On a polluted day, the murky gray air outside usually gets the most attention. More dangerous, however, can be the air inside, if only because we never consider it. That’s why one air quality management company decided to see which co-working spaces in Shanghai have the best air. On Dec 1, 2016, two co-working spaces, […]
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51GIF: Weighing Anchor in the Sea of Stickers
Its official: stickers are the new emoji. If you think it’s only a casual way for people to chat, you’d better get your facts straight. Basically a GIF, stickers are more interactive than a picture, but smaller in size than a video. By including them in iMessage, Apple made global a phenomenon that East Asians […]
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VR Tops the List of China’s Top 5 Tech News Searches In 2016
With the end of 2016 fast approaching, Baidu has announced the most searched news in China. Based on data collected in the first eleven months of this year, a total of 26 lists on a wide range of topics like international and domestic affairs, “in” words, poplar apps were complied by leveraging data from various services […]
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Shanghai Bike-Sharing Battle: Ofo vs Mobike vs Xiaoming
Ready or not, China, once known as the bicycle kingdom, is in the midst of a cycling revival. While the car has rapidly displaced bikes, we now see more than a dozen startups flooding into the dockless bike-sharing arena. Investors have taken their sides in the stiffening battle, but a more pressing question is which […]
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This Agriculture Tech Company Helps Plants To Absorb More Water
This is the tenth post in our series: Discover Korea’s Tech, where we will talk to a mix of Korean startup entrepreneurs who stood their own ground with their technology, in Korea’s economy notoriously dominated by gigantic companies. Stay tuned over the coming month as we talk to Korean entrepreneurs. You can follow our updates […]
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China Business Podcast: WeChat Engagement For Brands In China With Philip Beck
Editor’s note: The following comes from our syndication partner, the China Business Cast. The goal of China Business Cast is to help entrepreneurs who want to learn how to do business in China. The podcast features conversations with experienced entrepreneurs and business people who’ve built their businesses in China. They dig into the details so […]
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Laundry Service Edaixi Gets Round B Plus, Promises Profit in 12 Months
Chinese on-demand laundry service Edaixi has announced the completion of their B Plus round of funding led by Chinese detergent manufacturer Libai Group. Libai is joined by Chinese conglomerate Profit Palace Group as well as several other unnamed investors. Edaixi did not specify the size of the funding, only saying that the round is worth hundreds of million […]
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Alipay New Feature Sparks Criticism For Generating Salacious Contents
Alibaba has been tenacious in spearheading its forays into the social networking sector, where its arch competitor Tencent still rules. The e-commerce giant has added lots of social networking features to the recent updates of Alipay in hopes of capitalizing on the huge user base of the payment app. However, it seems that the users weren’t […]
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This Company Uses NLP to Find the Right Keyword
This is the ninth post in our series: Discover Korea’s Tech, where we will talk to a mix of Korean startup entrepreneurs who stood their own ground with their technology, in Korea’s economy notoriously dominated by gigantic companies. Stay tuned over the coming month as we talk to Korean entrepreneurs. You can follow our updates @technodechina for […]
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Letter from the Editor: New Beginnings
When I saw the advertisement a little over a month ago for the Editor-in-Chief position, I was amazed at my luck. I had been working for a localization company in Beijing for a little over a year after doing radio for almost six. After working a typical 9-5, I slowly realized how unique and special […]