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 …
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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 …
688 million people used WeChat hongbao on Chinese New Year’s Eve
688 million people used WeChat hongbao on February 15 (Chinese New Year's Eve) with Chengdu, Chongqing, and Beijing with the fastest hands according to…
3 new trends in KOL marketing in China: Interview with Elijah Whaley, CMO of PARKLU
Just as small startups are disrupting traditional companies, individual online celebrities are changing the advertising market. It's not dominated by a…
Alibaba’s Koubei app invests RMB 100 million in “shout red envelopes” game to compete Meituan
Spring Festival is approaching and the annual hongbao war is on. Alibaba's lifestyle app Koubei invested 100 million yuan on the "shout red envelopes" …
Chinese laptops market share drop, while US players rise in H2 2017
In the second half 2017, Chinese laptop maker Lenovo showed 20.2% market share, a year-on-year drop of 4.9%, while the market leader HP showed consider…
WeChat Pay announces “Spring Festival Shake” to win hongbao war
Spring Festival (春节 chunjie) is just 2 days away, and WeChat just announced the launch of "Spring Festival Shake (新春摇摇乐)" promotion. The forthcoming "…
China’s answer to Amazon Go aims to conquer the unmanned frontier with facial recognition
Long-waited Amazon Go opened its door to the public in Seattle last week and there has been overall positive feedback. However, unmanned stores are def…