Chinese car rental service CAR Inc., more commonly known as Zuche, has rolled out a ride-sharing service UCAR Zuche Tailored Car Service (our translation), adding another competitive player to China’s booming taxi-calling industry. The company is planning to launch the service in 60 cities around the country, according to CEO Charles Lu. He said that Zuche, which has started […]
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China’s Over-The-Air App Testing Services Aim For Global Expansion
China has become the world’s second largest app economy and the market is still growing, with the number of Chinese mobile app developers nearly doubling each year. To develop quality apps that stand out from the crowd, beta testing is becoming an indispensable step in app development, as it gives developers the chance to improve their product […]
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MySimax, the Fascinating Homecoming Story of a China-based African Tech Company
Editor’s Note: This post is contributed by Thibaud Andre, a French consultant working at Chinese market research firm Daxue Consulting. He likes to share insights about emerging markets. In particular, he like to identify emerging trends and innovations that may change economic landscape in these countries. Following recent annual tradition, NewAfrican Magazine published a special edition listing […]
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MalangStudio Gets You Going with AlarmMon’s Games and Rewards
As your phone’s alarm rings and you waken and turn it off, it then takes you to a simple game followed by a reward. MalangStudio gets the cobwebs out of your eyes with a character-led, gamified alarm clock app AlarmMon. What makes the game most engaging is the company’s self-designed animation characters. The company has contracts for Xiaomi’s Mi […]
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Momo Adds Physical Gifts and Digital Lucky Money
The location-based social app Momo (NASDAQ:MOMO) has added physical gifts and lucky money sending features to its latest version, launched on January 28. Digital lucky money, or ‘Red Envelopes’, is available on many Chinese social platforms, including WeChat and Weibo. Thanks to WeChat’s iteration, launched one year ago, mobile digital lucky money became widely popular among […]
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GSIIP Demoday introduces 4 Korean Startups entering Chinese market
After a three-month acceleration program, four seasoned Korean startups pitched their businesses to the audience gathered at the East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai on 27th January. At this closed event were invited VCs, business partners and selected media from both countries. GSIIP (Global Startup Incubating Internship Program) is a three-month internship program, […]
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Chinese OBD Hardware Developer AutoBot Receives US$6 Million Series A Funding
The internet-of-vehicles (IoV) has become more of a reality as tech companies vie to create new tech to change the driving experience. Thus far, most of the IoV related services falls into three categories of car OS, on-board diagnostics (OBD) and automatic collision alerts. Beijing-based startup AutoBot is an OBD hardware developer and solutions provider. […]
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Alibaba’s Finance Arm Officially Launches Credit Scoring Service Sesame Credit
Ant Financial, Alibaba’s finance arm, has begun beta-testing the long-awaited Sesame Credit (‘Zhima Xinyong’ in Chinese), the user data-based online credit scoring service. Sesame Credit generates credit scores based on the online behaviour of consumers and small businesses on Alibaba’s Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer) marketplaces. It is the first of its kind in China, and […]
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Dianping Reaches 190M Monthly Active Users In 2014
Dianping, the leading ratings and review site and major player in Chinese group-buying, had 190 million monthly active users as of the end of 2014. The mobile app has 200 million accumulated users. Of the 12 billion monthly page views, 85% are from mobile. There are over 12 million local businesses on the platform in […]
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[Korean Startup Interview] Control In-Store Tracking Beacons with Perple’s RECO Manager
As you walk into a store, a cookie-shaped tracking beacon notes that you just entered. A connected phone app, then welcomes you and suggests current special offers with a map of the store’s layout and product coupons – all made possible by RECO Beacon. Founded in April 2012, Korean-based IT company Perples has developed RECO […]