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China to Spend $5 Billion on Microchip Industry

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 19, 2013 at 12:06 pm PT

The Chinese government is spending almost $5 billion on a new fund to support the country’s microchip industry, as China moves to bolster what it has long considered a strategically important segment of its economy.

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Alibaba and Haier Create Logistics Joint Venture

Paul Mozur and Isabella Steger, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 9, 2013 at 9:40 am PT

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will invest 2.82 billion Hong Kong dollars ($360 million) in Chinese appliances maker Haier Electronics Group Co., as part of a deal between the two companies to form a logistics joint venture.

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Inside China’s Version of Silicon Valley

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 4, 2013 at 8:00 am PT

On the outside, China’s answer to Silicon Valley doesn’t look the part: It’s a crowded mass of electronics malls, fast-food joints and office buildings in northwest Beijing, bisected by congested highways.

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China’s 58.com Goes Public as It Seeks to Stay Ahead of Rivals

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 31, 2013 at 12:08 pm PT

China’s equivalent of Craigslist raised $187 million from U.S. investors on Thursday to help it grapple with a new reality for online China: The days of easy growth are over.

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China to Allow Sales of Videogame Consoles

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 27, 2013 at 3:45 am PT

China said it would end a more than decadelong ban on the sale of videogame consoles as part of a new set of rules issued Friday for a new free-trade zone in Shanghai.

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Foxconn Says 11 Injured in Large-Scale Fight at Chinese Campus

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 23, 2013 at 11:50 am PT

Foxconn Technology Co. said a large fight that broke out last week at one of its campuses injured 11 people, the latest in a series of confrontations among the company’s workers that follows a summer of heightened unrest at Chinese factories.

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WeChat Parent Tencent Makes Search Investment

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on September 16, 2013 at 3:07 pm PT

It now has a 36.5 percent stake in Sogou.

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China Telecom (Accidentally?) Offers Peek at New iPhones

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on September 6, 2013 at 3:00 am PT

Now there’s one good theory about the reason Apple Inc. is hosting a launch event in Beijing next week.

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Barra Takes Center Stage at Xiaomi Product Launch

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on September 5, 2013 at 9:28 am PT

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi Inc. has become famous in China because of its blowout product releases, and Thursday’s introduction of the company’s new smartphone and smart television didn’t disappoint.

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Apple’s Response to Latest Supplier Labor Abuse Allegations

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 29, 2013 at 10:13 am PT

“Apple is committed to providing safe and fair working conditions throughout our supply chain. We lead the industry with far-reaching and specialized audits, the most transparent reporting and educational programs that enrich the lives of workers who make our products.”