Dr. Hsiao-Wuen Hon is speaking quickly inside a Beijing boardroom, excited about the conversation topic. He’s rattling off statistics and talking about Xiaoice, a new personal assistant built by Microsoft that… Read More
The University of Washington is committed to partnering with China’s leading technologists and innovators. That much was clear last week in Shanghai, where the UW held its inaugural Innovation Summit in China’s… Read More
BEIJING, China — Microsoft Research Asia. The Uber of China. Tsinghua University. And, some incredible Peking duck. It’s been a busy past few days in Beijing, where I arrived late… Read More
GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper is in the second week of his reporting trip to China, where he has been meeting with tech entrepreneurs, hearing from Alibaba’s Jack Ma, and even covering a University of… Read More
SHANGHAI, China — An energetic buzz grew as fans poured inside the arena. Lines from concession stands crowded the concourse. Couples smooched on the Kiss Cam. Dancers performed during timeout… Read More
SHANGHAI, China — I told y’all I’d step up my food game in China, and on Friday morning here in Shanghai, I came through. One word: Dumplings. I had read about… Read More
HANGZHOU, China — To produce more entrepreneurs that help build innovative companies, Jack Ma says we should rethink how young students are educated. Before meeting with players and coaches from the… Read More
It was another lucrative Singles’ Day for Alibaba. The Chinese tech giant broke its own sales record on Nov. 11, also known as Singles’ Day in China and the company’s… Read More
SHANGHAI, China — Everybody uses WeChat, some Chinese taxi drivers are a bit crazy, and yes, the pollution is pretty bad. These are some initial observations after my first 24… Read More
HANGZHOU, China — Alibaba may have reported $3.4 billion in revenue for its most recent financial quarter, but the company’s main headquarters are far from flashy or extravagant — and that says a… Read More
HANGZHOU, China — Spend a few minutes walking around Alibaba’s main campus, and it’s pretty clear that something important is going on. From the tents that employees are pitching near their… Read More
HANGZHOU, China — Alibaba, athletics, and American universities came together on Tuesday in China at the headquarters of one of the world’s largest technology companies. Ahead of Saturday’s bout between… Read More
Representatives of Seattle’s University of Washington and China’s Tsinghua University met in Beijing on Monday to announce the first degree program to be offered through the recently formed Global Innovation Exchange, or… Read More
GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper departed Seattle on his way to China earlier today, preparing to spend the next 10 days reporting from Shanghai and Beijing. It’s one of our most ambitious reporting… Read More
From athletics to academics, the University of Washington will be well represented in China next week. A large cohort from Seattle that includes UW President Ana Mari Cauce, the UW… Read More
When you think of Chinese technology companies, does the word innovative come to mind? This complicated issue is one of the questions we’ll focus on for the next two weeks as GeekWire… Read More
GeekWire is going to China. In less than two months, I’m headed to the Far East for what should be an incredible experience reporting on the technology scene from the world’s… Read More