Location-based Mobile Advertising Service AdNear Raises Series B Funding for...
AdNear Pte. Ltd., a Singapore and Bangalore-based mobile advertising service, has secured US$19 million in Series B financing from GB-V Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership, an investment unit...
View ArticleChinese Users Now Can Shop Alibaba When Watching Videos on Youku
Alibaba Group and Youku Tudou, the leading Chinese video site (in which the former has a 16.5% stake), have jointly announced two programs for retailers on Alibaba marketplaces to market themselves on...
View ArticleSafety the Biggest Concern for China Plastic Surgery Apps: Developers
China is seeing a rise in social, review-based cosmetic surgery apps. Unlike the previous wave of simulator options, these apps provide a colourful feedback platform complete with live consultation,...
View ArticleDigital Advertising Service Yoyi Digital Receives US$20M Investment from...
Yoyi Digital, China’s leading provider of multi-screen programmatic buying and marketing solutions for advertisers and media publishers, has received a US$20 million strategic investment from...
View ArticleApple Is ‘Tyranny': A Close Look at LeTV’s Anti-Apple Campaign [PICTURES]
Nothing says ‘look at me’ quite like a Chinese tech brand appropriating a Hitler cartoon to take a shot at the world’s biggest technology company. If you live in a Chinese city, watch Chinese video...
View ArticleYou Can’t Afford To Ignore The Chinese Market: Smaato CEO Ragnar Kruse On Ad...
There are approximately 500 million smartphone users in China. Last year those users downloaded close to 185 billion apps, which is about seven times more per user than in the US. Smartphone...
View ArticleCheetah Mobile Launches Global Ad Platform
China mobile internet company Cheetah Mobile has launched Cheetah Ad Platform, a mobile advertising technology platform designed to help marketers reach and engage global consumers with data-fueled...
View ArticleWeChat Steps Up Commercialization With ‘Self-Serve’ Advertisements
China’s hit messaging app WeChat, which now claimed 600 MAUs, has rolled out a self-serve advertising system for its ‘Moments’, allowing clients to apply for distributing ads in a content sharing...
View ArticleRussian Internet Giant Yandex Opens Shanghai Office, Helping Chinese...
David Tsai, Head of Yandex Greater China, at Yandex Office As the political relationship between China and Russia warms up, trading between the two powerhouses is taking a sweet turn. China is now...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Android App Stores In China 2015
Google is hoping to launch a modified Play Store with approved apps later this fall. It’s a glimmering speck of hope for the U.S. tech company which has been largely shut out behind the firewall over...
View ArticleHere’s How A Competitive Market Is Transforming China’s On-Demand Services
On-demand delivery and in-home service apps saw massive adoption in 2015. Similar to the group-buying craze of 2014, the hype has been backed by venture money. Following several rounds of marketing...
View ArticleUber Is Targeting China’s White Collar Workers With Charity Campaigns
Uber is packing this year with charity campaigns aimed at winning over China’s white collar workers. “In our more established cities, we plan on doing charity campaigns pretty much every month,” says...
View ArticleGoogle-Backed Mobvoi Launches Chinese Android Wear App Store
Mobvoi, Google’s first direct investment in the Chinese market since they were blocked in 2010, has launched an Android Wear app store which will serve as a proxy for Google smartwatch apps in China....
View ArticleChinese New Year Special: Top 3 Memes For The “Year of the Monkey”
In just a few days, the most important holiday in China will begin its seven day festivities. Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is a holiday filled with a multitude of time-honored traditions,...
View ArticleTencent Joins Forces With ESPN To Tap March Madness In China
Tencent Holding Ltd. has inked a multiyear deal with ESPN, a division of Walt Disney Co., to air live sporting matches and Chinese-language commentary. QQ Sports, Tencent’s flagship sports portal, will...
View ArticleXiaomi Phones Went On Sale In The US This Week – For One Day
Xiaomi fans in the US were pleasantly surprised by announcements this week that Mi phones would be immediately available via US-based virtual carrier US mobile on Monday. The phones were on sale for...
View ArticleChinese Mobile Ad Tech Giant Mobvista Buys US-Based NativeX For 25 Million
Mobvista, Asia’s largest mobile ad network, has agreed to acquire US-based NativeX for 160 million yuan (24.5 million USD), the companies said on Tuesday. “Acquiring NativeX is another key step in...
View ArticleAlibaba’s Finance Arm Looks To Invest In Caixin
Just over two months ago Alibaba agreed to acquire Hong Kong’s flagship English language daily, the South China Morning Post, and now it appears the media spending spree isn’t over. In a statement on...
View ArticleChinese Oil Company CNPC Joins Forces With Alibaba To Stave Off Gas Price Woes
As oil prices continue to slump in 2016, China’s state-owned oil giants are sponging up revenue wherever they can find it, including the country’s internet-enabled tech giants. Alibaba has sealed a...
View ArticleHuayi Brothers Taps Hollywood Veterans To Launch Animation Unit
Animated films in China are breaking the box office and Tencent-Alibaba-backed film studio Huayi Brothers Media Corp. is taking a bite of the action. The Chinese company said on Monday that they will...
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