Xiaomi Aims to Top European Smartphone Market
Xiaomi aims to be the top smartphone brand in Europe in the near future, said Xiaomi’s CEO Jun Lei Thursday during Xiaomi’s developer conference in Beijing.
11/5/20203 min read
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Short Film "What is Peppa" Went Viral During the Year of the Pig
On Jan. 17, a short film entitled “What is Peppa” went viral on Chinese social media. It depicts the touching quest of a loving grandfather, who has spent all his life living in rural areas, doting on his grandson by crafting a “Peppa Pig”. The grandfather began his journey of figuring out what exactly peppa is, as soon as he heard from his grandson that he wanted a “peppa pig” for the Chinese New Year.
1/21/20195 min read
Chinese-Based Firms Confirm Minimal Exposure to Silicon Valley Bank
The recent shutdown of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) by regulators marks the largest bank failure in the United States since 2008. Several Chinese Hong Kong-listed companies have sought to reassure investors by stating that their cash deposits in SVB were not significant.
3/13/20234 min read
Singles' Day Turns into Math Class as Alibaba, JD.com Argue
This year's Singles' Day is just over, but Alibaba and JD.com are already fighting about how to calculate and record who had the most transactions. JD.com's ac...
BYD's Board Secretary Responds to Rumored US Ban on Chinese Batteries
On the evening of September 14, a rumor that the Inflation Reduction Act recently passed by the United States government will ban Chinese batteries after 2024 spread wildly on Chinese social media. The potential policy was then repudiated by the Secretary of the Board of BYD.
TikTok's Answer to BeReal Is Yet to Be Tested Beyond Now
The 2022 social media landscape in a nutshell: Facebook trying hard to be Instagram, Instagram trying hard to be TikTok, and TikTok trying hard to be BeReal.
9/21/20223 min read
China IPO Watch: Huize Holdings - Online Insurance Platform
Huize Holdings is a Shenzhen-based an online insurance cpmpany that aggregates insurance products and aims to provide a seamless user experience targeting the younger generation.
Parasite's Oscar Victory Gives Hope to Asian Cinema While Highlighting Inequality
Bong Joon-ho's Parasite is a witty and thrilling tale underlining the desperate nature of socio-economic inequalities. The film won the Oscar for Best Picture.
2/20/20203 min read
Robin Li: Baidu's Self-Driving Car Enters Mass Production in 2018 Despite Fines
Baidu CEO Robin Li spoke at the company's annual conference on November 16 in Beijing, introducing its latest artificial intelligence technology for mobile phon...
Pinduoduo’s Alternate Approach to the 11.11 Shopping Festival and China’s E-commerce Craze
However, when their e-commerce rivals like Alibaba’s Taobao and JD.com were boasting about their inflated GMV numbers during the shopping festival, Pinduoduo took another approach.
11/13/20194 min read
Cook Invites Wang Xing to Eat Wontons in Shanghai, Recommends Wang Expand Meituan to US
Apple's CEO Tim Cook has squeezed many new experiences into his schedule while in China. On December 4, Cook and Wang Xing, CEO of Meituan-Dianping, met in Dah...
China NFT Weekly: A Bad Week for Crypto
This week: Tencent's NFT marketplace Huanhe to close down, Zipmex becomes latest crypto exchange to halt withdrawals, Hong Kong monetary chief said crypto and DeFi won't disappear, and more.
7/25/20229 min read