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Apple’s Peripheral Services Set a New Record in China

On August 2nd, Apple released its Q3 quarterly data, among which, the growth of peripheral services is worth more attention. In Apple’s Q3 data, the revenues of greater China region were $8.004 billion, down by 10 percent of that of $8.848 billion than the same period last year, which stemmed mainly from Apple’s declining sales […]

Didi Chuxing, Taxify to Cooperate in European, African Markets and Intelligent Traffic

Didi Chuxing and Taxify, a mobile travel company active in the European and African markets, announced plans for strategic cooperation in investment, research and development today. Didi said it would support Taxify in expanding its market and developing technological innovations in diverse markets. Markus Villig founded Taxify in Estonia in 2013. In the last four […]

Southeast Asia becomes Alibaba and Tencent’s new battle field

Two global technological forces are disrupting the peaceful ecological environment in Southeast Asia. They’re not Silicon Valley technological companies like Google or Facebook. They are the two Chinese giants Tencent and Alibaba. The two companies provide the strongest financial support and the most successful business experience for venture capital firms in Southeast Asia. More and […]

Flipboard China Rebrands, Looks To Lead Online News Market

Online channels have long since dominated news distribution. Despite the number of platforms available to us today, the general reading experience has shown little net improvement since going digital, as we now battle with poor quality news boosted by shoddy algorithms, and information overload through social media sharing. Zhao Jing, Flipboard’s China lead, is looking […]

Mobike Announces Its Entry into Italy

On July 25, Mobike announced its arrival in Italy, the first Mobike bicycles to move into Florence and Milan. Italy is the 4th overseas country that Mobike has entered after Singapore, Britain and Japan. The mayor of Fiorence, Dario Nardella, and mayor of Milan, Beppe Sala, both welcomed Mobike to their cities. It is reported […]

Ant Financial Is Going to Release A Malaysian Version of Alipay

On July 24, Ant Financial announced the signing of an agreement with Touch’n Go (TNG), a company directly affiliated with the CIMB Bank. A joint venture company will be formed to provide electronic wallet solutions and other related financial services for local users. In the future, Malaysian people will be able to easily use their […]

China’s Bike-Sharing Business Meets Mixed Response Abroad

It only took two years for colorful rental bikes to dominate the landscape of China’s prosperous cities. Across the country, users have built a habit of finding a bike, scanning its code, riding off and locking up. The simple process has made rental bikes a key ingredient in solving the problem of “the last mile.” […]

Apple Gives 50% Discounts, Leads Biggest Apple Pay Promotion since China Entry

On July 13, Apple’s official Chinese website announced its summer promotion, which will see users get as much as 50% off purchases and 50 times points at participating vendors in its biggest campaign since entry to the country. Overall, 29 retailers are participating including Starbucks, Burger King, Wagas, Häagen-Dazs, Lawson and Gap, with some e-commerce […]

Isabel Ge Mahe Named Apple’s Managing Director of Greater China

Apple today announced that Isabel Ge Mahe, vice president of Wireless Technologies, has been named vice president and managing director of Greater China, reporting to CEO Tim Cook and COO Jeff Williams. In this newly created role, Isabel will provide leadership and coordination across Apple’s China-based team. “Apple is strongly committed to invest and grow […]

Amazon Promotes Overseas Purchases on Prime Day

China’s e-commerce giants make the news each year with their deals on November 11, “Single’s Day,” and June 18. This year, Amazon is will be joining the competition with Prime Day. Amazon Prime members can receive free delivery on overseas purchases. Chinese Prime Subscribers can purchase overseas commodities and have them shipped directly from Amazon’s […]

China’s online retailer JD is going global, first stop is Southeast Asia

China’s online retail and logistics giant JD is now eyeing up the Indonesian market. It seems the country of 250 million provides the right environment for JD’s next round of international expansion. If all goes to plan, local consumers will see fresh food delivered to their homes by JD’s refrigerated lorries within five years. The […]

Airbnb is boosting its market investments in China

On June 28th, Airbnb jointly launched with Alipay a handy new tool available in the Alipay app called the “Aibiying Travel Deposit”, which will help prevent the app users from reckless spending. By setting the travel location, period of stay, the number of travelers and the intended travel dates in the app, the system will […]

CAR cooperates with Hertz to explore the global car rental market

On 4 July, China Auto Renting Inc. (CAR), the largest car rental company in Asia, announced they would open the international car rental business. Customers can book auto rentals in over 150 countries through the APP and website. Also, customers can have 10% discount of rental charge and free translation service for Chinese driver’s license, […]

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