In October, deCarta will hold developer events in 5 major cities for local developers which include Shanghai, Beijing, Xi'an, Wuhan and Guangzhou. NAV2, Jiepang, Fantong will also give speech to share their experience on LBS service. TechNode...

In China, there are tonnes of LBS applications that are all trying to break into the lucrative local deal market. Many companies are converging towards check-ins to earn points and redeem a discount. Jiepang and Digu like Foursquare...

If you travel to somewhere which you are not familiar with, usually you can just buy a travel guide which helps you find the suitable restaurant, hotel, tourist points etc. But, usually the travel guide misses one...

Be honest, I have not used any location-based Check-in service, either Foursquare or its Chinese likers for over 2 months. I don’t know why I should do the check-in, for social networking with strangers around you? No…...

Dianping for a long time has been very focused on becoming the “best local city life guide to primarily white collar workers in China” says Michael Jiang, VP of Product and Operations of Dianping. For merchants or the...

The Location-based Service (LBS) is definitely going to spin off this year. Tens of Check-in service are already in the market, and more startups are desperately to join. Even big guys have started testing the market. Favspot,...

Let’s PowWow is one of the latest start-ups to enter the LBS space in China. The model is a mix of LBS group-check in with deals, mainly focused on expat targeted bars and restaurants like Modo and...

Hong Kong is quietly heating up as a Asia startup community. Programs such as the Cyberport Creative Microfund are helping to support the nascent industry, providing a future other than financial corporations for the city.