China’s lesser-known tech hub Fujian Province joins blockchain craze
China’s southeastern coastal province Fujian has announced a regional policy that encourages local tech companies and startups to adopt blockchain tech…
Ctrip is bringing supersonic travel to speed-obsessed China
China can’t get enough of high speeds. Already boasting the world’s largest high-speed rail network, the country is poised to speed up its air travel. …
Pony.ai Q&A: Having a China background will be key to autonomous driving success
2050 aims to equip young people to take action and to become volunteers. Ahead of the event in May, we are taking a look at some the companies and peop…
Xbox China general manager Xie Enwei resigns after 24-year tenure
Xie Enwei, the general manager of Xbox China, is stepping down from his position after serving 24 years in Microsoft. Microsoft’s response to media’s …
Tencent and Baidu make strides into already-crowded short video market
Kuaishou and Douyin may currently be among the frontrunners in China’s short video streaming industry, but new entrant apps from Tencent and Baidu are …
Pinduoduo is investing billions of dollars to help marketing agricultural goods
Chinese e-commerce upstart Pinduoduo (aka PDD) has a hefty RMB 10 billion ($1.58 billion) to help the marketing and promotion of agricultural products …
ChinaBang 2018’s top 5 AI startups
The times they are a-changin’: in 2016, widescale commercial application of artificial intelligence was still a faraway high-tech dream. The ChinaBang …
Micro-shop Weidian rumored to be struggling amid staff exodus
Micro-shop Weidian (微店) is rumored to be going through some rough patches, according to a 36Kr report. Weidian is the biggest independent platform that…
A mini-game about balls just went viral on WeChat
WeChat released a new selection of mini-games in April, and there is one that is on the rise to become one of the most popular mini-games the platform:…
Y Combinator is officially coming to China
The Silicon Valley-based startup incubator, Y Combinator (YC) is officially coming to mainland China, our sister site has reported (in Chinese). The co…
Chinese tech companies turn to games to get kids interested in STEM
A character dressed in chainmail was pinned on the pebble-paved ground. To pass, it must avoid shells from left and right and outrun the monsters from …
Eight Roads Ventures launches $275 million China-focused tech fund
The term “capital winter” has been bandied about in the China tech scene since 2017 when the number of investments saw a decline from 2016 and 2015. Ho…