WWDWeibo Mr. Bags Taps Into Fine Jewelry and Watch MarketWWD - Tianwei Zhang The new vertical Mr. Jewelry & Watch aims to duplicate his success with designer handbags in a much higher price point market. SHOP WITH HIM: Tao …
CJBadded this to #China general newsNews (China) Man Hits Woman After She Rejects Him, Then Runs Awaytheepochtimes.com - Daniel Holl A man punched a woman in a subway car after she refused to give her contact information to him. He quickly ran off, but was later detained by …
Michael Reuteradded this to Blockchain BasicsGuangzhou Chinese City of Guangzhou Issues Business License Using Blockchain and AIcointelegraph.com - Helen Partz Major Chinese city Guangzhou has issued a business license using blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) technology, local news agency Sohu …
South China Morning Post added this to TechOnline Life Why does China hate email?abacusnews.com - Masha Borak Emailing people in China can be a frustrating experience for one simple reason: You rarely get a reply. In the West, emails are more likely to be …
Seeking AlphaAlibaba Group Who Says Alibaba And Tencent Are Weak In Lower-Tiered Cities?Seeking Alpha - Chinese Internet Weekly By ALT Perspective In this week's issue of Chinese Internet Weekly (CQQQ) (FXI), besides the general discussion on the week's stock price movements …
Business Travelleradded this to Business TravellerGuangzhou China Southern now allows passengers to buy empty seats next to thembusinesstraveller.com - Craig Bright Passengers travelling on select China Southern flights departing Guangzhou can now buy extra empty economy class seats at a discount, guaranteeing …
TechCrunchadded this to Top StoriesTencent Tencent's latest investment is an app that teaches grannies in China to danceTechCrunch - Rita LiaoBesides churning out video games for China’s young generations, Tencent has also been attuned to the need of silver-haired users: its latest bet is an app that teaches middle-age and elderly users, most
Digiday added this to DigidayWalmart Why Walmart’s China strategy focuses on groceryDigiday - Anna Hensel Walmart is making grocery the backbone of its China strategy. Walmart CEO Doug McMillion was in Shanghai last week, where he said the company plans to …
Laura Lockeadded this to TechMuse via Laura Locke Weibo China's national library wants to archive social media posts and users aren't happyabacusnews.com - Xinmei Shen If you’ve ever sent out a tweet, there’s a chance your thoughts about a certain president (or, say, bananas) are sitting on a server somewhere …
The Drumadded this to OpinionAdTech Super apps are the next frontier for adtech in South East Asiathedrum.com - Joanne Joynson-Hewlett In the world of advertising, the dollars inevitably flow to where the highest concentration of eyeballs can be found. Increasingly today, that’s in a …
CNBCLiu Qiangdong Hundreds sign online petition supporting woman suing CEO in rape caseCNBC Hundreds of people have added their names to an online petition in support of a University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by …
Tencent Briefing: Tencent’s 'Pokémon Go' lookalike tops Apple’s app chart after a weektechnode.com - Apr 19, 2019 Briefing: Tencent’s ‘Pokémon Go’ lookalike tops Apple’s app chart after a week 1 min read 这款“霸榜”一周的AR游戏背后，腾讯有何企图？ – Rancaijing What happened: Tencent’s …
South China Morning Post added this to SCMP NewsChina Chinese actresses jailed for selling fake diet pills on social mediascmp.com - Alice Yan Two small-time Chinese actresses employed by the same entertainment company have been jailed for manufacturing and selling fake slimming medicines, …
Timadded this to Tech in the Family - For the FamilyCanada Canada’s Wonderland Adds WeChat and Alipay Mobile Payments for Ticketsiphoneincanada.ca Canada’s Wonderland amusement park in Vaughan, Ontario, has added new mobile payment options at the fare gates. A partnership with OTT Pay means …
Andrei Ungureanuadded this to Level Up GamingHTML5 China's game approval rules will soon apply to HTML5 and WeChat mini-gamesgamasutra.com - Staff China’s game approval process has undergone a lot of change in the past year or so, including a full-on freeze for most of last year, but more …
Tech in AsiaBlackBerry Prevtechinasia.com - Steven Millward BBM, the chat app formerly known as BlackBerry Messenger, is shutting down next month. “Though we are sad to say goodbye, the time has come to sunset …
CNNCNN Marriott's big bet on Asia: 300 new hotels, butlers on WeChat and 60-second check-inCNN - By Michelle Toh, CNN BusinessHong Kong (CNN Business) — Marriott has grand plans for Asia. The company is aiming to open two new hotels a week across the region this year alone as it looks to add 300 properties to its Asian portfolio
Alton Bertieadded this to Geeking OutBlackBerry BlackBerry Messenger is shutting down after nearly 14 years (unless you pay)TNW - Napier LopezBefore there was WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, or WeChat, there was BlackBerry Messenger. Launched in August of 2005, BBM was the first popular mobile chat to pull people away from text messages or desktop
MacRumorsBlackBerry BlackBerry Messenger Shutting Down at the End of MayMacRumors - Juli CloverBlackBerry Messenger, aka BBM, is set to shut down on May 31, 2019, BlackBerry announced today. Prior to when the iPhone launched and for several years afterwards, BBM was a key communication method on
Forbesadded this to Most PopularFacebook Messenger The Rules Of Social Media Just Changed. Here's How To Keep Up.Forbes - Ryan HolmesRIP, “town square.” Hello, “living room.” In case you missed it, in a single blog post last month Mark Zuckerberg quietly upended the world of social media. Gone (or nearly so) is the quaint idea of social
Bloombergadded this to emerging marketsPorsche Porsche CEO Eyes Cooperation With Chinese Technology GiantsBloomberg - Christoph Rauwald Porsche AG is exploring joint projects with Chinese technology giants including Tencent Holdings Ltd., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. to …
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to These Are A Few Of Our Favorite ThingsGiraffes Chinese zoo asks tourists not to feed cash to its animals after visitor throws US$1,500 to giraffesscmp.com - Mandy Zuo A wildlife park in southwestern China is looking for a visitor who tried to feed its giraffes almost US$1,500 worth of cash.Staff at the Yunnan …
Business (India) Go-Jek India head talks about why a Super App makes sense for the mobile-first generationyourstory.com - In early 2015, a Chinese documentary titled Under The Dome raked in 200 million views in just three days. The 103-minute documentary didn’t release in …
Safari Park Hunt is on for visitor who threw cash at giraffes in Yunnan Safari Parkchinadaily.com.cn - 林虹 A safari park in Yunnan province said on Wednesday that it is still searching for a mysterious visitor who is suspected of attempting to feed …
AAdweekFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIron Throne If Social Platforms Were Game of Thrones Characters, Here’s Who’s Closest to Claiming the Iron Throne – AdweekAdweek With the much-anticipated final season of Game of Thrones looming, everyone is abuzz about who will claim the Iron Throne. With multiple contenders …
Samadded this to China FocusBeijing Sina suspends apps for a month after reprimand by Beijing regulator for failure to moderate contentscmp.com - Meng Jing Chinese internet major Sina Corp has voluntarily suspended its flagship news app and other products after it was summoned by China’s internet …
OZYadded this to Most RecentChina Why China Will Decide the New BlackOZY - Ben Halder Gildo Zegna, CEO of luxury Italian brand Ermenegildo Zegna, recently declared that his firm was moving its test market to China. While Chinese …
James Blackadded this to Business & StartupsJD JD founder calls workers 'slackers' as layoffs continue at the e-commerce giantthedrum.com - Danielle Long JD.com’s founder Richard Liu has criticised the increasing numbers of “slackers” working in China’s tech industry, in the midst of widespread layoffs …
BloombergTencent Tencent Borrows $6 Billion in Largest 2019 Asia Dollar BondBloomberg - Carrie Hong Tencent Holdings Ltd. sold a $6 billion, five-tranche dollar bond, making it the biggest dollar offering in Asia so far this year. The WeChat operator …
INSIDERFacebook Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million people's email contacts without their consentINSIDER - Rob Price Facebook harvested the email contacts of 1.5 million users without their knowledge or consent when they opened their accounts. Business Insider has …
