Tag: china
China’s tech firms are adapting to an increasingly IP sensitive environment
TechNode reported that China’s tech firms are adapting to an increasingly IP sensitive environment. Data shows that these supporting policies have incentivized Chinese companies to create and file for IP. Chinese companies filed more than 1 million patent applications in 2015, more than one third of the total number of patents filed globally. Now China…
Spring Festival data shows just how much Chinese love their smartphones
TechNode reported that Spring Festival data shows just how much Chinese love their smartphones.. For Chinese people, Spring Festival is all about seeing family and celebrating the new year, but it’s also the optimal time for using screens. Have you ever been on a train for 20+ hours? In China you’ll find, from little kids…
Operations of Apple’s iCloud services in China are about to be transferred to a company in Guizhou
TechNode reported that operations of Apple’s iCloud services in China are about to be transferred to a company in Guizhou. In November, Apple has been accused of relying on students working illegal overtime to build the iPhone X, through Foxconn, which manufactures the devices in Zhengzhou. This is completely unrelated to the transfer of iCloud’s service…
JD.com launches supermarket chain to compete with rival Alibaba
E27 reported that JD.com launched its supermarket chain to compete with rival Alibaba. Beyond that 7Fresh will also provide shoppers with the option of having their groceries delivered to their homes within 30 minutes. This is an extension of the company’s emphasis on their delivery service. JD.com, or Jingdong as we call it in China,…
Sheer scale of the staggering size of the Chinese market
Tech in Asia reported that Singapore’s oBike reaches 10m rides but lags far behind rivals. OBike, a bike-sharing startup founded in Singapore, has just reached 10 million rides since it was founded in January 2017. However, the homegrown company is still lagging behind Ofo and Mobike, its far-larger rivals from China. Ofo, backed by Alibaba,…
Low instant noodle sales points to the economic rise of rural China
Business Insider reported that low instant noodle sales points to the economic rise of rural China. China is selling 8 billion fewer packets of instant noodles than it was in 2013. Fewer local migrants from rural China are moving to cities, which is affecting sales. Instead, workers are staying in rural areas of China where…
Bill Gates on China
The Financial Times interviewed Bill Gates. The article is a good read, including two interesting responses regarding China. On the rise of China: I get just a hint of his politics, however, when we discuss the speed and energy with which China is developing and I suggest that some might find it all a bit…
Apple pulled the New York Times app in China
ReCode reported on Apple pulling the New York Times app in China. “For some time now the New York Times app has not been permitted to display content to most users in China and we have been informed that the app is in violation of local regulations,” Apple said in a statement. “As a result,…
China buys more iPhones than the US for first time in record-setting sales quarter
Tech in Asia reported on Apple selling more iPhones in China than the US. While holiday sales in the US certainly contributed to that number, UBS says China accounts for up to 35 percent of shipments, outstripping Americans for the first time. During the same period last year, China made up 22 percent of all…
Staggering iPhone 6 reservation numbers defies critics
9to5 Mac reported on the large reservation orders in China for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Yesterday, Chinese iPhone 6 reservations were stated as 2 million in six hours, a rather stunning statistic. Today, an update from the Chinese media press Tencent now says that reservations have topped 4 million. If all these reservations…