Its homepage may appear staid and plain, but the backend technology running Chinese classified information website 58.com is ramping up …
LinkedIn, the U.S.-based social network for working professionals, announced that the company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese …
Mark Zuckerberg, the American founder of Facebook, jogged in Beijing this week. And it caught everybody’s attention. Chinese social media …
The past year has seen both more civil unrest and more advanced cyber attacks in Hong Kong. Is there a …
Chinese Internet recruitment website Zhaopin.com announced Peter Everingham, managing director of SEEK International, is the company’s new chairman of the …
Ali Music Group, the music branch of Alibaba Group, announced that they will implement a music and e-commerce business cooperation …
Chinese Internet giant Tencent announced that the company has reached a deal with U.S.-based ESPN to become its exclusive sports …
Le Sports, the sports business platform of Letv.com, announced that the company has acquired the entire stake in Zhangyu TV, …
GoDaddy.com, one of the largest top-level domain name sellers in the United States, is aiming for more Chinese business in …
China’s Enlight Media will invest USD30 million to acquire a 20% stake in Coveredge (Cayman) Inc. Coveredge’s major product is …
Victor Xu, JD’s president for international business unit, said during an interview that the company will soon launch a brand …
Hainan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Hainan Airlines’ Beijing Capital Airlines announced that due to large amount of consumer complaints, the three companies decided to close their flagship stores on Qunar.com. All the three airlines said that they received too many complaints, including overcharging fees for refunds or changes; adding extra prices when selling tickets; […]
China’s WeChat, the instant messaging app by Tencent, has Facebook’s WhatsApp, Japan’s Line, and Microsoft’s Skype service in its sights …
Chinese Internet tourism service provider Ctrip.com announced that the company will invest USD180 million in Indian online tourism company MakeMyTrip …
Chinese online tourism service provider Ly.com announced a full acquisition of Shanghai Meichen International Travel Service Co. Ltd. This is reportedly the second Chinese travel agency acquired by Ly.com over the past two months. The first one was Nantong Huihuang International Travel Service Co. Ltd. Founded in 2005, Shanghai Meichen International Travel Service is a […]
China’s online gaming users reached 534 million in 2015, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%, according to the latest report from a trio of game watchers. During China’s Game Industry Annual Conference 2015, the Game Publishers Association Publications Committee of the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association, Gamma Data, and IDC jointly published their “2015 Report […]
Chinese e-commerce boss Jack Ma is emulating America’s Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos, who recently purchased The Washington Post, by purchasing his own media empire in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post. Alibaba Group Holding Limited says it has entered into a definite agreement to acquire the South China Morning Post and other media assets […]
Nasdaq-listed Chinese online dating website Jiayuan.com announced a merger with its peer Baihe.com. With this deal, Baihe.com will acquire Jiayuan’s American depositary shares and ordinary shares for consideration of between USD240 million and USD250 million. On the completion of the acquisition, Jiayuan will be delisted from Nasdaq. In addition, Wu Linguang, chairman and chief executive […]
Taiwanese government officials revealed that Facebook plans to build a data center in Changhua, Taichung. Commenting on the news, Facebook confirmed that they did find a suitable location in Taiwan to build a new data center; however, they have not yet made the final decision. The government officials from Changhua said that Facebook hired a […]
PPTV’s employees have received an appointment notice stating that Mi Xin will become new president and chief executive officer of PPTV, according to an insider from the company. Since being acquired by Suning in 2013, PPTV’s CEO has changed three times. The notice included three appointments. Fan Zhijun was appointed chairman of management committee of […]
Chinese Internet and mobile Internet security company Cheetah Mobile announced a strategic deal with Yahoo for mobile search and native advertising platform partnerships. With the cooperation, Cheetah Mobile will integrate Yahoo’s “search in Apps” function into its various products, which will allow its users to enjoy Yahoo’s latest Buzz search tool as well as other […]
Chinese Internet tourism services provider Tuniu.com officially confirmed that Hainan Airlines Tourism Group has made a USD500 million investment in the company. On the completion of the transaction, Hainan Airlines Tourism Group will become the largest shareholder of Tuniu.com with about 24.1% of the shares. Tuniu announced in May 2015 that the company received total […]
Chinese search engine company Baidu reportedly plans to acquire a controlling stake in Mydala.com, a leading e-commerce platform for discounted products in India. According to reports in Indian local media, Baidu expressed an intention to acquire a majority stake in Mydala.com and the investment can reach up to USD100 million, which is about CNY630 million. […]
The sale of fake and counterfeit goods in China has finally ended the services of a major online shopping service. Chinese B2C e-commerce operator JD.com announced that they will stop services at Paipai.com on December 31, 2015, and after a three-month transition period the website will be completely shut down by April 1, 2016. Paipai.com […]
The e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is reportedly planning a newspaper investment in Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, according to multiple reports in Chinese local media. However, neither side has commented on or verified the news. South China Morning Post is reportedly the largest English-language newspaper in Hong Kong, with a circulation of about 110,000 […]
In the West, today is the remembrance of the end of World War One. But in China, November 11 is Singles’ Day and the entire country has prepared for an online sales onslaught. In 2014, Alibaba posted more than USD9 billion in sales on China’s Singles’ Day. And this year rivals JD.com and Suning hope […]
HP’s online-to-offline printing service in China has closed. Prior to this, the O2O printing service had been terminated in four countries, including India. According to a report on the official website of Kachayu.com, due to company business adjustments, Kachayu has shut down all businesses in China. However, the uploaded pictures will be maintained and users […]
China Mobile’s Internet subsidiary named China Mobile Internet Business gained its business license on October 30, 2015, and has begun formal operations. But why is China’s largest mobile carrier forming an offshoot company solely focused on Internet services now? China Mobile president Li Yue revealed at the end of 2012 that the behemoth would establish […]
