Tencent in need of new blockbusters as Honour of Kings mania fades
Tencent’s mega-hit mobile game Honour of Kings is no doubt one of most successful games of the Chinese gaming giant. It still is one of the cash cows o…
Five years on, China finally issues licenses to first batch of 15 virtual telecom operators
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology finally has issued the official virtual telecom provider licenses to the first-ever batch of fi…
Tujia buddies up with SiteMinder to improving homestay management for overseas hosts
Chinese homestay booking provider Tujia has announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with SiteMinder, a global cloud platform for the hotel i…
Chinese bet on blockchain to counter vaccine scandal cover-up
The spiraling scandal over faulty vaccines from a major drug maker in China spooked the country over the weekend. While a viral investigative post can …
China’s mobile payment platforms are transforming online marketing
Getting a cup of coffee in Starbucks used to be a pretty pedestrian affair. Stand in line, hand over some crumpled banknotes and receive your fuel for …
E-sports video streaming site Douyu planning a US IPO
Shortly after widely circulated rumors about a Hong Kong IPO, Tencent-backed Douyu is reported to have turned its favors to the US stock market. The li…
Baidu given green light to manage top-level domain “.BAIDU”
Baidu has received official approval (in Chinese) from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to be the managing entity of its top-…
Guangzhou court to streamline submission of evidence from WeChat, QQ
Nansha District People’s Court in Guangzhou will allow easier acceptance of electronic records from QQ, WeChat, Alipay, and other internet platforms to…
Chinese tech companies climb up fast on the Fortune Global 500 list
One hundred and twenty Chinese companies have made it onto the 2018 Fortune Global 500 list, including a number of the country's big tech companies. Th…
ofo scales back US operations amid international retreat
In ofo's latest retreat from the international market, the company is scaling back its operations in the United States after laying off 70% of its staf…
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to build Hyperloop in Southwest China with local partner
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) will be building a hyperloop track in the city of Tongren in Guizhou province, the Chinese government has c…
Didi and Softbank to launch taxi-hailing service in Japan
China-based global ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has launched Didi Mobility Japan, a joint venture with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. As ride-hail…