Flipboard Chinese Team, Eric Alexander (R3) The Chinese team of mobile social magazine Flipboard recently released the latest update for its Chinese edition. The new version provides a more localized Flipboard experience with curated contents on regionally-relevant topics and localized features. Eric Alexander is the vice president of Flipboard, mainly in charge of international business development. He […]
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The Swiss Government to Bring 10 Swiss Startups to China in September for Business Development
Venturelab, a national training program by the Swiss government for innovative, high-tech startups, will bring 10 Swiss entrepreneurs to China as part of the ‘Venture Leaders China’ program. This is the first year the program is being organized in China, a similar program in the U.S. has been running for 13 years. The 10 selected […]
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Chinaccelerator Graduates Nine New Startups in Shanghai
After moving from Dalian to Shanghai at the beginning of this year, startup acceleration program Chinaccelerator unveiled the fifth batch of nine startups running through its three-month project. Most of the startups are founded by foreign entrepreneurs with their own insights on Chinese market or Chinese with overseas backgrounds. The nine startups are engaged in a […]
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Mobile App Analytics Company App Annie Acquires Distimo, Raises $17M in New Funding
App Annie, the mobile app analytics service provider that started from China, has acquired Distimo, another mobile analytics service that started from the Netherlands in 2009. It’s the first acquisition App Annie has made since the founding four years ago. The price isn’t disclosed, but App Annie says it’s made in cash and equity. The […]
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Chinese 3D Motion Sensing Company ORBBEC Launches a Set-top Box
It seems an open secret that the new Apple TV will come out with motion controls supported by the 3D sensing company PrimeSense Apple acquired last year. Earlier this year Chinese smart TV maker LeTV launched a new TV model that was capable of motion control through a set-top box. That gadget is powered by PrimeSense too. Also, the […]
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Alibaba Acquires 10.35% Stake in Singaporean Logistics Company SingPost
Alibaba Group announced today it has acquired 10.35% stake in Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) for S$312.5 million（US$249mn）, through Alibaba Investment Limited. The two companies will further negotiate a joint venture for e-commerce logistics. The deal must help Alibaba to expand its marketplace business to Southeast Asia. The Chinese e-commerce giant has been actively expanding to […]
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Rebate Site 51fanli Raises $20mn Series B Funding for Offline Expansion
Chinese online rebate and consumer directory website 51Fanli.com announced on its microblog that it has secured $20 million of Series B funding from SIG China Investment. The company has raised eight-digit first-round USD funding jointly led by Qiming Venture Partners and Disney’s venture capital firm Steamboat Ventures in 2011. 51Fanli’s founder and CEO Gary Ge said […]
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Google Acquires Hong Kong-based Enterprise Mobile Computing Platform Divide
Divide, a Hong Kong/NY startup, confirmed on its blog that the company has been acquired by Google for an undisclosed sum. The startup added that Divide staff will join Google’s Android team, but it promised “Divide will work as it always has”. Divide, formerly known as Enterproid, is an enterprise mobile computing platform that helps […]
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JD.com Has been Added onto WeChat as the Shopping Channel
JD.com, the leading Chinese online retailer that recently went public on the NASDAQ and Tencent has a stake in, has been added onto WeChat (aka Weixin) as the “Shopping” channel under the tab of Explore (not official translation) — above the Game channel, and Mobile QQ, the mobile version of Tencent’s flagship instant messaging product QQ. […]
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Firefly, an Events Social Service Aiming to Light Up Your Life
Social networking services bring people together, but they do not necessarily ensure close friendship. Without face-to-face communication which guarantees intimacy and close bonding, people are still drifting apart with friends, even though we can know exactly what our friends are doing through their microblogs or WeChat moments. Firefly, an events social app developed by Shanghai-based […]