Online housing platform Beike gets $800 million in funding from Tencent
(Image credit: Beike) Beijing-based online housing platform Beike announced…
Briefing: Airbnb rival Xiaozhu to test facial recognition-enabled smart lock
Chinese home sharing site Xiaozhu to roll out facial recognition-enabled smart…
Meituan pulls plug on power bank rental project—has the sector already gone flat?
Meituan-Dianping is to discontinue its power bank rental scheme in restaurants…
Taiwan Turnaround: Are regulators killing innovation?
In part 4 and the finale of the Taiwan Turnaround series looking at how…
Chinese tech is not facing a “capital winter” but a “startup winter”: report
Winter is coming, but will it be a “capital winter” or the winter of discontent…
Node Worthy 04: Travel reports and China's serious sharing
This week we talk about the WeChat and Alipay's travel reports after the…
China's Airbnb rival Tujia receives $300 million for online unit
It seems that China’s online travel and accommodation industry is still feeling…
Opinion: China's sharing economy needs true innovation if it wants to become a pillar industry
Perhaps China is not where "sharing economy" originated, but it sure is one of…
Has China's sharing economy finally jumped the shark?
Bikes, bikes, and more bikes. China’s streets have been invaded by bike rentals…
Mobike's May 1st travel report shows what you can do with bike-rental data
Bike rental company Mobike has released a report of its user data from the…