GGV Capital has raised close to RMB 1.5 billion in its first RMB fund, the venture capital firm announced in a press release. The new RMB fund will focus on early stage and growth stage startups in areas including internet services, consumption upgrade, cutting edge technology, smart hardware, corporate services, and digital services. Founded in […]
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China’s top 6 angel investors
Top 6 Chinese angel investors that give wings to startup dreams
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Toutiao and 3 other news apps taken down from Chinese app stores
Four of China’s most popular news apps have disappeared from Chinese app stores as of 3pm today. The enforced takedown by authorities was reported by Sohu News before the deadline (the news on Sohu has since been deleted), and our checks of various domestic app stores show the apps have now been removed. Jinri Toutiao 今日头条 will […]
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9 of the world’s 12 most shipped smartphone brands are from China
Nine of the world’s twelve most shipped smartphone manufacturers are headquartered in China, according to semiconductor market research firm IC Insights. The company recently updated its 2018 IC Market Drivers Report in which it documented the applications fueling demand for integrated circuits (ICs). According to the report, Apple and Samsung still dominate the market for […]
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Chinese smartphone shipments slump 16.6% in Q1 2018
China, once the world’s engine for smartphone growth, is on the wane.
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China Tech Talk 39: PUBG and the future of Steam in China with Charlie Moseley
Matt and John talk with Charlie Moseley, an American games developer based in Chengdu. We start the conversation about PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds and then go into the future of Steam as well as PUBG’s prospects in 2018. [This was recorded on 01 Feb 2018] Links Early access to Chinese mobile version of PUBG opens tomorrow Chinese […]
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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 considerable growth, driving the overall performance of notebook shipments beyond previous expectation, market research firm TrendForce is reporting. For 2018, the market share of the top six brands is expected to […]
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Why QR codes trump NFC in China
Editor’s note: This was contributed by Tianyu M. Fang, a Boston-based freelance writer on Chinese tech and culture, and an independent researcher on US-China relations. Previously, he lived in Beijing, where he worked closely with China’s tech startup community. Among the ten customers lining up inside a Starbucks store in Beijing, I seemed to be the only […]
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OPPO’s new flagship phone may come with a battery that charges in 15 minutes
Updated: A previous version of this post stated that Xiaomi and OPPO smartphones may feature facial recognition technology as early as March or April 2019. The technology actually might be available in March or April 2018. Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has revealed that its high-end flagship smartphones are coming back. The flagship series has been […]
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Pony Ma announces medical blockchain project in Guangxi
Pony Ma, chairman and founder of Tencent, said that the Tencent Blockchain (腾讯区块链, also called as TrustSQL) will be used in medical treatment so that prescription cannot be tampered with, Chinese media Tencent Technology is reporting. He also said that the internet behemoth has already partnered with Chinese city Liuzhou and Guangxi Province to enable […]
