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Is Baidu about to exit BAT? The rise of JD.COM
Is this the end of BAT? BAT – Baidu Alibaba Tencent – has been the acronym for the 3 most successful Internet companies in China over the...
Jul 2, 20172 min read


China Mobile Payment Report 2017
iResearch released a report about the Chinese mobile payment market this month. Highlights: Alipay and TenPay(WeChat Payment) together...
Jun 25, 20172 min read

How WeChat can make you a better Facebook marketer
WeChat marketing is essential for any brand that operates in China. But marketing on Facebook Messenger is just starting to become a hot...
Jun 18, 20173 min read


Trend report of the top 500 WeChat Official Account
The Fortune 500 list is relatively stable. Every time a new company makes it to the top 500, the media celebrates. But in the extremely...
Jun 11, 20173 min read


How Alipay is betting on India’s mobile payments
Earlier this year, Alibaba bought a 40% stake in PayTM, the largest mobile payment processor in India. What’s Alibaba’s strategy? Why is...
Jun 4, 20173 min read

WeChat blocks a viral Mini Program, Apple starts to reinforce 30% “Apple tax”, and a vir
Mini Program updates in May Tencent may be slow to update any WeChat features, but they are definitely pushing the evolution of Mini...
May 29, 20173 min read


What is WeChat search and why is it game changing?
Last week, Tencent released a feature that made the buzz in tech circles: WeChat search. As Baidu seems to be losing traction, the...
May 21, 20173 min read


2017 Alipay Report shows growing credit spending among Chinese youth
DT Caijing and Huabei, a personal line of credit product within Alipay app (450 million users), recently released the 2017 Chinese young...
May 14, 20172 min read


Alipay releases “mini-programs” in response to WeChat
Alipay quietly released its own mini-programs: light applications accessed through Alipay, loaded directly (like web pages) but with...
May 7, 20173 min read


Luxury Brands Finally Begin to Master WeChat Commerce
Although the global personal luxury market is stuck in a holding pattern for the foreseeable future, China is likely to continue to make...
May 1, 20176 min read


How to change WeChat Official Account without losing followers
A problem has been plaguing companies on WeChat for years: the inability to change WeChat Official Account from one business entity to...
Apr 28, 20173 min read


Tencent canceled Tip feature, declaration of war against Apple?
Last night, WeChat made two announcements: Due to Apple’s new regulation 3.1.1, iOS users can no longer use the “Tip Author feature”...
Apr 20, 20172 min read


Why is Facebook Payment failing?
WeChat payment is the superstar feature of WeChat, the one which makes it stand out amid a sea of messaging APPs. So it’s no surprise...
Apr 16, 20173 min read


How to create a WeChat store for free with Weidian
Weidian is the biggest free platform to create WeChat shops. In this article, we’ll show you how to create a WeChat shop via the website...
Apr 12, 201712 min read


Advertising on WeChat: a Step by Step Guide
Advertising on WeChat is a booming trend: the platform has a long history of protecting users and forbidding entry from advertisers, but...
Apr 10, 20179 min read


Why WeChat fails to expand outside China, but Alibaba succeeds
We have been widely documenting the difficulties encountered by WeChat in its expansion outside China. But there’s one company which is...
Apr 9, 20173 min read


WeChat index released, Tencent FY2016 financial result and Baidu lost its A.I super star Andrew Ng
AI superstar Andrew Ng leaves Baidu On the 20th of March, Andrew Ng, the superstar A.I researcher (and co-founder of Coursera, where his...
Mar 26, 20173 min read


Bike war: how Silicon Valley is copying Chinese innovation
For any resident of major Chinese cities, it has been hard to avoid the war going on between bike sharing companies Ofo, Mobike, Bluegogo...
Mar 19, 20173 min read


Alipay for foreigners: how to create an account?
Update: this guide was initially published on the 8th of February 2015. We updated it on the 7th March 2017 to reflect changes in the...
Mar 7, 20172 min read


How to create the best WeChat article title? The 3 rules that you should follow
The average open rate of WeChat Official Accounts is 5%. And if you are operating a subscription account, the window of opportunity for...
Feb 26, 20174 min read
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