Changchun law enforcement use drones for city management
Government officials from Chaoyang District in Jilin's Changchun city established its Drone Law Enforcement Unit (无人机执法中队) in May, with the new divisio…
Tencent rebuts reports claiming it will drastically increase advertising revenue
Tencent has rebutted reports claiming it plans to increase its advertising revenue to up to 40% of its gross corporate revenue. According to tech medi…
China Blockchain Security Alliance established by Tencent, Huobi, and research institutions
On June 21, around 20 institutions including Tencent Security, token trading platform Huobi.com (火币网), and China Blockchain Research Center (中国区块链应用研究中…
TechCrunch Hangzhou: How industry leaders are challenging the status quo
Since the advent of the Information Age, it has been more and more difficult to manage innovation. Many companies and industries did not know how to re…
Chinese AI startup Malong Technologies selected as WEF Technology Pioneer
Malong Technologies, a Shenzhen-based AI product recognition startup, has been selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic For…
VIPKID valued at RMB 20 billion after its $500 million Series D+
Correction: The article originally stated the company's valuation is now $20 billion. The figure should be RMB 20 billion. China’s largest K-12 online…
TechCrunch Hangzhou: Witness the rise of decentralization
When Bitcoin was first conceptualized in a paper circulating a cryptography mailing list, it was difficult to take seriously. This wasn’t the first tim…
Underground online sports lottery operators move to messaging apps after being shut down
Underground sports lottery operators are moving to social media amid the closure of numerous betting apps and a rise in traffic due to the 2018 FIFA Wo…
Tencent Games rolls out new feature to curb underage high-spending behavior
Tencent Games has introduced a new service called "Underage User Game Spending Reminder” (未成年人遊戲消費提醒, our translation) that notifies payment account ho…
WeChat-enabled tax rebates available at 77 airports worldwide
WeChat now allows for real-time tax rebates at 77 airports in Europe and Asia. The service, dubbed We Tax Refund, enables travelers to quickly apply fo…
Future cities, Chinese innovation from a global perspective, and conscious innovation: Here’s a taste of our speaker lineup at TechCruch Hangzhou
With the rise of the scientific, technological and industrial revolution, some major fields are on the verge of a breakthrough. Many emerging technolog…
List of Xiaomi’s cornerstone investors contains only one foreign firm
Updated 13:10, 21 June 2018: Qualcomm is now the sole foreign company on the list of cornerstone investors. The article and its headline have been amen…