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An Accessory Company Sued Apple and Suspect its MFi Certification is “Monopoly”

The war between Apple and “monopoly” has not ended. For increasing companies, this giant company has affected their growth prospects, and thus they walk on the opposite path of Apple. On August 28, Pisen, a domestic digital accessories factory, claimed on its official Weibo account that it had formally charged Apple for its MFi certification […]

Wechat Pay is Available in App Store and Apple Music

Since August 29, Wechat Pay is available for users in Chinese mainland to purchase in the App Store or subscribe in Apple Music. Users can choose to bind and to use Wechat Pay in related account settings in the App Store or the Apple Music, and choose password-free payment. Users could also set in iTunes […]

Tencent will get rid of the tag as a “game company” by 2020

Abstract: Though Tencent has never been more successful under the glamor of Honor of Kings’ stellar performance, its dependence on gaming industry dropped. The revenue from games to total revenue ratio decreased to 42% in this quarter, while the ratio of the same period last year was 47.9% and the ratio of last quarter 46%. […]

Baidu Sued fenbi.com and Related We-media

According to Netease Technology on August 22, Baidu has formally initiated law proceedings in Beijing Haidian District People’s Court against Xiaolong Zhang, the CEO of Fenbilantian technology co., LTD. (fenbi.com) as well as we-media Coollabs for their serious violation against Baidu‘s reputation. Baidu demanded them to immediately delete infringing contents in their Weibo, WeChat official […]

In China, McDonald’s and KFC are fighting for a larger slice of the domestic pie

After nearly three decades of fighting, the competition between KFC and McDonalds in China is likely to heat up, because of its newly gotten “Chinese” identity. On November 1, 2016, KFC’s parent company Yum! Brands spun off a new company – Yum! China, and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Its core business […]

With over 400 Million Users, How did Tencent’s WeSing Make a Fortune?

Under Tencent’s Internet expansion strategy, the company’s WeSing (lit. Karaoke for Everybody)—a karaoke app that wasn’t heavily invested in—became surprisingly popular. Aside from being relatively popular on the market, this free karaoke app has become the true embodiment of “making a fortune silently”. Li Chun, the managing director of the app, said there are already […]

China’s Pop-up shop has become brand marketing’s new favorite

On April 28th, a pop-up shop called Orz Cha which only opened for four days debuted in Shanghai. Because of its ultimate “demotivation” culture, it matches daily sadness white-collar workers. Pop-up shop triggered a long queues at the scene and numerous sharing in moments of WeChat. Pop-up shop has no intention to open for long […]

Entrepreneur Bashed by Industry for Receiving Financing by Hacking

On August 15th, an article titled, “Receive Financing from Angel Investor Charles Xue after Hacking into his Accounts, Creating Fair Trade for 1.5 Million Gamers Online” was published on Pencilnews.cn, sparking extensive discussions across the industry. Pencilnews disclosed in the article how Zhu Pan, the founder of the online trading platform for gamers—4931.com, was able […]

Vice President of Tencent says Wechat will never read and store chat log

Huawei and Tencent in standoff over user data triggers discussion on the definition of user authorization and data security. On August 15, Ding Ke, vice president of Tencent, responded to the Beijing News about the above questions for the first time. He said that Tencent held an internal meeting with Huawei executives on Friday, which […]

3-Hour-Line To Get Chinese Tea: Insanely Popular, or Marketing Stunt?

At 10:30am on August 12th, it was just around half an hour later than Heytea opened its shop in Joy City in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Customers queued a line dozens of 50 to 60 meters long in this Internet popular tea store, totally blocking the door of a neighboring Starbucks. Heavy rain fell on and […]

The Richest Man in China Now Is No Longer Jack Ma

Just recently, Pony Ma surpassed Jack Ma as being China’s richest man! According to Forbes recently updated real-time rankings statistics, Pony Ma’s personal net assets have reached 36.9 billion USD, ranking him 18th in Forbes listing of the richest people in the world. For the first time, he has surpassed the founder of Alibaba, Jack […]

Tencent, Alibaba fight for share in India’s mobile payment

The war between Tencent and Alibaba has spread to India. This time, they’re wrestling over mobile payments. Indian chat app Hike Messenger, which Tencent invested in last August, recently added a “red envelope” function similar to WeChat’s. WeChat’s “red envelope” function is based on the tradition of “hongbaos” given during special occasions. Users on the […]

Freestylers on Rap of China Go Viral

Rap Battles! Young folks showing others how it’s done If you’re looking for how freestyling is done, your best bet is by watching the TV series, the Rap of China. The iQiyi produced network variety show not only went viral on WeChat and Weibo, it even became the new hot topic among those in the […]

Number of Female Gamers Surpasses Male Gamers in King of Glory

In the area of attracting female gamers, perhaps US gaming companies could learn from Tencent. According to recent data, the game King of Glory developed by Tencent has reached the highest percentage of female gamers in hardcore versus games. Based on data provided by internet consulting company Jiguang and supported by IDG，by last May of […]

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 […]

Apple Gives 50% Discounts, Leads Biggest Apple Pay Promotion since China Entry

On July 13, Apple’s official Chinese website announced its summer promotion, which will see users get as much as 50% off purchases and 50 times points at participating vendors in its biggest campaign since entry to the country. Overall, 29 retailers are participating including Starbucks, Burger King, Wagas, Häagen-Dazs, Lawson and Gap, with some e-commerce […]

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 […]

Airbnb is boosting its market investments in China

On June 28th, Airbnb jointly launched with Alipay a handy new tool available in the Alipay app called the “Aibiying Travel Deposit”, which will help prevent the app users from reckless spending. By setting the travel location, period of stay, the number of travelers and the intended travel dates in the app, the system will […]

Tencent’s Stock Dives Amid Criticism of ‘Addictive’ Mobile Game

Tencent‘s stock plunged more than 4 percent on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after it rolled out tough restrictions on King of Glory, its popular online game, on Tuesday. It’s estimated the Internet giant lost at least HK $100 billion in the market. Tencent‘s new rules limit players who are 12 years old or younger […]

Silicon Valley’s China Paradox

Li Zhifei has spent his professional career cross-pollinating the world’s two most vibrant innovation ecosystems. Born in central China at the dawn of reform and opening, Li graduated college in China and dove headfirst into the country’s dot com boom of the early 2000s. When that bubble burst, he headed to Johns Hopkins University for […]

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