Alibaba doubles down on Lazada with additional $2 billion
E-commerce giant Alibaba announced today that it will invest an additional $2 billion in Lazada Group to accelerate the growth plans of Southeast Asia’…
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Didi Bike operation was suspended for one day in Shenzhen
Chinese taxi hailing company Didi's bike rental service, Didi Bike (青桔单车, meaning green tangerine bike in Chinese), was suspended for one day for not o…
This app is making reimbursement easier for China’s tech employees
For many employees in the West, if you want to make a business purchase, you can either just use the corporate credit card or just bring in an invoice …
Xiaomi jumps on blockchain pet bandwagon with Cryptorabbits
After Baidu's financial blockchain lab released the blockchain pet Cryptodoggies (莱茨狗), Netease also launched a similar product "Lucky Cat (招财猫)." Now,…
WeChat is testing search function that displays results from inside mini programs
170 million people use WeChat's mini program every day, and WeChat is pushing efforts to upgrade mini program and mini game features to help businesses…
Ant Financial announces RMB 500 million in ecological investment in 2018
To celebrate National Tree Planting Day (植树节) on March 12, Ant Financial CEO Jing Xiandong said on March 11 that Ant Forest will invest RMB 500 million…
Didi gets ready to relaunch car rentals with new energy vehicle partnership
Didi announced on March 7 they have signed a strategic cooperation agreement with BAIC Group to build new energy vehicles, which will be used to run a …
China Unicom launches eSIM, allowing full use of both phones and wearables
China Unicom announced that it has officially launched the "eSIM One Phone Number Dual Terminal (eSIM一号双终端)" (in Chinese) business in six Chinese cit…
Weibo user accuses Apple’s official technical support staff of stealing his data
A Weibo user named 美国往事1999 is claiming that one of Apple's official tech support people illegally stole their personal information. The news is spread…
Spring Festival data shows just how much Chinese love their smartphones
For Chinese people, Spring Festival is all about seeing family and celebrating the new year, but it's also the optimal time for using screens. Have you…
Nielsen, Alipay white paper shows overseas merchants cannot ignore Chinese mobile payments
According to a recent white paper released by Nielsen and Alipay, 65% of Chinese tourists sampled have used mobile payments while traveling overseas, c…
iQiyi reveals user numbers and net loss since inception in IPO filing
iQiyi (爱奇艺), the Chinese entertainment company famous for its video streaming service filed for an initial public offering in the US, our sister media …