Meituan-Dianping Archives

Meituan Dianping-Backed Chinese EV Maker Li Auto Targets $100M US Listing on July 31

Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto has filed for a U.S. initial public offering, aiming to list its shares on the Nasdaq Global Market on July 31.

Meituan Dianping to Launch Premium Division for Community Group Buying Services

Chinese food delivery and lifestyle services platform Meituan-Dianping (Meituan) has announced an organizational adjustment to launch a premium business division for community group buying services.

Meituan Dianping Re-enters Power Bank Sharing Business With Recruitment Plans

According to the Chinese investment news portal PEdaily, Meituan has started recruiting costumer service employees for its shared power bank division.

Meituan and Didi Vie for Shares of E-bike Sharing Market

Chinese food delivery and services platform Meituan and ride-hailing giant Didi have recently made major moves into the e-bike rental market, each placing bulk orders for electric bicycles to secure a larger share of an emerging market that promises better returns than bike-sharing.

Southeast Asia’s Grab and Gojek Allegedly Talking Merger, Could Chinese Tech Giants Go That Path?

While Gojek has reportedly denied its involvement in such talks, a potential merger between the two does not sound like something completely out of the question.

Meituan Upgrades ‘Contactless Delivery’ in Beijing With Unmanned Vehicles

Chinese food delivery giant Meituan Dianping launched an unmanned delivery service to build a full chain of contactless service in food distribution.

Meituan Dianping’s New Year Flavor Map Reveals China’s Hottest Food Trends

With the Year of Rat approaching, Dazhong Dianping, the popular Chinese restaurant and service rating app released its “New Year Flavor Map 2020” revealing the hottest trends in food consumption in the past year.

China’s 2019 Top 10 Global Tech Companies

In 2019, Chinese tech companies increasingly shifted their focus overseas, in an effort to gain influence and market share abroad.

Smart City Dreams of China Tech

Smart cities and smart transportation are what Chinese tech giants have been obsessed with since AI, 5G and IoT turned from hackneyed buzzwords to everyday reality.

Why Are China’s Internet Giants Reviving Bike-sharing?

When it seemed like we were about to hear the eulogy to the troubled industry, Meituan-Dianping and Didi Chuxing – companies that timely bought into bike-sharing flag-bearers Mobike and Bluegogo – started revitalizing their bicycle fleets.

Meituan Dianping Posts First Profit as Public Company

In Meituan Dianping’s earnings announcement last week, the company said profit increased to 875.8 million yuan ($123.66 million) in the three months ending June 30.

Mobike Hits the Brakes on its Singapore Branch

Not long after Chinese bike-sharing start-up Ofo withered away, its longtime rival Mobike has begun to withdraw from overseas markets.

Meituan Reports Growing Losses, Followed by Stock Slide

China's online food delivery-to-ticketing company Meituan Dianping reported a total loss of 115 billion yuan in last year, and an 11 billion yuan operating loss, dropping down by 190 percent compared to that of 2017.

Meituan-Dianping Named the World’s Most Innovative Company by Fast Company

Chinese on-demand service platform Meituan-Dianping overthrows Apple as the world's most innovative company according to a recent ranking of American business magazine Fast Company.

Meituan Partners with Overseas Companies for Autonomous Delivery Platform

Meituan-Dianping, China's online food delivery-to-ticketing service platform, announced that the company enters partnerships with international firms for the development of its autonomous delivery open platform.

Ep. 25: The O2O Local Services War: Alibaba vs. Meituan? Part 1: Ele.me

In Ep. 25 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Alibaba’s recent moves to firm up its strategy around local services, putting pressure on Meituan-Dianping to defend itself.

Newsletter: How Would the New Chinese E-commerce Law Change Taobao?

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Meituan-Dianping Listed on HKEX Amidst Great Losses

On Sept. 20, Meituan-Dianping started trading at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Meituan-Dianping Updates Operating Data in IPO Prospectus, Raising Valuation to $55 Billion

Meituan-Dianping (Meituan), one of the most popular local online group purchase platforms in China, updated the operating data throughout its IPO Prospectus on September 3.

Meituan Hotels Surpassed Ctrip to Lead the Online Hotel Booking Industry in Q2 2018

Meituan Hotels has overtaken Ctrip to rank first in China on the fronts of order volume and nights booked in Q2 2018, according to a report released on August 30 by Trustdata, a mobile internet data monitoring company.

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