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China Investment Trends: China’s medtech deals rose in August investments
Image credit: BigStock/World Image Investments in Chinese medtech firms increased in July, making the sector the most invested industry in the country after corporate services. Some 39 of China’s 335...
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OnePlus leads Huawei, Xiaomi in online exposure as ‘global-first’ strategy...
While Huawei’s US woes continue, one Chinese handset maker has already managed to do the impossible and gain a foothold in the market. OnePlus may not be as well-known as more prominent players such...
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The rise of video game livestreaming in China
When we think about livestreaming in the West, we mainly think of it as a recent trend introduced by companies such as Justin.tv and Twitch. However, countries in the East have been experimenting with...
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China moves to monetize its growing female gamer market
While Tencent releases may continue to dominate the gaming headlines coming out of China in 2019, imaginative titles explicitly aimed at female users are quickly gaining mainstream attention as they...
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A closer look at China’s video game livestreaming duopoly
I argued last week that video game streaming is emerging as the strongest part of China’s vast livestreaming sector, driven by the rise of e-sports and the dedication of relatively committed fans....
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Ali earnings: E-commerce is the crown jewel, but services need polish
Michael Norris is a TechNode contributor and Research and Strategy lead at AgencyChina. He owns stock in Meituan, mentioned in this article. A version of this article originally appeared in the...
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China’s tech firms look to B2B IoT for more profits
Chinese tech companies that are better known for e-commerce services or consumer electronics are pivoting towards business-to-business (B2B) models as they look to grab a slice of the promising...
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Food delivery: Drivers take the risks. Platforms reap the rewards.
With additional reporting from Nicole Jao and Coco Gao. Food delivery drivers whizzing around on scooters have become commonplace in the streets and alleys of China’s sprawling cities. Around half of...
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Nio shares sink after reporting November delivery figures
Chinese electric car maker Nio reported November delivery data figures that were flat to disappointing October numbers, spurring a more than 6% drop in its share price on Thursday. Why it matters: The...
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E-commerce in 2019: Year of the livestreamer
Additional contributions by Eliam Huang. 2019 was the year livestream e-commerce took off, with 250% year over year growth from 2018’s RMB 126.6 billion (around $18.0 billion), according to Chinese...
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JD readies for life after Richard Liu
With contributions from Wei Sheng A series of recent changes to JD.com’s management team indicates that tech billionaire Richard Liu may be ready to take a step back from operations at the Chinese...
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Cheap loans underpin China’s semiconductor sector: OECD
Tsinghua Unigroup and SMIC topped the OECD’s list of top recipients of government support in the global integrated circuit industry. (Image credit: TechNode/Eliza Gkritsi) Chinese semiconductor...
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INSIGHTS | How monopolies rule the Chinese web
Additional contributions by David Cohen. In the West, monopolies are a source of fear. Silicon Valley has tried for many years to convince users and regulators that the term should be rehabilitated....
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China’s wearable devices market grew 45.2% in the past year
The Chinese market for wearable devices reached 27.15 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2019, up 45.2% from 20.97 million units in the same time period last year, according to a report...
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Little Red Book shows big user numbers don’t mean big profits
If there were an equivalent of cult entrepreneurship guide “Lean Startup” for Chinese internet entrepreneurs, the CliffsNotes version would look something like this: Step 1: Get investmentStep 2: Get...
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Funding to Chinese tech startups more than halved in Q4: report
Venture capital funding for Chinese technology startups dropped by 51.5% year on year in the fourth quarter, according to a report by government institute released on Friday. Why it matters: The...
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Where Tencent invests: Infographic
Editor’s note: This post about Tencent investments originally appeared in our members’ only weekly newsletter, accompanying Elliot Zaagman’s analysis of Tencent’s global investment strategy published...
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As China tech stocks surge, a fundraising window opens
It appears many Chinese tech executives had the same new years resolution for 2020: Do more fundraising. Barely a couple weeks into the new decade, quite a few of China’s most prominent tech titans...
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Apple says Chinese government requests for user data spiked
US tech giant Apple handed over more user account data to authorities in China than any other country in the first half of 2019, according to the company’s biannual transparency report. Why it...
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China tech stocks bounce back after virus outbreak losses
This article was co-authored by Wei Sheng. China’s tech stocks have dropped sharply since Jan. 13, when an epidemic disease known as novel coronavirus went global. On Tuesday Feb. 3, they started to...
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