73 posts and columns on Loretta Chao
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Chinese Tech Titans Eye Brazil
Big Chinese consumer-technology companies are dominant at home, but they have struggled overseas. Now, in an attempt to change that, they are charging into Brazil and other emerging markets.Voices
Alibaba’s Next Challenge: Managing Growth
After wresting control of his company’s boardroom in a battle with Yahoo Inc., the founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. says he is focused now on a bigger challenge: Managing runaway growth at the Chinese e-commerce giant.Voices
Google Alerts Users to China’s Web Blocks
Google Inc. has begun notifying Chinese users when they are using search terms that can trigger China’s Internet blocks, in its boldest challenge in two years to Beijing’s efforts to restrict online content.Voices
Alibaba Regains Control
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s deal to buy back shares from Yahoo Inc. gives the Chinese e-commerce company the control it craves to grapple with mounting domestic competition and logistical challenges.Voices
Lenovo Reaches Beyond PCs
Personal-computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. said Monday that it plans to spend about $800 million on a new base to house the development, production and sale of mobile products as the Chinese company tries to expand beyond its core PC business.Voices
Despite Crackdowns, Sina Still Winning the Weibo Game
Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo may be in the midst of its most aggressive crackdown yet following an explosion of political rumors among users, but it is still beating Tencent in the microblogging race in China, according to a McKinsey & Co. report released this week.Voices
China Escalates Crackdown on Internet Amid Scandal
China has stepped up its campaign to clamp down on the Internet, which has emerged as a virtual town square for exchanging information about the Bo Xilai scandal and the nation’s biggest political upheaval in years.Voices
Sina, Tencent Shut Down Commenting on Microblogs
China has mounted a broad Internet crackdown.Voices
Apple Labor Pact Could Ripple Across China
Manufacturers grappling with rising labor costs and increasing worker demands in China could face further pressure if a critical probe of a major Apple Inc. supplier sets a new standard for China’s factory workers.Voices