Lulu Yilun Chen

Imagine trusting your life savings to a group of strangers you know only via WhatsApp. Some affluent Chinese people are willing to make that gamble to get part of their wealth out of the mainland.

Asia's tech leaders, half a world away from the chaos that's engulfed Silicon Valley, are scrambling to assess the potential ramifications for an industry that's always relied heavily on US capital and connections to supercharge growth.

Jack Ma is taking a weeks-long tour in Europe after largely disappearing from public view for almost two years, adding to signs that China's government is easing pressure on the entrepreneur.

Beijing's clampdown on its most powerful internet firms is clouding the prospects for Tencent Holdings Ltd. and its $120 billion financial services operation just as it's casting around for new sources of growth.

He appeared for less than a minute and said nothing about the Chinese government clampdown that had left his business empire in crisis.

Jack Ma has resurfaced after months out of public view that fueled intense speculation about the plight of the billionaire grappling with escalating scrutiny over his internet empire.

China kicked off an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices at Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and summoned affiliate Ant Group Co. to a high-level meeting over financial regulations, escalating scrutiny over the twin pillars of billionaire Jack Ma's internet empire.

Chinese authorities have abruptly thrown into doubt the future of Ant Group Co. and its celebrated founder, the billionaire Jack Ma.

The Shanghai stock exchange will suspend the listing after Jack Ma was called in for "supervisory interviews" by related agencies, it said in a statement Tuesday.

China put the brakes on Ant Group Co.'s $35 billion share sale in Shanghai and Hong Kong, derailing the world's biggest initial public offering.

Over the past couple of weeks, Chinese citizen journalists Chen Qiushi and Fang Bin have served as the world's eyes and ears inside the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, the city of Wuhan. Broadcasting via their mobile phones, they've offered a glimpse of how dire things have been.

The National Basketball Association, Blizzard, and now one of its most important portfolio companies, Fortnite proprietor Epic Games, have all sparked political controversy at a time of increasingly assertive Chinese nationalism online.

Call of Duty: Mobile has attracted 20 million gamers within the first two days of its worldwide debut, a big boost for the company's ambition of adapting top-tier titles with global name recognition for smartphones.

Elon Musk and Jack Ma matched wits publicly for the first time. And boy, they didn't disappoint. An onstage debate between China's richest man and the Tesla Inc. boss left a largely Chinese audience both awestruck and dumbfounded as the pair sparred over everything from the existence of aliens to the preservation of human consciousness.

Billionaire Jack Ma again encouraged tech workers to embrace the industry's extreme-overtime culture, defying a growing social media backlash.

Imagine trusting your life savings to a group of strangers you know only via WhatsApp. Some affluent Chinese people are willing to make that gamble to get part of their wealth out of the mainland.

Asia's tech leaders, half a world away from the chaos that's engulfed Silicon Valley, are scrambling to assess the potential ramifications for an industry that's always relied heavily on US capital and connections to supercharge growth.

Jack Ma is taking a weeks-long tour in Europe after largely disappearing from public view for almost two years, adding to signs that China's government is easing pressure on the entrepreneur.

Beijing's clampdown on its most powerful internet firms is clouding the prospects for Tencent Holdings Ltd. and its $120 billion financial services operation just as it's casting around for new sources of growth.

He appeared for less than a minute and said nothing about the Chinese government clampdown that had left his business empire in crisis.

Jack Ma has resurfaced after months out of public view that fueled intense speculation about the plight of the billionaire grappling with escalating scrutiny over his internet empire.

China kicked off an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices at Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and summoned affiliate Ant Group Co. to a high-level meeting over financial regulations, escalating scrutiny over the twin pillars of billionaire Jack Ma's internet empire.

Chinese authorities have abruptly thrown into doubt the future of Ant Group Co. and its celebrated founder, the billionaire Jack Ma.

The Shanghai stock exchange will suspend the listing after Jack Ma was called in for "supervisory interviews" by related agencies, it said in a statement Tuesday.

China put the brakes on Ant Group Co.'s $35 billion share sale in Shanghai and Hong Kong, derailing the world's biggest initial public offering.

Over the past couple of weeks, Chinese citizen journalists Chen Qiushi and Fang Bin have served as the world's eyes and ears inside the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, the city of Wuhan. Broadcasting via their mobile phones, they've offered a glimpse of how dire things have been.

The National Basketball Association, Blizzard, and now one of its most important portfolio companies, Fortnite proprietor Epic Games, have all sparked political controversy at a time of increasingly assertive Chinese nationalism online.

Call of Duty: Mobile has attracted 20 million gamers within the first two days of its worldwide debut, a big boost for the company's ambition of adapting top-tier titles with global name recognition for smartphones.

Elon Musk and Jack Ma matched wits publicly for the first time. And boy, they didn't disappoint. An onstage debate between China's richest man and the Tesla Inc. boss left a largely Chinese audience both awestruck and dumbfounded as the pair sparred over everything from the existence of aliens to the preservation of human consciousness.

Billionaire Jack Ma again encouraged tech workers to embrace the industry's extreme-overtime culture, defying a growing social media backlash.