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After the latter went incommunicado for weeks. NewsChinese gaming company Kingnet confirms its boss has been arrested for market manipulation1 min read
Shenzhen-based phone vendor Transsion late March filed its prospectus with the science and technology innovation board at the Shanghai Stock Exchange for an initial public offering of no fewer than 80NewsAfrica’s biggest smartphone seller Transsion downplays competition from Xiaomi and Huawei2 mins read
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China’s tech companies have been shrinking their staff sizes. NewsSequoia China labels Reuters report on alleged job cuts as “malicious nonsense”1 min read
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