Blog Tag - kuaidi

It Costs Nothing to be Kind to Your Delivery Person
In another life, I was a notorious over tipper. Even — or especially — when I had little money of my own to spare, I always added whatever I could to...
Trending in Beijing: The Rice and Fall of Baijiu Stocks
The great baijiu hangover While US amateur investors were caught up with meme stonks, no few Chinese investors continued throwing cash into baijiu...
No Restoration of Didi, Courier Services to Shunyi on the Horizon
With Didi and express courier (aka kuaidi) services to Shunyi suspended for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the district,...
What's New WeChat: ID Changes Allowed Once per Year, New Algorithms, and Kuaidi Tracking
Cut the chit-chat and gather around to learn the latest about everyone's favorite super-app in our ongoing column, What's New WeChat. You can now...
Trending in Beijing: Foreign Health Volunteer, Hive Box Kicked in the Rear, Tears Over Bird Poo Smears
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this? Trending in Beijing is a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, ...
Beijing Pushes to Improve Working Standards for City's Delivery Men
Two trends define China’s current labor market: simultaneous focus on increasing worker protection, and unemployment instability as the country...
DP Robot Roundup: Automation is Happening Before Beijing's Eyes
Behind the scenes of everyday life, the phenomenon of automation has been proliferating in the field of manufacturing for decades. Fewer workers are...
China to Tackle Delivery Waste Crisis with New Green Standards
The Chinese government has issued a set of standards to promote the use of sustainable packaging materials in the logistics industry, where...
Trending in Beijing: Kudos for Kuaidi, Another 5-Star Hotel Hygiene Offence, and a Space Kindergarten
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this: a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, local press, and general...
Broken Promises: Parcels in China Still Manhandled Despite Prolonged Regulatory Efforts
In any given Chinese metropolis, it’s common to walk past delivery sorting points. These can be warehouses, repurposed storefronts, or even just an...