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Last Updated: July 7, 2016
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04.26.18China-Based Online Education Companies Just Launched an Aggressive Hiring Spree in Search of U.S. Teachers
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Teachers have long supplemented their incomes by tutoring. And there’s perhaps never been a better, or easier, time to do it than right now. The reason: China-based online education companies are in an apparent race with each other to hire U.S...
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04.25.18Former Google China Head Targets AI Opportunities with New $900M Sinovation Fund
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Sinovation Ventures, one of China’s prominent funds which is helmed by former Google China head Kaifu Lee, has announced a new investment fund that’s targeted at a total raise of $900 million.
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01.24.18US-China Biotech Startup XtalPi Lands $15m from Google, Tencent and Sequoia
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Google continues to increase its presence in China after it joined Sequoia China and Tencent in a $15 million investment for XtalPi, a U.S.-China biotech firm that uses artificial intelligence and computing to accelerate the development of new drugs.
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10.09.17Accelerating Fintech in China
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China’s expeditious adoption of fintech is generating profits not only for startups, but also the companies investing in them. Sitting in the headquarters of FinPlus, a fintech venture capital firm and accelerator, its CEO, Mosso Lau, said, “There...
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08.09.17SoftBank Partners with China’s Ofo to Bring Its Dock-Less Bikes to Japan
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A month after committing to help WeWork enter Japan, SoftBank is lending a hand to another global unicorn with its sights set on the country. Today, it announced a tie-in that will bring Ofo’s dock-less bike rental service to Japanese soil.
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05.08.17Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Finally Offers an English Language Option for Foreigners in China
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There’s good news for foreigners living in, or visiting, China after Didi Chuxing — the local ride-sharing leader — added support for English language and overseas credit cards to its service for the first time.
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06.27.16Uber Positions Its China App as More than a Ride-Hailing Service
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Uber’s new vision for China includes two new offerings, UberLIFE and Uber + Travel, which will roll out across China this year.
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06.13.16Insurance Firm China Life Puts $600M into Didi Chuxing Months after Backing Uber
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It provides an equity investment of $300 million, and a separate “long-term debt investment” of RMB 2 billion ($305 million).
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04.25.16Baidu Head of Comms and China Tech Figure Kaiser Kuo Is Leaving the Firm to Return to the U.S.
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Formerly a journalist with Red Herring and China Now, Kuo is a high-profile figure in China’s tech scene.
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03.17.16Messaging App WeChat Is Becoming a Mobile Payment Giant in China
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Tencent said today that it banked over RMB300 million ($46 million) from bank transfer fees from WeChatPay.
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02.09.16Traditional Red Envelopes Are Going Digital Thanks To China’s Largest Internet Companies
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This year, Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent are all offering their own version of online red envelopes.
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12.26.15China: Scaling The World’s Highest Innovation Peaks
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The word “innovation” was mentioned 71 times in a communiqué after the Chinese Communist Party’s recent plenary meeting.
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04.13.15China Accused Of Decade Of Cyber Attacks On Governments And Corporates In Asia
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“There’s no smoking gun...,but all signs point to China” Bryce Boland told TechCrunch.
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12.14.14China’s Baidu Set to Partner with Uber and Reportedly Invest up to $600M
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If Baidu does put money into Uber, it will be a significant expansion of its international portfolio of products and investments. Baidu has focused on emerging markets, including Southeast Asia, Egypt and Brazil, where it recently acquired e-...