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 just three months after announcing its launch, according to an internal …
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Taiwan Turnaround: Are regulators killing innovation?
In part 4 and the finale of the Taiwan Turnaround series looking at how Taiwan’s internet tech scene is catching up, TechNode looks at the effects that…
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 for Chinese startups? China’s startup ecosystem has earned a reputation…
Node Worthy 04: Travel reports and China’s serious sharing
This week we talk about the WeChat and Alipay's travel reports after the week-long holiday and the future of the sharing economy in China. Downl…
China’s Airbnb rival Tujia receives $300 million for online unit
It seems that China’s online travel and accommodation industry is still feeling the heat from the Golden Week. China’s home rental unicorn Tujia.com, o…
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 the countries that has experienced its fullest development and obta…
Has China’s sharing economy finally jumped the shark?
Bikes, bikes, and more bikes. China’s streets have been invaded by bike rentals of every hue. More and more Chinese entrepreneurs are sparing no effort…
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 Labor Day holiday weekend, providing one of our first pictures that can be b…
Power bank rentals are taking off in China but will never be as big as bikes
While the buzz surrounding China’s bike rental industry has yet to cool off, power bank rentals, another vertical under the rental economy business mod…
TechNode’s Top Sharing Economy Stories of 2016
The sharing economy is exploding in China. Worth about 299 billion USD in 2015, the market is expected to surge by 40 percent over the next five years,…
Xinghou, Misfit, 58Ganji: Top Three Tech Funding Stories Out Of China Today
Airbnb for Membership card Xinghou receives 20 million yuan ($3.1 million USD) angel investment. Sharing economy concept for membership card, Xingh…