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Xiaohongshu bets on live commerce to accelerate monetization ·
Xiaohongshu will turn its livestream shopping business into an independent unit as part of efforts to accelerate its monetization campaign. → Read More
Xiaohongshu makes livestream shopping breakthrough with soft sell approach ·
Chinese social e-commerce app Xiaohongshu is gaining traction in the livestream shopping market thanks to actress Dong Jie's "soft" sell. → Read More
Two Sessions 2023: Increase consumption at all costs ·
Economic recovery is China's top focus in the 2023 two sessions after three years of Covid restrictions. Consumer spending will be a key. → Read More
Pinduoduo short video service goes toe-to-toe with WeChat Channels ·
Duoduo Video, a vertical short video offering from Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo, is posing a challenge to Tencent’s WeChat Channels. → Read More
Streaming site iQiyi books annual profit for the first time ·
iQiyi posted a non-GAAP net profit of RMB 1.3 billion ($186.2 million) and a 5% fall in revenue from the previous year to RMB 29 billion. → Read More
Fudan University’s ChatGPT-like platform crashes due to high demand ·
MOSS, a ChatGPT-style platform developed by the Natural Language Processing Lab at China's Fudan University, crashed a day after its launch. → Read More
Baidu may develop stand-alone portal for its ChatGPT-like service ·
Baidu is weighing whether to embed its ChatGPT-like service into its search platform, akin to Microsoft’s Bing, or launch it independently. → Read More
Tencent refutes reports it is disbanding XR unit ·
Tencent is the latest tech company to overhaul its metaverse activities, less than a year after the company established its XR unit. → Read More
Farm drone maker XAG expands overseas, eyeing Vietnam and Brazil ·
Guangzhou-based agricultural drone producer XAG recorded triple-digit growth last year in its overseas markets. → Read More
Dingdong Maicai posts GAAP profit for the first time ·
Shanghai-based online grocery company Dingdong Maicai reported its Q4 earnings for 2022, including its first ever quarterly GAAP profit. → Read More
China approves 87 domestic gaming titles in February ·
Chinese gaming licenses continue to return to normal as Tencent, ByteDance, and NetEase are among those given the green light. → Read More
Chinese tech majors rushing to prove tech similar to ChatGPT ·
With ChatGPT sparking wide interests in China, at least five other major Chinese tech firms revealed plans related to the powerful AI tech → Read More
Douyin to expand food delivery service ·
ByteDance-owned video platform Douyin, China’s equivalent of TikTok, plans to offer its “group-buying delivery” service in more cities. → Read More
ByteDance sends Douyin content head to TikTok ·
TikTok is receiving more senior executives from China at a time when US officials continue to heighten scrutiny of the ByteDance-owned app → Read More
Baidu to embed ChatGPT-like bot in its search engine ·
Chinese search engine giant Baidu is working on a ChatGPT-like bot service to embed into its search engine. Here’s what we know so far. → Read More
China’s consumption recovers during the Lunar New Year holiday ·
How much did consumer spending rebound during the 2023 Lunar New Year holiday? Here's a look at the data for travel, food, and more. → Read More
China's 2022 smartphone sales lowest in a decade ·
Chinese smartphone sales hit their lowest level in a decade as consumers delayed replacing their devices amid poor macroeconomic conditions → Read More
Chinese overseas shopping 2022: Bigger market share, complaints continue ·
Chinese overseas online shopping apps were a bright spot in a year otherwise characterized by high inflation and weak demand. → Read More
Douyin expects 2023 GMV for local life services to double to RMB 150 billion ·
ByteDance-owned short-video platform Douyin has set $22.2 billion as its target for local life service sales in 2023 as it challenges Meituan → Read More
Tencent content units turned profitable at end of 2022 ·
All businesses under Tencent’s content unit achieved profitability at the end of 2022, largely thanks to the firm’s widespread cost-cutting. → Read More