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A child looks on as American military vehicles pass his village on the outskirts of Spin Boldak, southeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo: AP

Afghanistan: All stories

US leaves China a Xinjiang terrorism problem with its Afghanistan exit

Beijing needs to guard against the spread of Islamist extremism, but Chinese boots on the ground in the ‘Graveyard of Empires’ would ring alarm bells in India and Russia.

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TikTok

Alex Zhu’s journey from failed startup to TikTok chief

21 Nov 2019 - 9:15AM

Razer

The gamer who quit his job to create a gadget empire

20 Sep 2019 - 8:10AM

Start-ups

The millennial entrepreneur creating China’s answer to Beyond Meat

Lu Zhongming is the young entrepreneur bringing artificial meat to mooncakes in China. He rose to fame after an appearance on China’s Shark Tank, which helped fund his first business selling protein bars.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:10AM

Lu Zhongming says he plans to introduce mooncakes stuffed with plant-based pork next month. (Picture: Pear Video)

Electric & new energy vehicles

The Chinese billionaire keeping batteries from exploding in your smartphones and electric cars

An engineer by training, Cao Ji is the founder of Zhejiang Hangke Technology -- a company specializing in making production equipment for lithium-ion batteries. It counts Samsung, LG and Warren Buffet-backed Chinese automaker BYD as customers.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:10AM

Artificial intelligence

This Chinese billionaire built AI to help Samsung and Huawei take better photos

Michael Deng, also known as Deng Hui, is the founder and CEO of ArcSoft -- an AI company with Samsung and Huawei among its clients. The firm provides algorithms and software for digital photography. He became a billionaire when ArcSoft landed on China’s Nasdaq-style Star Market in 2019.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:10AM

Smartphones

How China’s new Star Market made Chen Wenyuan a billionaire

A freshly-minted billionaire in 2019, Chen is the founder of Suzhou HYC Technology -- a supplier for the likes of Apple and Samsung, selling test equipment for electronic displays. His company was among the first batch to list on China’s Nasdaq-style Star board in July 2019.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:10AM

Shanghai’s Star market turned Chen Wenyuan into an overnight billionaire. (Picture: CCTV)

Smartphones

Terry Gou, the man who built the manufacturing empire for iPhones and Kindles

One of Taiwan’s richest tycoons, Terry Gou is the founder of Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai. The Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer operates factories in mainland China, among other places, that assemble products for the likes of Apple and Amazon.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:09AM

e-Sports

Uzi, the Shaquille O'Neal of Chinese esports

China’s most famous esports player and the record holder for kills in League of Legends. Uzi (real name Jian Zihao) led China’s national esports team to a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:08AMvideocam

League of Legends

Wang Sicong: China’s “richest son” is also a leading esports investor

Son of Wanda founder Wang Jianlin, Wang Sicong is notorious for his playboy persona. He is a huge investor in Chinese esports, through Invictus Gaming and streaming site Panda TV.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:08AM

Wang played a professional esports game of League of Legends for his own team, Invictus Gaming, in 2018. (Picture: Invictus Gaming)

Tencent

Pony Ma, the tycoon behind China's social media and gaming giant Tencent

Ma Huateng, or Pony Ma, founded Tencent in 1998 at age 27. The social and entertainment giant is behind the hugely popular multi-purpose app WeChat, hit game Honor of Kings, and some of China’s top music apps.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:08AM

Pony Ma, the tycoon behind China's social media and gaming giant Tencent

Alibaba

From failing student to Alibaba founder: The story of Jack Ma

Ma Yun, or Jack Ma, is the co-founder and former chairman of Alibaba -- the ecommerce giant best known for the shopping sites Taobao and Tmall. A former English teacher, he launched Alibaba in 1999 from an apartment in Hangzhou.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:08AM

Baidu

How Baidu's Robin Li founded China's answer to Google

Li Yanhong, better known as Robin Li, is the co-founder of Baidu -- a search engine that is the world’s 4th most visited website. It also invests heavily in autonomous driving and cloud computing.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:07AM

How Baidu's Robin Li founded China's answer to Google

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