Online black market for adult content thrives behind China
WEBJul 30, 2019 · Online black market for adult content thrives behind China’s firewall. A blurred out porn site. (Image Credit: BigStock/Volodymyr P) For foreigners living in China, it has become a rule of thumb that specialized software is needed to bypass the country’s internet restrictions and gain access to outlawed content such as pornography.
Top 5 Chinese LGBTQ apps in 2022 - TechNode
WEBJun 17, 2022 · Blued is owned by BlueCity, a Chinese tech firm that focuses on LGBTQ+ users. The firm went public on Nasdaq in 2020. However, the firm has a hard time turning a profit. Its net loss has expanded 39.5% year-on-year to RMB 309.6 million in 2021 due to local regulations and other factors, according to the company’s financial report.
Second-hand shopping takes off on Chinese apps · TechNode
WEBFeb 21, 2020 · Consumers in China are increasingly embracing second-hand goods, buying everything from used cars to “lightly used” lipstick. This new habit is reflected in the rising “re-commerce market,” which is predicted to reach RMB 1.25 trillion (around $178 billion) in 2020, rising by 70% from RMB 742 billion in 2018, according to data firm ...
Sherpa’s fined over monopoly on delivering food to ... - TechNode
WEBApr 12, 2021 · In the wake of a record-breaking $2.8 billion fine on Alibaba for abusing a monopoly position in e-commerce, regulators have announced a fine on a somewhat smaller Chinese tech firm: the food delivery app Sherpa’s, or as it’s known to insiders, “Big English-Language, Shanghai-based Food Delivery.” Local market regulators announced a fine of about $180,000 Monday that went lightly viral ...
Ask China Anything: A peek inside China’s ACG culture
WEBAug 9, 2019 · ACG, short for “Anime, Comic, and Games,” is being embraced by more and more young people in China. For one female interviewee, it was her seventh time visiting ChinaJoy, and she still gets excited walking through the different halls. “It’s like entering a 2D world in a 3D space,” she said. “I feel relaxed and far from the pressure ...
Lark, ByteDance's Slack-like app, eyes $1 billion revenue - TechNode
WEBDec 23, 2021 · TikTok owner ByteDance plans to accelerate the overseas commercialization of its workplace communication app Lark in the coming year, Chinese local media outlet LatePost reported Wednesday. The company aims to achieve a global revenue of RMB 6 billion ($940 million) in the next five years. Why it matters: Lark, known as Feishu in the Chinese ...
8 Lessons from the rise of Douyin (Tik Tok) · TechNode
WEBJun 15, 2018 · That is Douyin (抖音, literally “shaking sound” in Chinese), one of the most popular short video apps in China, as well as worldwide. It is owned by ByteDance (a.k.a Toutiao), an AI-driven media company in China and one of the world’s most valuable startups, most recently valued at $30 billion. ByteDance is a GGV portfolio company.
Black Myth: Wukong hits 2.2 million concurrent players on
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The new action game surpassed 2.2 million concurrent Steam players. Credit: Game Science. Chinese game developer Game Science on Tuesday released Black Myth: Wukong, an action RPG (role-playing game) inspired by China’s classic novel Journey to the West, for Steam, PlayStation 5, Wegame, and Epic. As the very first AAA game developed in China ...
GGV raises $2.5 billion as US investors chase China tech - TechNode
WEBJan 29, 2021 · GGV Capital raises $2.5 billion as US investors chase China tech. GGV Capital, an investor behind some of China’s most successful tech startups including ByteDance and Didi Chuxing, said Thursday it had closed a $2.5 billion funding round—the largest in its 20-year history. The US- and China-based venture capital firm’s latest capital ...
Huawei to help develop 5G network in Turkey · TechNode
WEBMar 7, 2022 · Huawei has signed a memorandum of understanding with Türk Telekom to develop a 5G network in Turkey. “Huawei has been an important contributor to Turkey’s infrastructure for 20 years,” Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Ömer Fatih Sayan told Turkish media. The telecommunications giant employs 750 engineers at its Turkish R&D center, and has partnered with Türk ...