Tesla aims for ‘designed in China' vehiclesThe US electric vehicle giant’s first overseas manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China has effectively lowered costs by as much as 65% for making the Model 3, according to local reports.January 16, 2020 by Cyrus Lee in Innovation
China’s tech industry is not green enough: ReportA number of leading Chinese tech companies have started utilising green energy but the scale remains limited compared to foreign peers, according to a recently released paper.January 12, 2020 by Cyrus Lee in Innovation
Baidu ends huge subsidies on smart speakers amid price wars in ChinaIt follows years of leading Chinese smart speaker brands cutting the retail price by sometimes one-third as a tactic to grow market share.December 19, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Innovation
China’s Didi Chuxing resumes Hitch services despite past controversyThe relaunch implements new rules that limit when female passengers can use the car-pooling service, which has sparked controversy among users.November 6, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Innovation
China has 'no timetable' for digital currency launch: People's Bank of China governorEarlier remarks from a Chinese central bank official had indicated that China was ready to launch its own digital currency.September 25, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Innovation
Half of China plays mobile games, report saysThe overall mobile gaming market is showing an upward trend in China this year as incomes in June have increased by 21.5%, according to agency data.September 19, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Innovation
Tencent’s messaging app WeChat now available for carsDrivers will be able to operate the in-car app through voice commands or steering wheel buttons to check unread messages, send new messages, as well as make WeChat calls.August 29, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Innovation
China’s Didi Chuxing learns from Google to spin off self-driving unitDidi’s latest move highly resembles the one made by Google back in 2016, when it spun off its autonomous-driving unit Waymo into a standalone subsidiary.August 7, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Innovation
US to overtake China to become world’s top gaming market in 2019: NewzooChina, currently the world’s largest gaming market, is forecast to lag behind the US this year in the face of the country freezing game approvals for nine months in 2018.June 19, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Innovation
Chinese app Meituan-Dianping claims to help create 20m job opportunitiesMeituan-Dianping, backed by Chinese technology giant Tencent, has accrued 400 million users.May 16, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Innovation