Rui Ma and Ying Lu, Author at Pandaily

Ep. 47: Chinese K12 English EdTech: VIPKid and How Learning is Earning

In episode 47 ofTechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into a topic they have been wanting to cover for a while now: Chinese educational technology (edtech).

Ep. 46: Futu, Tiger, and the trillion-dollar overseas online brokerage business from China

In episode 46 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma take a look at the market for China’s overseas online brokerages, which help Chinese people to invest in securities outside of mainland China. Of note, two Chinese fintech startups, Futu (富途 fù tú, or “path to riches”) and Tiger Brokers, went IPO in quick succession in March.

Ep. 45: Totally Lit or Just Hot Air? The Rise of E-Cigarettes in China

In episode 45 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the rise of what has been touted as “the next big trend” in China tech: electronic cigarettes.

Ep 44: So Young, More Beautiful – The Allure of China’s Plastic Surgery Market

In episode 44 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about So-Young, an internet company that markets and facilitates plastic surgery and other medical cosmetic procedures to Chinese customers. The six-year-old company has a stated mission of bringing “health and beauty” to everyone, and its stock priced at $13.80 per American depositary share (ADS) last week but is now trading at about $20.

Ep. 43: Douyu’s IPO, Panda.TV’s Death — Let the Gaming Live-Streaming Games Begin

In Episode 43 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into the world of gaming live streaming, which is a pretty big industry in China. Specifically, our co-hosts focus primarily on two companies, Douyu and Panda.TV.

Ep. 42: To 996, or Not to 996, That Is the Question

In Episode 42 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma turn their attention to the developer-led movement 996.icu, one of the few viral China tech topics in the past few months that has made it to Western media in real time and gotten a good bit of coverage.

Ep. 41: IPO for Influencers: The Company Behind China’s Kylie Jenner is Going Public

In Episode 41 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Ruhnn (RUHN), a relatively small yet significant company that filed for IPO a few weeks ago in the U.S. on the Nasdaq.

Ep. 40: China’s Newest Stock Exchange Experiment: Shanghai’s Technology Innovation Board

In Episode 40 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the new “Technology Innovation Board” on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which formally announced its first set of rules last week.

Ep. 39: Podcasting in China — the Myth and the Reality

Episode 39 of TechBuzz China is on a topic of special interest to our co-hosts, Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma: podcasting in China! It was sparked by two recent pieces of news within the podcasting industry.

Ep. 38: Battle of the Red Packets

In episode 38 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into this year’s Battle of the Red Packets. The name refers to the custom of money-giving, which is an important part of the Chinese New Year experience.

Ep. 37: The WeChat Mini Program — The End of Apps or Not?

In episode 37 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into the world of WeChat Mini Programs. Arguably some of the biggest innovations to come out of the Chinese internet, Mini Programs have no real Western equivalent.

Ep. 36: China Tech is Risky Business – Pinduoduo’s Hack and DJI’s Corruption Scandal

Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the dirty, risky, and more unseemly aspects of China tech, primarily focused on two stories that grabbed headlines recently: the “hack” at Pinduoduo, and the corruption scandal at DJI.

Ep. 35: New WeChat Challengers: Duoshan, Toilet, and Bullet 2.0

In episode 35 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about WeChat competitors. Specifically, they focus on three apps that all decided to launch on Tuesday, January 15, 2019: Bytedance’s Duoshan, Wang Xin’s self-proclaimed “anti-WeChat” Toilet, and Bullet Messenger 2.0.

Ep. 47: Chinese K12 English EdTech: VIPKid and How Learning is Earning

Ep. 46: Futu, Tiger, and the trillion-dollar overseas online brokerage business from China

Ep. 45: Totally Lit or Just Hot Air? The Rise of E-Cigarettes in China

Ep 44: So Young, More Beautiful – The Allure of China’s Plastic Surgery Market

Ep. 43: Douyu’s IPO, Panda.TV’s Death — Let the Gaming Live-Streaming Games Begin

Ep. 42: To 996, or Not to 996, That Is the Question

Ep. 41: IPO for Influencers: The Company Behind China’s Kylie Jenner is Going Public

Ep. 40: China’s Newest Stock Exchange Experiment: Shanghai’s Technology Innovation Board

Ep. 39: Podcasting in China — the Myth and the Reality

Ep. 38: Battle of the Red Packets

Ep. 37: The WeChat Mini Program — The End of Apps or Not?

Ep. 36: China Tech is Risky Business – Pinduoduo’s Hack and DJI’s Corruption Scandal

Ep. 35: New WeChat Challengers: Duoshan, Toilet, and Bullet 2.0

Ep. 33: Tencent Music – Totally Not China’s Spotify

Ep. 32: Luckin Coffee, Starbucks Challenger or a New Breed of F&B for the 21st Century?

Ep. 31: Alibaba and The Little Red Book (Xiaohongshu): Powering Ecommerce with Content

Ep. 30: The Greatest Trainwreck of China Internet — Renren, China’s Facebook

Ep. 29: Alibaba Singles’ Day $30.8Bn Extravaganza – The Real Deal or Not?

Ep. 28: The World’s Most Valuable Startup: Bytedance, Maker of Tik Tok & Toutiao

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