Blog Tag - Technode

WeChat Launches New Shopping Function That Lets You Shop on JD.com With Just a Few Clicks
WeChat has launched a new shopping function that lets people shop on JD.com with just a few taps. Now simply by entering consumer product related...
Video Game Developer Valve to Launch its Steam Software Platform in China
Chinese game company Perfect World has partnered with Valve to launch a localized version of Steam, our sister site is reporting. The partnership...
Opinion: China Isn't the AI-Powered Dystopia You Think It Is
In the 18th century, English philosopher Jeremy Bentham envisaged a theoretical “Panopticon” prison with one guard observing all the inmates, who...
A Curated Guide to Beijing’s Startup Scene, pt. 1
This is the first of two parts on local resources for eager entrepreneurs in Beijing. Budding entrepreneur in Beijing? Sourcing startups but not...
New WeChat Feature Lets You Scan and Translate Text on the Fly
WeChat recently released a slew of updates, including a few major changes. China’s most popular social platform started its global expansion a long...
Ele.me Starts Using Drones to Cut Delivery Costs and Time
Drones are officially joining China’s food delivery service. Chinese food delivery platform Ele.me has gotten approval for the country’s first batch...
Baidu Waimai Rumored to be Facing Staff Turmoil
Baidu Waimai, China’s third-largest takeaway service which was acquired by Ele.me in August last year, is facing “structural adjustments,” according...
WeChat Issues New Rules for User Privacy
China’s most popular social platform is implementing new rules to protect user privacy and optimize the external link experience. The move is a part...
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...
Beijing Issues Digital Health Cards on WeChat
Beijing has begun issuing electronic health cards to residents through WeChat in a pilot program facilitated by Tencent and Sinosoft Technology....
Google Knockoff Fuels Anticipation for Google Comeback
Google-ch (www.google-ch.com) went live in China recently, raising public speculations of a possible Google comeback in China. But a closer look...
  Ofo Starts Selling Ads on Bikes and in Apps
Chinese bike rental giant Ofo has started selling advertisements on its bikes and apps (in Chinese) in an attempt to boost revenues amid increasing...
  DiDi to Suspend Night Hitch, Could Audio Record Every Single Journey
Didi has announced a range of measures to improve passenger safety, days after the ride hail platform suspended its intercity car-pooling service...
Chinese Millennial Founders Challenge the Status Quo by Making Companies for Their Generation
The decade from 1990 to 1999 marks an important part in China’s history. China’s “Open-door policy” from 1986 to 1990 brought a market economy and...
Didi Is Suspending Ride-Hitching Service After Murder of a Passenger
Didi Chuxing is suspending its Hitch service (顺风车) for a week for “rectification,” the company said in a statement shared with TechNode. Didi also...