Kai-Fu Lee leads Beijing’s new AI research center
Beijing city officials yesterday launched a new international artificial intelligence research center in Beijing. The center will be led by Kai-Fu Lee,…
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Beijing sets up its first self-driving zone
Driving in Beijing can be a stressful experience both for drivers and pedestrians and now, AI will also get to endure its notorious traffic jams. Beiji…
Beijing district suspends new recruitment for innovation spaces due to taxation issues
China has shown unreserved support for innovation and entrepreneurship in the past few years. But it turns out that these support offers are good only …
Why more trains may lead to more unicorns in China
Editor's note: This was contributed by Hans Tung in collaboration with Zara Zhang. Hans Tung is a Managing Partner at GGV Capital. A five-time Forbes M…
Beijing joins list of cities saying no to new shared bikes
China’s dockless bike rental market is fairly young given that major players in the market like Mobike and ofo weren’t born until very recently. The se…
Beijing drafts regulations mandating smart locks for bike-rentals in the city
The Beijing government is soliciting public opinion on draft guidelines aimed at reining in the disorderly expansion of the city’s bike-rental sector, …
Beijing to put into service fully unmanned subway line this year
Beijing is expected to put into operation the first domestically-developed unmanned subway line in China this year, according to local media (in Chines…
Beijing orders halt to electric bicycle-sharing service E-zebra
Beijing authorities recently ordered a halt to electric bicycle-sharing service E-zebra (in Chinese), citing safety and legitimacy concerns. In additio…
Didi is rolling out an English version this Spring
Editor’s note: A version of this post by Mike Wester first appeared on the Beijinger, a leading source of English-language lifestyle information on the…
Gofun offers electric car rental for RMB 1 per hour
Editor’s note: A version of this post by Charles Liu first appeared on the Beijinger, a leading source of English-language lifestyle information on the…
Ewaybot to debut humanoid assistant robot at CES
Over the past two years, we have seen a handful of home robots in China. However, humanoid robots are yet to come to our daily lives, and Ewaybot, a hu…
This F&B Incubator Wants to Find China’s Next Starbucks
If you came to Beijing for the Summer Olympics in 2008, you would be hard pressed to find an affordable variety of palatable non-Chinese food. However,…