Beijing and Shanghai have given no indication of whether the bans will be lifted.
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Guangzhou invites bike-rental firms to bid for quotas after 19-month ban
Chinese bike-rental firms, Mobike and Hello Transtech, expressed their willingness to enter the bidding.
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Failures and opportunities: A pivotal moment for China’s mobility industry
Didi hopes new strategies will help it complete a U-turn that will get it out of the dead-end in which it finds itself.
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As bike rentals cool, ofo chooses to stand alone
China’s bike rental industry has experienced a roller coaster over the past 3 years. At its height, there were nearly 80 bike rental startups in the market, brightening the streets with a rainbow of bikes. But in the fast-paced tech world, trends come and go quickly. Within a year, over 20 bike startups failed, including […]
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Briefing: Didi takes punitive measures against deviant shared bike riders
The rules went into effect on Wednesday on Didi’s bike-rental platforms Qingju and Bluegogo.
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Didi reprimanded for introducing new shared bikes in Beijing in red tape snafu
Didi’s struggles in the bike-rental market led to a launch of its own brand, Qingju.
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Node Worthy 27: Hacking in China with Thibault Genaitay
Thibault Genaitay is Head of China for Le Wagon, a global programming bootcamp.
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Briefing: Time-rental apps in China linked with prostitution
The rental economy has permeated every aspect of life.
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ofo’s US fire sale is another spoke in China’s rental-bike wheel
Cash-strapped Ofo could try wheeling its business down another path.
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China’s top must-have apps: 2020 edition
What are the must-have apps on your home screen to live in China in 2020? We asked tech maven, and TechNode legend, Wang Boyuan to explain.
