Newsletter: Chinese Travel Platform Mafengwo Accused of Arranging Fake Reviews

Due to fake review allegations the Chinese travel experience sharing platform Mafengwo has been under the spotlight lately.  It has been reported that among Mafengwo’s 21 million reviews on restaurants, hotels, and travel destinations, over 18 million pieces were plagiarized from its rival websites or even completely faked. The 11.11 festival, also known as the “Single's Day” in China, is coming to town. As it is the 10th anniversary of Alibaba's global shopping festival, this year's mega-event will be the largest ever in terms of reach and scale. iPhone has a massive user base in China, however the latest iPhone Xs seems to be less popular than the previous ones. Does this depend on the price or is there something else? More details below:

 Editor's Pick

Is iPhone Xs still Worth its Price? iPhone Xs is stepping away from the spotlight in China... [caption id="attachment_11643" align="aligncenter" width="720"] mafengwo[/caption] Chinese Travel Platform Mafengwo Accused of Arranging Fake Reviews Is Mafengwo, with a valuation of $17.5 billion, actually a ghost platform composed of zombie accounts and bots?

 Events

Alibaba Launches 11.11 Global Shopping Festival Over the years, the Festival has become a national online shopping carnival for consumers in China and abroad. A Tour in the Silicon Valley Style New Headquarters of Lenovo The company aims to create a Silicon Valley style working environment for all its employees.

Market Briefings

JD.com Expands Logistics Coverage Through Robot Deliveries, Starting with Schools Alibaba Cloud Opens Two Data Centers in the UK, Expanding Its EMEA Businesses ByteDance Closed Its Pre-IPO with an Estimated Valuation of $75 Billion

Automobiles

[caption id="attachment_11626" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Xpeng-G3 Motors[/caption] XPeng Motors: Cross-border Innovation, the Driving Force Behind Smart Cars Ford Establishes Stand-alone China Business Unit Daimler to launch premium ride-hailing services in China with Geely Chehejia Unveils LI One Electric SUV with Distance Extension System that Covers 700 Kilometers

New Releases

[caption id="attachment_11666" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Mi Mix 3[/caption] Xiaomi Launches MIX 3 in Forbidden City on October 25 OnePlus Wants to be the First to Deliver Working Commercial 5G Smartphones

Podcast

In Ep. 26 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma discuss Koubei, rounding up the second installment of a two-part deep-dive into the local services space in China.