Caixin China Biz Roundup: Microsoft Spins Off Chinese ‘Teenage’ Chatbot

Jul.14.2020

In today’s episode: U.S. tech giant’s Xiaoice chatbot to become a separate company; rigorous testing of cold food imports has tripled customs clearing times at several Chinese ports; and banking regulator warns of a coming wave of nonperforming loans as the full force of the pandemic’s economic costs is yet to be felt