent, a Chinese internet giant, is also an investor in Chinese ride-hail player Didi Chuxing.

Apple sees business in mainland China picking up, but Hong Kong not so much

by Ina Fried

"I’m encouraged with the significant improvement, but we’re not without challenges there," says CEO Tim Cook.

Hugo Barra is leaving his post at Chinese phone maker Xiaomi

by Ina Fried

The former Google executive had been in charge of the company’s international expansion.

What is Meitu and should you think twice before downloading it?

by Ina Fried and Kurt Wagner

The Chinese photo filter app has taken the U.S. by storm, but security experts say it’s a privacy nightmare.

Microsoft’s former head of search got Satya Nadella's blessing before accepting a gig at rival Baidu

by Ina Fried

Qi Lu stepped down from Microsoft last year, citing health reasons.

Alibaba’s Jack Ma is meeting with Donald Trump to discuss creating one million new U.S. jobs

by Jason Del Rey

All the way up.

Apple pulled the New York Times app in China, showing just how much power that country has over tech firms

by Ina Fried

The iPhone maker has little choice in the matter.

Twitter’s China head says ‘bye’ — adding another top exec departure to the heap as 2016 ends

by Kara Swisher

Kathy Chen follows others out the door of the social communications company.

Flipagram is in serious acquisition talks with Chinese news aggregator Toutiao

by Kurt Wagner

Sources say a deal is not final, but a real possibility.

Amazon is bringing Prime to China, where it has struggled for market share

by Jason Del Rey

Don’t be confused: India is still Amazon’s No. 1 overseas market.

China went from Apple’s fastest growing region to its biggest loser. Can it bounce back?

by Ina Fried

Apple sees iPhone 7 demand prompting a return to growth.

LeEco’s wild launch event made ‘Silicon Valley’s’ craziness look tame

by Ina Fried

The press event was more over the top than anything from Pied Piper.

WeChat made a drone that flies around and streams video to your friends

by April Glaser

The most popular social messaging platform in China now has its own foldable drone.

Tesla rival Atieva’s first electric car looks a lot like a Model S

by Mark Harris

This is the first image of the Atvus sedan, which is expected to launch in December.

China’s fast-growing LeEco just made a big hire as it continues its U.S. expansion

by Ina Fried

The hardware maker, which is also buying Vizio, has tapped former Qualcomm executive Rob Chandhok as North American R&D chief.

Despite its tiny U.S. market share, China’s Huawei is launching a second brand here

by Ina Fried

The company plans to start selling a $399 smartphone called the Honor 8.

Uber’s surrender in China puts more pressure on big tech companies to thrive in India

by Mark Bergen

Why Apple, Google and Facebook might head south in Asia.

A former DreamWorks Animation duo lands a $30 million deal to add VR to Chinese theme parks

by Ina Fried

Shiraz Akmal and Brad Herman announced earlier this year they were setting up Spaces, a virtual-reality studio.

A Chinese AI startup backed by Google just put out a smart rearview mirror

by Mark Bergen

And the strategic investment starts to make more sense.

Chinese smartphone maker Meizu aims to introduce itself to the U.S. with a Wi-Fi speaker

by Ina Fried

The $199 Gravity will go on sale Monday via crowdfunding site Indiegogo.

Uber, already in 400 cities, just formed a global policy board

by Johana Bhuiyan

The board will help the company navigate international markets and regulators.

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