China Tech Talk 22: P2P lending, retail banking, and the future of online services with Ling Kong
John and Matt talk with Ling Kong, CTO of Dianrong about: How peer-to-peer (P2P) lending got started What makes Dianrong different from their…
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Power bank rental startup Xiaodian announces 195% growth
Power bank rental startup Xiaodian (小电科技 in Chinese) officially announced their performance on September 11th. Xiaodian now covers 70 cities in China. …
Why product design is more important than your manufacturing partner
How can a hardware startup with good technology and enough money still fail to deliver? According to research conducted by the Wharton School of the Un…
Foxconn solidifies pivot to OBM with Guangzhou government deal
Foxconn recently inked a deal with the Guangzhou Municipal government to build an 8k LCD panel production park in the city's Zengchen District, signali…
TechNode’s cheat sheet to Chinese investment in Silicon Valley
With an ambitious government innovation agenda, and RMB depreciation, coupled with Chinese internet giants with global ambitions, Chinese investment is…
Are China’s bike-sharing platforms really part of the sharing economy?
China's O2O market has seen quite a few companies doing interesting things, some succeeding, some failing. The latest hot vertical is bike-sharing. Ac…
Mobike to double annual bike production through partnership with iPhone maker Foxconn
Chinese bike-sharing Mobike is starting the New Year with good news. Just three weeks after receiving 215 million USD fresh funding, the startup announ…
This Is How Foreign Startups And Chinese Tech Giants Collaborate In China
As a foreign tech company in China, getting a leg up from a Chinese tech giant can be good for business. Here we listed three foreign companies that…
Didi Chuxing Lands $119M Funding From Apple Supplier Foxconn
It seems that the epic merger between Didi Chuxing and Uber China is not going to end the fundraising spree in China’s ride-hailing industry. After …
Shenzhen’s Small Factories Partner With Startups As Manufacturing Costs Rise
Mike Lin and his father's factory occupies a single floor in a modest concrete block in Longgang, a northeastern district in Shenzhen. Inside, factory…
Apple Is Finally Opening A Flagship Store In Taiwan
Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is synonymous with the Apple as a primary assembler of their products. Which is why it's somewhat surprising that the co…
Tencent-Backed Electric Car Startup Sets 2020 Production Deadline
Tencent-backed Future Mobility Co. has officially joined the club of Chinese auto concepts with a production deadline of 2020. The auto startup, whi…