Pinduoduo is investing billions of dollars to help marketing agricultural goods

Chinese e-commerce upstart Pinduoduo (aka PDD) has a hefty RMB 10 billion ($1.58 billion) to help the marketing and promotion of agricultural products …

China Tech Talk 43: The e-commerce platform becoming a threat to Alibaba with Thomas Graziani

This week, John and Matt talk with Thomas Graziani, founder and CEO of WalktheChat, a company that specializes in helping foreign organizations access …

Taobao takes on Pinduoduo with roll out of Taobao Tejia

Shortly after the launch of family account feature to go after the senior citizens’ market, Alibaba’s online marketplace Taobao recently launched a ded…

Can China’s fastest growing e-commerce startup find similar success in Southeast Asia?

Editor’s note: This was contributed by Sheji Ho, the Group Chief Marketing Officer at aCommerce, an end-to-end e-commerce enabler in Southeast Asia. Cu…

Data shows 2017 was the year of e-commerce apps: report

China is a mobile-first country and the popularity of smartphones has also reflected one of its most vibrant internet industries: online shopping. Chin…

2017 vs 2016: Breakdown of top 10 new unicorns reveal shifts in China’s tech sector

The number of Chinese unicorns—startups with more than a $1 billion valuation—are growing so fast that later we might have to change the term into "dra…

WeChat mini programs 1 year on: Key figures and trends

January 9th was WeChat mini program system's first birthday. Throughout its first year, some startups picked it up and developed their own mini program…

TechNode’s cheat sheet: Who is who on TechCrunch Shanghai

TechCrunch Shanghai is coming with a line up of great speakers from multiple verticals, side stages on blockchain, biotech, new retail, and smart suppl…