China

Since condemning China’s regulatory system in an October speech, the billionaire has vanished from public life.

Far from business as usual, US billionaire wealth has grown by a full third since January.

The Chinese tech giant boasted eye-popping sales, but the event was overshadowed by looming anti-monopoly regulations.

Jack Ma’s fintech unicorn has had its record-breaking initial public offering halted after a meeting with Chinese authorities.

After falling behind Huawei earlier this year, resurgent sales have boosted Samsung back to the apex of the global smartphone market.

The world’s largest fintech unicorn could join Huawei and ByteDance on the Trump administration’s “Entity List”.

The WTO’s final two candidates for leadership are Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee.

The extension of the companies’ partnership will see Huawei equipment replaced across the UK’s 5G network.

At the eleventh hour, ByteDance turned down Microsoft’s offer to buy the platform, leaving the way open for a deal with Oracle.

A record flotation saw Zhong Shanshan’s personal wealth elevated above that of Jack Ma, if only for a few hours.