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Is shared sleeping capsules a good business in China?

Sharing economies are becoming more and more daring and imaginative in China. Besides the already existing shared bicycles, basketballs, umbrellas, portable batteries, you can even “share” bedrooms now. Lately, the concept of “shared sleeping capsules” have emerged in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and other cities. Beijing-based Xiangshui (means shared sleeping) Space is a self-service resting pod […]

Passengers Can Now Order Takeout While Taking the Chinese High Speed Rail with Alipay Integration

According to recent news, starting July 17th, passengers taking the G and D EMU (electric multiple unit ) trains will be able to make meal orders through the 12306（China Railway Corporation’s official website) and its mobile app. After completing an order on the app, the on-train staff will deliver the meal to the designated passenger compartments […]

Robot delivery a reality for the future

The future will be an era of robot deliveries and it will be unnecessary for couriers to work no matter rain or shine, according to Richard Liu, founder and CEO of JD.com Group. JD.com and Lenovo on July 20 announced a big data strategic collaboration, but did not disclose any details at the Lenovo Global […]

Sogou Maps launches ‘co-driver’ voice interactive system

At a time when Chinese enterprises are focusing on smart home technology and intelligent speakers, Sogou, a subsidiary of Internet company Sohu Inc., is turning to voice technology to enhance map usability. Sogou Maps, a popular Chinese mapping service application, on Tuesday launched an “intelligent co-driver” system which allows voice interaction during car journeys, liberating […]

ofo Raises 700 Million US Dollar Series E, Led by Alibaba

On July 6, Chinese bike-sharing start-up ofo announced a 700 million dollar funding round. The Series E funding was led by Alibaba, Hony Capital, and CITIC Private Equity, with additional investment from current investors Didi Chuxing and DST Global. CEC Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor to ofo in the transaction. This news is […]

Chinese shared parking startup Airparking receives millions in RMB of Pre-A Round

Chinese shared parking startup Airparking announced the recent completion of their Pre-Series A round financing worth about millions in RMB. This was an exclusive funding from SAIF Partners and the registration of industrial and commercial changes were done as well. This is the second round of financing for Airparking since their last funding from an […]

NetEase Youdao Aims to Make Traditional Translation Market More Internet-oriented

Machines cannot take away translators’ job completely, but it plays its role in providing translation service by “matching” the right words. How big is translation market? Zhou Feng, CEO of NetEase Youdao （网易有道）, estimated it is a 40-billion RMB market. According to the 2016 China’s Language Service Industry Development Report, the value that China’s language […]

Lei Jun announces Xiaomi sales reached a historical high

This was the first good news that came across after Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun was, once again, in control of the supply chain. On July 7th, Lei sent out an internal e-mail, announcing the sale of Xiaomi mobile phones during the second quarter of 2017 reached 23.16 million units, ranking this number a historical high […]

Baidu Releases Self-driving Software For Free

Chinese search engine company Baidu announced their autonomous car software will be free for download, with the aim to collect data and attract more users to their open-source AI platform. The announcement was made on July 5 during their “Baidu AI Developers Conference” (Baidu Create 2017). Baidu Founder Robin Li had made quite a stir […]

Yu’EBao Reserves Reach 1.43T Yuan, Near ‘Big Four’ Banks

Yu’EBao was holding nearly 1.43 trillion yuan at the end of June 2017, up nearly 80 percent from the 0.8 trillion yuan it held at the end of 2016, according to a new report from Alibaba’s Tianhong Asset Management. Its funds increased nearly 300 billion yuan by the end of June, up from 1.14 trillion […]

Beijing Metro Offers Swipe to Ride: Is NFC Going Mainstream ?

Beijing Metro announced a partnership with the Beijing Municipal Administration Traffic Card to launch mobile swipe-to-ride service on June 26. The first phase will will see NFC subway payment available on the subway’s Fangshan Line. Some 160 NFC-capable mobile phones by brands such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, Nubia, OnePlus and Meizu will support the new […]

Another Bike Sharing Company Bites the Dust. Founder: I Am Not Optimistic About Bike-Sharing

After Wukong Bikes’ bankruptcy just 8 days ago – June 8th 2017 – yet another bike-sharing company has gone bust. On June 21st, 3Vbike announced that it is going out of business, primarily due to a large amount of stolen bikes causing a strain on liquidity. This may come as a surprise to the company’s […]

No Intermission for Shared Bikes’ War

Hundreds of workers in bright yellow uniforms assemble small yellow bicycles at the Tianjin Flying Pigeon bicycle factory on May 19. The workers hurriedly attach the wheels and gears to each frame, and every 15 seconds a new ofo unit is born. Workers at the end of the line load each new bike into cardboard […]

After fighting with Baidu, JD.com may join the BAT Group

JD’s (京东）closing price on June 26 was $43.08, raising their total market value to $61.149 billion. They are quickly approaching to Baidu’s total market value of $61.973 billion at the time, thus threatening the existing group of tech giants BAT: Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent. In comparison, Baidu is lagging behind the other two in terms […]

SF Express gets first China drone licence to deliver the goods

Although many domestic logistics and electronics giants are actively trying out UAV delivery (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) today, none of them have been able to reach a stage of large-scale deployment. This is largely due to the supervisory pressure stemming from the regulatory guidelines of UAV usage. Therefore, getting authorized for UAV deployment has now become […]

The new trends of sharing economy in China

Anything is possible in business. The “Sharing economy” has penetrated into every aspect of life: sharing bicycle, sharing umbrellas (which though proved to be a failure within only one day.) What are the problems behind this seemingly endless economy model? And where do we go from here? 2016 truly was the year of “sharing economy”. […]

Meituan CEO talked about relationships with BAT

The more you try to do, the more enemies you’ll make. Meituan Dianping has learned this lesson through experience. In its early days, the company organized discounted group purchases; later on it became an online movie ticket retailer. Over the years it also tried its hand at takeout, catering and travel services. More recently, Meituan […]

OnePlus Founder: The Differences Between OnePlus and Xiaomi

Yesterday OnePlus launched their new flagship device OnePlus 5. Here is an interview almost 3 years ago with OnePlus founder Peter Lau, at that moment their first generation product OnePlus One just made its debut. Recently, the British magazine “Connect” published the following: “What the Moto G did for the budget end of the market, […]

Tencent’s dream to beat Toutiao

On March 24th, when Tencent announced COO Mark Ren as the new president of Online Media Group (OMG), it heralded a new era for Tencent to compete with Toutiao, a news cluster App which claims 600 million users in China. For Mark Ren, starting a new with a clean slate, this move had been in […]

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