A female-targeted relationship simulation game has taken China by storm
Who says gaming isn't romantic? A female-targeted mobile game Love and the Producer (恋与制作人) (our translation) has taken China by storm in little over t…
Author: Timmy Shen
Video: Inside a Chinese girls’ e-sports team training spot
E-sports, or competitive video gaming, is quietly on the rise in China. We visited a training spot of KillerAngel, an all-female e-sports club, in Shan…
China’s new rules targeting ‘inappropriate’ online games send NetEase’s shares down
China’s leading internet portal and gaming company NetEase saw its shares drop by 3.23% on NASDAQ (in Chinese) on Thursday US time after Xinhua reporte…
Ant Financial, Didi, and Xiaomi named top 3 Chinese unicorns, says Hurun Report
The Hurun Research Institute released today the Hurun Greater China Unicorn Index 2017, where Ant Financial, Didi Chuxing, and Xiaomi top the chart. Th…
Didi just pocketed $4 billion in funding and is set to face a new rival in ride-hailing—Meituan
Didi Chuxing, China’s dominating ride-hailing giant, today announced that it has raised over $4 billion in a new equity funding round. Now having $12 b…
FBI in Alaska just thanked Qihoo 360 for helping combat cyber crime
FBI Anchorage in Alaska just showed its appreciation on Twitter to Qihoo 360, the leading Chinese cybersecurity company providing anti-virus solutions,…
Video sharing app Kuaishou rumored to raise new funding with valuation at $15 billion
China’s leading short social video and photo sharing app Kuaishou is rumored to launch a new round of funding with the estimated valuation at $15 billi…
Video: We asked startups quirky questions at TechCrunch Shanghai
How would you introduce your startup to an 80-year-old lady? And to your blind date? We asked around at the Startup Alley at TechCrunch Shanghai 2017, …
China, US cooperates on satellite navigation to offer better GPS & BeiDou services
China seems to move a step forward in the field of satellite navigation technology, as China and the US have cooperated to establish compatible signal …
Xiaomi’s India unit starts to make profit after three years
Xiaomi, China’s leading smartphone manufacturer, has turned profitable in its third year in India, highlighting an increasing preference for Chinese ph…
Video: We talked with startups before they met with VCs at TechCrunch Shanghai
TechCrunch Shanghai 2017 gathered over 110 VCs and 400 entrepreneurs at the VC Meetup, where each startup had 10 minutes to chat with a single VC. Watc…
Video: For LGBT community in China, live streaming is the future of advocacy and education
If you can't see anything, try QQ video instead. On a Friday night in Beijing, You Yi, a gay volunteer at PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends …