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Tech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 84: 2021 China Internet Report with SCMP CEO Gary LiuEpisode 84 of Tech Buzz China features co-host Rui Ma in conversation with Gary Liu, CEO of the South China Morning Post on the hottest five trends shaping the China internet industry in 2021: tightening regulations, bumpy roads for IPOs, overseas expansion plans, shifting demographics, and growing private domain traffic. SCMP is a leading news media company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century with global impact. Also, Tech Buzz China is growing! We have a Livecast series of interviews with entrepreneurs and investors in China tech — TBC Livecast. It's mostly recorded live in...
2022-01-1441 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 80: Community (grocery) group buying: The next must-win market in China?In episode 80 of Tech Buzz China, Rui and Ying talk about community group buying 社区团购 shèqū tuángòu, or CGB, which is the hottest thing in China tech right now. In addition to startups raising crazy funds — one just raised $700 million — the internet giants have all gone in with guns blazing, and investors are bullish. Listen and follow along with us as we explore what exactly CGB is, and what makes it so special — and controversial. Listeners will also hear from one of our favorite China tech writers, Lillian Li of the Chinese Characteristics newsletter, who just wrote two issues on...
2020-12-2446 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 79: Yatsen Group: China's L'Oreal for the digital age?In Episode 79 of Tech Buzz China, Rui and Ying talk about a company that aspires to be “China’s L’Oréal” for the digital age: Yatsen Group, owner of smash hit cosmetics app Perfect Diary (完美日记) among other brands. Though we at Tech Buzz have never directly covered the company, we have mentioned it, including in Episode 70 with Lauren Hallanan; as well during last week’s Q3 Market Trends call (link available through Dec. 9) with BigOne Lab’s Mengyao Ren. Yatsen recently listed on the NYSE, and it’s got a nearly $12 billion market cap. Listen and follow along with us as we...
2020-12-1638 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 78: China's Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) dreamsEpisode 78 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in conversation with Yán Xiāo 肖妍 on the timely topic of China’s proposed national digital currency. Yan is a San Francisco–based project lead at the World Economic Forum with substantial experience in fintech, having worked as senior legal counsel at Ant Group. She is also a lawyer by training and holds both American and Chinese legal licenses. Her current work focuses on digital payments and cross-border payments. Yan’s opinions on this episode are her own thoughts, and do not reflect those of the Forum in any way....
2020-12-0537 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 77: The next thing in China ecommerce? Consumer to manufacturer (C2M)In episode 77 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu tackle a topic that has become the next big thing in China ecommerce: C2M, or consumer to manufacturer. Although the acronym itself is not new, the term has been redefined within the past two years, driven by the choices of a handful of key founders and companies. Listen to learn about why Rui and Ying think this new iteration is at once innovative and transformational, why both factories and brands stand to benefit, and what this all means for the future of manufacturing and commerce -- in Ch...
2020-11-0234 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 76: Lufax IPO and the end of P2P lending in ChinaIn episode 76 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu take advantage of the recent Lufax IPO filing (Chinese name: 陆金所 lùjīnsuǒ) to talk about the P2P lending industry in China, which has been an oft-requested topic! We get into China’s (lack of) regulation of the nontraditional form of financing, drivers behind the industry’s quick boom and bust, and some of the reasons Lufax is one of the few, and biggest, survivors. We have started uploading all of our past episodes onto the new Tech Buzz China YouTube channel and putting them together into pl...
2020-10-2024 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 75: China E-Commerce SaaSIn episode 75 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu talk about China ecommerce SaaS (software as a service), which currently primarily refers to WeChat ecommerce as it takes place through mini programs. Listen to learn about major players Youzan and Weimob, the difference between public and private traffic, and what Alibaba’s and Tencent’s future strategies might be given their actions up to this point. How accurate are the various players’ much-sought comparisons to Shopify, and how closely do the companies truly compare with that platform in their journeys to becoming China’s dominant ecommerce solution prov...
2020-10-1633 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 73: KE Holdings: China's second-largest platform?In episode 73 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu return to the typical deep-dive format you’ve come to expect, with a timely look into recently listed real estate tech platform Beike 贝壳, or KE Holdings (BEKE). In addition to talking about the two-year-young company, we explore the realities of the Chinese real estate industry, which operates completely differently from (and is arguably messier than) the industry here in the U.S. We cover KE Holdings’ founder story, the company’s relationship to traditional real estate brokerage business Lianjia 链家, and the role of government policies in developing China’s real estate...
2020-09-1635 min
China Tech BriefingXiaomi Market Value Reaches HK$600 Billion, Share Price Soars 6%News Briefing for 09/04/2020. The total market value for Xiaomi, Chinese smartphone and smart hardware manufacturer, reached HK$600 billion for the first time. And Xiaomi is also seeing huge progress in the European market, according to its CEO Lei Jun. Meanwhile at home, Tsinghua University ranked 20th in this year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which makes Tsinghua the first Asian university to break into the top 20 list.
2020-09-0407 minChina Tech BriefingAlibaba Increases its Stake in YTO Express by 12%; Didi Chuxing Upgrades Taxi Service UnitNews Briefing for Sept. 2. Alibaba and YTO Express reached a strategic cooperation deal; Didi Chuxing upgraded its taxi business with Kuaidi for better taxi-hailing service. Meanwhile, Netflix just announced its plan to adapt the Chinese Sci-fi trilogy, the Three-Body Problem, with fans around the world excited about the announcement.
2020-09-0208 minChina Tech BriefingByteDance’s US Sale Possibly Suspended Under China’s Revised Export RestrictionsNews Briefing for August 31. TikTok assets may not be sold under the new restrictions revised by China’s authorities, as the regulations require governmental approval on technology exports. The regulations post new threats for TikTok in the US as the Trump administration set a deadline for September 15 to sell or ban its service in the US. In today’s show, we will update you with details of TikTok’s battle on its survival in the U.S.
2020-08-3107 minChina Tech BriefingChinese EV Maker Xpeng Raises $1.5B In Its IPONews Briefing for August 28. Chinese EV maker Xpeng Motors rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange and saw a strong performance in trading. Meanwhile back home, BlueCity, the owner of China's biggest LGBTQ dating app Blued, said on Wednesday it had bought Chinese lesbian dating app LESDO. In today's show, we will bring you the latest.
2020-08-2807 minChina Tech BriefingBreaking Down TikTok’s Case Against Trump AdministrationNews Briefing for August 26. TikTok has officially filed a federal lawsuit against the executive order from President Trump on a potential ban or forced sale of the company’s operations in the United State. In today’s show, we will break down the details of the case for you. Meanwhile back home, yesterday, August 26th, was the Qixi Festival, which is often referred to as ‘Chinese Valentine’s Day’. Like other festivals in China, Qixi is able to boom “romantic economy” every year, including the hotel, tourism and flower industries. How did the markets perform this year, especially under the pand...
2020-08-2608 minChina Tech BriefingByteDance to Sue US Government over TikTok Ban on MondayNews Briefing for August 24th. TikTok’s parent company ByteDance will file an official federal lawsuit this week against the Trump administration and his executive order on banning the app in the U.S. Meanwhile back home in China, the fashion industry is developing the idea of “sustainability” amid the pandemic to make changes.
2020-08-2408 minChina Tech BriefingTencent Hires New Lobbyists While Trump Targets WeChatNews Briefing for August 21. Tencent has hired its first lobbyist in Washington DC while the Trump administration has targeted WeChat in the U.S. At home here in China, people in Wuhan, the once epicenter of COVID19, celebrated an eye-catching pool party earlier this week. In today’s show, we will get you covered on the latest.
2020-08-2108 minChina Tech BriefingChinese Tech Giant Baidu Steps Up Its Game to Get Autonomous Vehicles on the RoadNews Briefing for August 19. Chinese tech giant Baidu has now joined the competition to develop autonomous vehicles. One of our reporters was invited to take a ride on the roads of Changsha. In today’s show, we will hear from Isabel Wang about her experience with Baidu and her takeaways from Baidu’s attempt to enter the field of autonomous driving.
2020-08-1910 minChina Tech BriefingTesla Denies Involvements in Pinduoduo’s PromotionNews Briefing for August 17. A recent promotional campaign by Pinduoduo (a Chinese e-commerce platform) mentioning Tesla garnered attention especially when Tesla denied its cooperation with the platform. In today’s show, we will discuss how the failure exposes some of the difficulties Pinduoduo has had with the brands they work with. Meanwhile, in today’s What’s up China, we will take a look at the limitations of some luxury brands as they try to decode and apply trends that work elsewhere in the world yet fail here in China. Many of the brands tried to launch campaigns for th...
2020-08-1708 minChina Tech BriefingTencent-backed Beike Zhaofang Raises $2.12B in U.S. IPONews briefing for August 14. Tencent-backed housing platform, Beike Zhaofang, is set to complete the biggest initial public offering by a Chinese company in the US market despite rising hostility between the two countries and the tightening of securities regulations by the Trump administration. Meanwhile, in today’s What’s up China, we will look at online binge-eating shows that have taken hold on Chinese social media streams and are facing criticisms from officials due to the shows’ apparent disregard for the value of food.
2020-08-1408 minChina Tech BriefingMultiple Chinese Music Streaming Platforms Land New Cooperation With Universal MusicNews Briefing for August 12. Tencent Music Entertainment Group and NetEase Cloud Music recently landed new cooperation with Universal Music Group. The new deal marked changes in the overall landscape of Chinese music streaming services. Meanwhile, as many foreign food brands continue to arrive in China, the local food industry witnesses changes as well. In today’s show, we will bring you up to date on both notable changes in the Chinese market.
2020-08-1209 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 71: Industry trends in China’s COVID-19 recovery, with Mu ChenEpisode 71 of Tech Buzz China features Mu Chen in conversation with our co-hosts Ying Lu and Rui Ma, on the topic of digital and consumption trends in China. Mu is the founder and CEO of BigOne Lab (百观Lab), a data intelligence firm for investors. He discusses recent data and trends from key industries such as delivery, recruitment, logistics, travel, online spending, and gaming to illustrate how China’s economy is recovering from the downturn caused by COVID-19. This is the fourth in a series of experimental episodes that we will be releasing this summer. Today’s is a lightly edited v...
2020-08-1229 minChina Tech BriefingTikTok Is Planning to File The Lawsuit Against The Executive Order From President TrumpNews Briefing for August 10. TikTok now plans to file a federal lawsuit that challenges the legitimacy on the executive order from President Donald Trump on its forced sale or its otherwise potential ban. Furthermore, Twitter has reportedly joined the bid for the acquisition of TikTok and its U.S. operations, along with Microsoft.
2020-08-1009 minChina Tech BriefingTrump Ordered Bans on Transactions With TikTok and WeChatNews Briefing for August 7. The Trump administration has taken further steps on purging Chinese tech in the United States, including Tencent and its popular communication app, WeChat. In response, TikTok released a statement threatening to sue the administration. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo updated the campaign called “the Clean Network” yesterday. These actions mark a sharp escalation in the conflict between the U.S. and China in recent years.
2020-08-0709 minChina Tech BriefingByteDance CEO Said Trump’s Real Goal Is To Ban TikTok CompletelyNews Briefing for August 5. In today’s show, we will follow up with the responses and comments from ByteDance’s founder, Zhang Yiming, on this issue as he wrote two open letters to his staff to clarify the situation. Furthermore, TikTok is reportedly establishing an overseas HQ in London, according to multiple sources.
2020-08-0508 minChina Tech BriefingMicrosoft will Continue the Discussions on the Acquisition of TikTokNews Briefing for Aug 3rd. The following days may not be so great as TikTok's’s overseas crisis goes escalated over weekend. Faced with the risk of being banned in the American market, TikTok agreed to cut off its tie to ByteDance, as Microsoft continues its discussion on the acquisition of TikTok.
2020-08-0309 minChina Tech BriefingLi Auto Makes Stunning Debut on NasdaqChina Tech Briefing by Pandaily is a podcast that tells you about what is going on within the sphere of Chinese technology and beyond. To keep up with the rapidly changing China tech world, make sure you're listening to our show every morning on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.Today is Wednesday July 31. Following NIO's 1 billion IPO on Wall Street in 2018, another fast-growing EV maker Li Auto, which used to be known as Leading Ideal, made a stunning debut in Nasdaq yesterday, becoming the second Chinese EV maker listed in New York. At the same time, we will discuss...
2020-07-3109 minChina Tech BriefingChinese Companies Consider Delisting from Nasdaq; and Hip Hop Music Become Phenomenal in ChinaNews Briefing for July 29th. Recently, many Chinese tech companies are taking steps to delist from U.S. stock exchanges due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and also the rising geopolitical conflicts between China and the United States. It is just such an uncertain time for all of us and we hope that good music will bring you some comfort. In today’s show, we will dive into Chinese Hip Hop culture, as Bilibili recently launched its own Hip Hop talent show. This kind of reality show has become a phenomenon in China in recent years and has pr...
2020-07-2909 minChina Tech BriefingWeChat Stopped Its Service in India; and Jay Chou Hosted His First Live-streaming EventOver the past weekend, Tencent and Alibaba were faced with more difficulties with their apps in India. The influence of the Indian government’s ban on Chinese apps is still lingering on, and the future seems to be rocky for the companies. Meanwhile, back home, Chinese netizens celebrated a live-streaming event on Sunday night. The event, on Kuaishou, was hosted by Jay Chou, a famous Chinese singer, and set a record of 68 million views during its 30-minute duration. In today’s show, we will get you covered on the latest.
2020-07-2709 minChina Tech BriefingChina Launches First Mission to Mars: Tianwen-1News Briefing for July 24. China launched its first independent mission to Mars to showcase its ambition to explore deep space and as a progressive step to earn a place in the global space exploration community. Meanwhile, back down here on Earth, many countries are looking to penetrate the massive Chinese market, and a Japanese lifestyle store called Loft is one of them. The stores will arrive in major Chinese cities over the next few years and will bring more competition to their rivals Muji and MINISO.
2020-07-2410 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 70: Livestreaming ecommerce with Lauren HallananEpisode 70 of Tech Buzz China features Lauren Hallanan in conversation with our co-hosts Ying Lu and Rui Ma on the topic of livestreaming ecommerce. In addition to being a former China-based livestreamer herself, with over 400,000 followers, Lauren is a fellow SupChina podcaster at the China Marketing Podcast. Go check it out! Today, Lauren gives a fascinating overview of China’s livestreaming ecommerce industry, including its history, key traits and differentiators, common content formats, and product design and features. Throughout, she helps us answer these questions: Why has livestreaming, specifically in ecommerce, become so explosively popular in China? How h...
2020-07-2340 minChina Tech BriefingAlibaba's Ant Group is planning a dual-listing on Shanghai’s STAR Market, Hong Kong ExchangeNews briefing of July 22. Ant Group is on strong footing this week with its recent and long-awaited announcement of its dual listing on both Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges. At the same time, now that the impact of COVID-19 is gradually wearing off, the Chinese movie industry is seeing some hope as theaters are now reopening. In today’s show, we will get you up to speed on both pieces of news.
2020-07-2211 minChina Tech BriefingTikTok’s Overseas Crisis; and Calorie Free Drinks in Chinese MarketNews Briefing for July 20. It has been a tough few weeks for TikTok. On today’s show, we will take a look at how TikTok is entangled amid increasing tensions in the battle of global technology and politics. In What’s Up China, we will introduce you to HeyTea’s recent launch of its health soda product and China’s calorie-free drink market as a whole.
2020-07-2010 minChina Tech BriefingShares of Chinese LGBTQ Dating App Owner BlueCity Soar in Public Trading Debut on NasdaqNews Briefing for July 10th. In today’s episode, we cover the debut performance of Chinese gay dating platform BlueCity on the Nasdaq Global Market, Tesla’s expansion plan in China, ByteDance’s new overseas headquarters, Huawei’s latest operation system, an acquisition of a Chinese co-working space provider UCommune, and Bilibili’s new B2B matchmaking platform. In What’s up China, we will share a childhood story of Kanye West and his experience living in China, as the American rapper has recently declared his intent to run for the US presidency last week. China Tech Briefing by Pandaily...
2020-07-1011 minChina Tech BriefingU.S. is “looking at” banning Chinese social media, including TikTokNews Briefing for July 8. In today’s show, we will cover possible restrictions on TikTok in the United States, e-commerce platform Dangdang’s ownership battle, the go-private offer for Sina, TikTok’s revenue milestone, and a new OnePlus cellphone release. In What’s up China, we will introduce you to another hit TV drama produced by iQiYi in addition to the prosperous market of Chinese video streaming platforms and web drama. China Tech Briefing by Pandaily is a podcast that tells you about what is going on within the sphere of Chinese technology and beyond. Every Monday, Wednesday and Frid...
2020-07-0809 minChina Tech BriefingChinese EV maker Leading Ideal is Expected to Have a July or August IPONews Briefing for July 6th. In today’s show, we will provide you with special coverage of major players in China’s electric vehicle market as Leading Ideal confirms its US IPO plan. We will also bring in some updates about Luckin Coffee’s board meetings on the removal proposal of its chairman, Huawei’s 5G technology in Britain, Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and a revenue milestone for Tencent’s battle game. In What’s up, China, we will look into the annual Gaokao, or College Entrance Exam, which is coming up tomorrow and will be a big deal for mil...
2020-07-0610 minChina Tech BriefingCharles Zhengyao Lu Remains Luckin Coffee’s ChairmanNews Briefing for July 3rd. In today’s show, we’ll continue to follow Luckin Coffee’s reorganization efforts after the results of the board meeting on the proposal to remove its chairman, Charles Zhengyao Lu; after that, we'll talk about Faraday Future, the share purchase of Car Inc., Alibaba Cloud’s overseas expansion, TikTok in India and Apple China. For What’s up, China?, we will catch up with a nonsensical advertising scam involving tech giant, Tencent, and Chinese chili sauce maker Lao Gan Ma. China Tech Briefing is hosted by Caiwei Chen and co-produced by Caiwei Chen and H...
2020-07-0309 minChina Tech BriefingIndia Bans TikTok, WeChat and 57 More Chinese Apps Amid Border CrisisNews Briefing for July 1st. In today’s news, we will cover the ban on Chinese apps in India, Pinduoduo’s new CEO and Airbnb’s new China COO, Alipay’s steps to boost the Chinese economy amid the pandemic, an unexpected lawsuit between Tencent and Laoganma, China’s chili sauce giant, and McDonald’s actions to reduce plastic use in China. For What’s up, China?, we will dive into a piece of personal news on a top livestreamer and his success in attaining a ‘Hukou’, a form of household registration, in Shanghai. China Tech Briefing is hosted by Caiwei C...
2020-07-0114 minChina Tech BriefingLuckin Officially Delisted; and hit show “Sisters Who Can Make Waves”News briefing for June 29th, 2020. China Tech Briefing by Pandaily is a podcast that tells you about what is going on within the sphere of Chinese technology and beyond. To keep up with the rapidly changing China tech world, make sure you're listening to our show every morning on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.In today’s show, we will continue to follow the updates of fraud-hit Luckin Coffee and its proposal to remove its chairman, Huawei’s largest flagship store in Shanghai, Didi Chuxing’s on-demand robotaxi service, Xiaomi in India, and Microsoft’s stores in China. At the end...
2020-06-2910 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 69: China AI with Jeff DingEpisode 69 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in dialogue with Jeff Ding, a Rhodes Scholar and D.Phil Researcher at Oxford in the Future of Humanity Institute. He is also the creator of a free weekly newsletter called China AI. For his talk, Jeff focuses on artificial intelligence in China, specifically, some of the “unsexy” technical applications of AI across several industries.This is the second in a series of experimental, non-scripted episodes that we will be releasing this summer. Today’s episode is a lightly edited version of a live webin...
2020-06-2930 minChina Tech BriefingBanks win right to liquidate Luckin Chairman's two assetsNews briefing for June 23rd, 2020. China Tech Briefing by Pandaily is a podcast that tells you about what is going on within the sphere of Chinese technology and beyond. To keep up with the rapidly changing China tech world, make sure you're listening to our show every morning on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.In today’s news, we will give you the latest update on the scandal-ridden Luckin Coffee, new COVID-19 cases in Pepsi’s Beijing Branch, the Beidou constellation satellite, administrative actions targeting Chinese live-streaming platforms, Tesla’s new development plans in China, and, finally, highlights from Apple’...
2020-06-2408 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 68: Entertainment livestreaming outside of China with Shang Koo of M17.asiaEpisode 68 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in dialogue with Shang Koo, the CFO of M17 Entertainment, or M17.asia, which is a livestreaming company popular in Taiwan and Japan. Listen to learn more about entertainment livestreaming and how the industry has developed throughout Asia. Shang goes into the dynamics of gifting, critiques of various business models, and the impacts of COVID-19 on the sector both within China and in markets that M17 serves.This is the first in a series of experimental, non-scripted episodes that we will be releasing this summer. The record...
2020-06-0925 min
Tech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 67: TikTok’s siblings: ByteDance’s other video appsIn episode 67 of Tech Buzz China, hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu discuss the ByteDance family of video apps outside of TikTok, including Xigua, Huoshan, and Pipixia. Most listeners know by now that ByteDance is very good at video, and these other apps provide noteworthy — though not comprehensive — examples of just how good it is. Listen to learn about ByteDance’s extensive video portfolio. In particular, will Xigua win versus Bilibili for the title of China’s ? Is ByteDance’s strategy too scattered and unfocused, or is it thoughtful and comprehensive? A reminder — check out Tech Buzz’s ongoing online e...
2020-05-2444 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 65 (Extra Buzz Special): Luckin’s luck ran outEpisode 65 of Tech Buzz China is a special one — a reading of the seventh issue of Extra Buzz, our new biweekly newsletter written by co-host Rui Ma. Listen (and read along) to follow Rui’s thoughts on the biggest story in China tech last week: the alleged fraud of China’s on-demand coffee company, Luckin Coffee 瑞幸咖啡. At its core, we at Tech Buzz believe Luckin is a story of information asymmetry, with voices on either side of the Pacific at times seeming to be telling different stories altogether. Rui explains why investors and other observers who did the proper digging would nev...
2020-05-1129 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 64: Telemedicine in China in the time of COVID-19: Part 2Episode 64 of Tech Buzz China is the second of two episodes on the Chinese telemedicine sector, which is closely watched in the wake of COVID-19. This week, on the heels of episode 63’s discussion of Ping An Good Doctor, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu talk about other experiments, such as Chunyu Yisheng 春雨医生, WeDoctor 好大夫, and Dingxiangyuan 丁香园. We also give overviews of telemedicine efforts by some of the large internet companies, including Alibaba, Baidu, and JD Health.The overarching story is that healthcare tech is a clear market opportunity in China, and within the narrow space of telemedicine, there are a lot of com...
2020-05-1138 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 66: Beyond TikTok: Bytedance’s ambitions in gaming and educationIn episode 66 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu talk about Bytedance’s forays into gaming and education — moves that have been well covered and are eagerly anticipated by Chinese media. Notably, in multiple interviews, CEO Zhang Yiming says that he only wants to go into fields where he feels he is better than the incumbent. While Zhang believes, and we agree, that edtech has a lot of room for improvement, we wonder if Bytedance’s moves in gaming could be more effective if it defended itself against Tencent. What do you think?Thanks to som...
2020-05-0735 min
Tech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 63: China telemedicine in the time of COVID-19: Part 1Episode 63 of Tech Buzz China is on the Chinese telemedicine sector, which has quickly evolved to become one of the most interesting businesses in China, especially in the wake of COVID-19. Co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu focus on the underlying drivers within the complex healthcare industry. They cover topics such as the size of the Chinese healthcare system, the shortage of doctors and reasons why, and challenges for telemedicine.Companies mentioned include Ping An Good Doctor, as well as the internet hospitals that the government has approved and that have been in operation for a...
2020-03-2437 min
Tech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 62: Real pain for Chinese real estate startupsEpisode 62 of Tech Buzz China is on co-living and co-working, two of the formerly hottest — and now possibly coldest — sectors in China tech. Co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu discuss how real estate startups have been hit hard by the coronavirus against a backdrop of how the real estate sector is big business in China. From rental startup companies Danke and Ziroom to co-working giant Ucommune, which failed to list last year, listeners will join a whirlwind tour of the biggest players and must-know trends in the space (pun intended). Listen to find out: How accurate are t...
2020-03-1036 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 61: Getting educated on China K-12 tutoring edtechEpisode 61 of Tech Buzz China is on K-12 edtech entrepreneurs, who are seeing their businesses grow instead of shrink in the wake of the coronavirus. Co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu discuss top trends and the key players before the virus hit, and how they are responding now. In 2018, the raging headline was that half of the venture capital deployed in edtech that year went to Chinese companies. In the past three years alone, 25 Chinese education companies have gone public. It’s a massive market, but what are the common misconceptions held by Western investors? Listen to...
2020-02-2433 min
Tech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 59: China Tech 2019 in ReviewEpisode 59 of Tech Buzz China takes a retrospective look at 2019 in China internet culture and business happenings. Co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu review their top picks of the need-to-know trends, occurrences, and players that shaped the landscape in 2019. From the saturation of Chinese mobile internet users to the rise of the rural consumer and a decline in funding for tech companies, listen and decide for yourself: do you agree with our analyses and predictions as we enter the New Year of the Golden Rat? You can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. If you enjo...
2020-01-2730 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 58: China Grocery E-Commerce: Bloodbath or Gold Mine?In Episode 58 of Tech Buzz China, our first episode of the new decade, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu talk about grocery e-commerce, or buying fresh food over the internet. The sector, which in China is sometimes taken to include “New Retail” concepts such as Alibaba’s Hema, is seen as one of the few remaining “blue ocean” e-commerce opportunities in China. Thus, it is super fast growing and attracting a lot of investment and interest. Listen to find out: Given the amount of action in the industry, why is the penetration rate still at less than 5 perc...
2020-01-1335 min
Tech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 57: Bilibili — the You Tube of China?Here at TechBuzz, we have been busy preparing for our second Investor Trip for March 2–6, 2020. If you are a full-time investor with at least 10 years of experience, consider applying for the trip by writing to us at rui@pandaily.com. During our inaugural Investor Trip in October, Bilibili was one of the companies we visited, and it turned out to be one of our most highly rated meetings! We hope you enjoy what we’ve prepared today.In episode 57 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu talk about Bilibili, a Chinese company that has no easy W...
2019-12-1637 min
Tech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 56: Not just TikTok: A short history of Chinese short video abroadEpisode 56 of TechBuzz China is all about short video, which our co-hosts comment should by now be considered one of China’s “New Four Great Inventions.” It’s sweeping the world, and has become an arena in which Chinese companies’ battle for users and revenue is extending abroad. Most of our listeners will have heard of Bytedance’s product TikTok, and likely even of Kuaishou (see TechBuzz #55), but what about other players such as Likee — what is their story?Short videos shot in China, or on apps made in China, are increasingly common sights on social media feeds around the...
2019-11-2533 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 54: Influencers, KOLs, idols, and the future of China ecommerceTechBuzz China is back from China! We are happy to say that the week of back-to-back meetings we had in our first-ever Investor Trip was a great success. We were able to visit a host of companies we’ve previously covered on the podcast, like Ximalaya, Xiaohongshu, Ruhan, Xiaomi, China Renaissance, Tiger Brokers, and more, as well as new ones such as Ctrip, Mogujie, Qutoutiao, and Bilibili, which we hope to talk about in more detail soon. Thank you to everyone who hosted us, and a special thanks to all of our listeners who came out for our happy ho...
2019-10-2834 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 52: Zhihu and Kuaishou — Has China’s Quora Found Its Prince Charming?TechBuzz China is going to China! As part of our inaugural invite-only TechBuzz China Investor Trip for public market investors taking place right after Golden Week, we will be hosting live meetups. These will take place in Beijing’s Sanlitun after dinner on Tuesday, October 8, and in Shanghai after dinner on Thursday, October 10. If you are in either of those cities, do come out and have a beer on us! Check our Twitter (@techbuzzchina) for updates on the exact locations and times.Episode 52 of TechBuzz China is on a topic from back in August, when Kuaishou, Baidu, Tenc...
2019-09-2334 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 51: Overview of China tech: Rui Ma on SupChina AccessEpisode 51 of TechBuzz China is our second consecutive show that is in a unique format. It features a replay of TechBuzz co-host Rui Ma’s recorded call on SupChina Access, which was originally aired live on July 23. The conversation is moderated by Jeremy Goldkorn, editor-in-chief of SupChina. As longtime listeners know, we are proudly one of the most long-standing podcasts within SupChina’s Sinica Podcast Network. In this episode, Jeremy prompts Rui to speak on some of the hottest topics, trends, and companies covered in past TechBuzz episodes: Luckin Coffee, e-cigarettes, Baidu, Bytedance, EV carmakers, real estate platforms, and 996 work cu...
2019-09-0251 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 50: TechBuzz Live: The Transpacific ExperimentEpisode 50 of TechBuzz China is unique: it’s our first live recording! It features co-host Rui Ma in conversation with author and journalist Matt Sheehan, currently a fellow based at the Paulson Institute’s MacroPolo think tank. It was recorded at the August 13 launch of Matt’s new book, The Transpacific Experiment: How China and California Collaborate and Compete for Our Future. As our co-hosts have commented on previous episodes, we respect Matt as one of the smartest and most thoughtful voices on U.S.-China topics. Though his book covers content and industries that we at TechBuzz usually do not, th...
2019-08-1934 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 49: China’s Gen-Z and its newest poison: sneakersIn episode 49 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma continue their exploration of the converging trends between the U.S. and China’s ecommerce sectors, this week covering the topic of the resale market for sneakers and streetwear. Notably, entrepreneurs in the U.S. and in China, such as the founders of smash-hit sneaker site Pozion, seem to have discovered this space at roughly the same time. Perhaps, our co-hosts muse, due to the tech-savvy nature of the Gen-Z demographic, differences across the two countries are far less than we think. Globally, this and other ecommerce plat...
2019-08-0534 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 48: Three Squirrels: The Nutty World of Chinese D2C BrandsIn episode 48 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma take a look at the direct-to-consumer, or D2C, brands in China. Specifically, they highlight one of the early winners of the business model: Three Squirrels, a Chinese internet snack brand that started off with selling nuts and went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange last week with a market cap of close to $2 billion. Though the company has not been covered much in English, it has been all the buzz in China’s tech community, and is a story that our co-hosts think is good for demonstrating bot...
2019-07-2234 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 47: Chinese K12 English EdTech: VIPKid and How Learning is EarningIn episode 47 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into a topic they have been wanting to cover for a while now: Chinese educational technology (edtech). Specifically, they focus on VIPKid, a company that has an incredible number of competitors but is by far the largest in terms of scale for its cross-border model of English-language instruction. Notably, 8 of the 12 startup unicorns categorized as edtech by CBInsights are from China — and this does not include the number of publicly listed Chinese education companies in the U.S. Our co-hosts explain that edtech (alongside the recent TechBuzz top...
2019-06-2635 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 45: Totally Lit or Just Hot Air? The Rise of E-Cigarettes in ChinaIn episode 45 of TechBuzzChina, co-hosts Ying-YingLu and Rui Ma talk about the rise of what has been touted as “the next bigtrend” in China tech: electronic cigarettes. Despite being criticized as a trapfor entrepreneurs and investors alike, as well as concerns around ethicalconsiderations, a large number of high-profile hardware entrepreneurs andconsumer internet executives in China have jumped into the fray. Although Chinahas yet to birth a decacorn in this sector like U.S.-based Juul, which is nowvalued at $38 billion, our co-hosts bet that at least one unicorn will emerge. Afterall, a recent research report by China’s Sinolink Securi...
2019-05-2432 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep 44: So Young, More Beautiful - The Allure of China's Plastic Surgery MarketIn episode 44 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about So-Young, an internet company that markets and facilitates plastic surgery and other medical cosmetic procedures to Chinese customers. The six-year-old company has a stated mission of bringing “health and beauty” to everyone, and its stock priced at $13.80 per American depositary share (ADS) last week but is now trading at about $20. Prior to listing, So-Young had raised over $250 million in venture capital funding, including some from Tencent. Last year, it claimed to have made $8 million in net income, plus a market share of 82 percent based on user time...
2019-05-1132 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 43: Douyu’s IPO, Panda.TV’s Death - Let the Games BeginIn Episode 43 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into the world of gaming livestreaming, which is a pretty big industry in China. Specifically, our co-hosts focus primarily on two companies: Douyu and Panda.TV, the former of which has just filed to go public on the NYSE at a valuation of $500 million; and the latter of which officially shut down on March 30 of this year. Notably, these and several other players mentioned in today’s episode all share(d) Tencent as a shareholder-- not a surprise, since gaming is in Tencent’s lifeblood. Our co-hosts, whil...
2019-04-2632 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 41: The Company Behind China’s Kylie Jenner is Going PublicIn Episode 41 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Ruhnn (RUHN), a relatively small yet significant company that filed for IPO a few weeks ago in the U.S. on the Nasdaq. Ruhnn has become the clear leader in China’s fast-growing influencer marketing sector, an area in which our co-hosts agree that China should be considered world-leading. Lauren Hallanan, a Chinese social media marketing expert focusing on influencer marketing, and a former livestreamer in China with over 400,000 fans, joins us with insightful commentary on Ruhnn and other influencer incubators.Rui an...
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Tech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 39: Podcasting in China — the Myth and the RealityEpisode 39 of TechBuzz China is on a topic of special interest to our co-hosts, Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma: podcasting in China! It was sparked by two recent pieces of news within the podcasting industry. The first was the acquisition of Gimlet Media, a podcasting network, by the newly IPOed music-streaming service Spotify for $200 million; the second was the $100 million raised by the podcasting platform Himalaya. In fact, Himalaya’s main investor, China’s Ximalaya FM, boasts 23 million daily active users and is rumored to be going for an IPO soon. In contrast to our typical coverage here at...
2019-02-2834 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 38: Battle of the Red PacketsIn episode 38 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into this year’s Battle of the Red Packets. The name refers to the custom of money-giving, which is an important part of the Chinese New Year experience. It has also been taken over by Chinese internet companies as one of their main user acquisition events of the year.Rui and Ying-Ying begin by sharing the history of hongbao, or “red packet.” In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the traditional gift was simply a stack of coins tied up with red string. With the popularity of paper...
2019-02-2034 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 37: The WeChat Mini Program — The End of Apps or Not?In episode 37 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into the world of WeChat Mini Programs. Arguably some of the biggest innovations to come out of the Chinese internet, Mini Programs have no real Western equivalent. Ever since it was launched three years ago on January 9, 2016, the Mini Programs function, which is still in an experimental stage, has been touted as a key direction for WeChat. Rui and Ying-Ying begin by exploring the origin story of Mini Programs. They explain that, back in 2016, it was not immediately clear to the WeChat team what...
2019-02-0530 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 36: China Tech is Risky Business - Pinduoduo Hack and DJI Corruption ScandalIn episode 36 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the dirty, risky, and more unseemly aspects of China tech, primarily focused on two stories that grabbed headlines recently: the “hack” at Pinduoduo, and the corruption scandal at DJI. Although the incidents differ greatly from each other, they have come on each other’s heels and our co-hosts decided to bundle them together for an episode, reflecting what’s buzzing within the tech community in China right now. Rui and Ying-Ying begin by focusing on the Pinduoduo story. This past week, the company lost mil...
2019-01-2722 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 35: New WeChat Challengers: Duoshan, Toilet, and Bullet 2.0In episode 35 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about competitors to the reigning Chinese social media champion, WeChat. Specifically, they focus on three apps that all decided to launch on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, two weeks before Chinese New Year: Bytedance’s Duoshan, Wang Xin’s self-proclaimed “anti-WeChat” Toilet, and Bullet Messenger 2.0. Following their releases, WeChat promptly blocked links to all three. Our co-hosts ask: Does WeChat have a reason to be scared? Why was it so defensive? Is there truly a chance for any of these companies to topple Allen Zhang’s miraculous creation? And if so, how wou...
2019-01-2128 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 34: WeChat’s 7.0 Update and Allen Zhang, the Man Behind the AppIn episode 34 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the latest version of WeChat, which first came out on iOS the third week of December 2018, and on Android a few days later. It has been over four years since WeChat released an update this large, and since then, it’s added on over half a billion monthly active users. The latest updates included several widely expected features, namely, enhanced sharing of both video and content, which overlap with Bytedance’s core strengths — definitely not a coincidence. What’s the latest behind what is still arguably the most...
2019-01-1430 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 33: Tencent Music - Totally Not China’s SpotifyIn episode 33 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Tencent Music (TME), which finally completed its $1.2 billion IPO after a two-month delay due to market volatility. The company rose 9 percent on its first day, but has traded below the initial offering price ever since. This episode covers the business model of TME, its market potential, and our co-hosts’ thoughts on its future outlook. Though often compared to Spotify, to what extent are these two companies truly similar? Rui and Ying-Ying begin today’s story by reviewing Tencent Music’s corporate history. The entity...
2018-12-3024 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 32: Luckin Coffee, Starbucks Challenger or New Breed F&B?In episode 32 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Luckin Coffee, the hybrid online-offline coffee chain unicorn startup that’s turning heads in China with its rapid expansion and innovative business model. In fact, immediately after we completed recording of this episode, news broke that the year-old company has raised another $200 million in fresh funding, upping its valuation to $2.2 billion. Throughout, the dominant Western media narrative has remained that of direct comparisons to Starbucks, describing Luckin as the “Starbucks challenger.” But, just how accurate is this juxtaposition? Additionally, how has now-celebrity CEO Qian Zhiya, or Jenny...
2018-12-1429 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 30: The Greatest Trainwreck of China Internet -- Renren, China’s FacebookIn episode 30 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Renren Inc., the closest Chinese analogue to Facebook. The former near-monopoly on the Chinese social networking space, which had formerly raised $800 million in its 2011 IPO, recently announced that it would sell all of its renren.com social networking assets to Beijing Infinities Technology, a holding company, for a mere $20 million in cash and $40 million worth of stock. This episode explores: what happened? Rui and Ying-Ying follow the winding history of Renren, starting with the background of its founder, Joe Chen; through its acquisition...
2018-11-2122 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 29: Alibaba Singles’ Day $30.8Bn Extravaganza - The Real Deal or Not?In episode 29 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about China’s version of “Black Friday,” the biggest ecommerce shopping festival of the year which Alibaba invented out of thin air in 2008 and now falls yearly on November 11. Rui and Ying-Ying delve into the history behind the “Double 11 Shopping Festival,” as Chinese media title it. How did it get started? Why does it have such mindshare in the world of China internet? How did it go this year? After reviewing the evidence, our co-hosts conclude that despite the large sales figures floating around, this single holiday is not an...
2018-11-1724 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 27: Poking at the Hornet’s Nest: Fake Reviews in China TechIn Ep. 27 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma discuss the latest scandal to come out of Chinese internet -- fake reviews on one of China’s leading travel websites, Mafengwo. Mafengwo had $1.5 billion in sales last year, 63k transactions, and over 100 million monthly active users. It’s already backed by some of the best investors in the business, including Temasek, Hillhouse, General Atlantic and Capital Today, and in August, it was leaked that it was in the middle of raising $300mm at a valuation up to $2.5Bn.It all started when analytics firm Shenz...
2018-11-0123 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 26: The O2O Local Services War: Alibaba vs. Meituan? Part 2: KoubeiIn Ep. 26 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma discuss Koubei, rounding up the second installment of a two-part deep-dive into the local services space in China. An Alibaba subsidiary, Koubei recently merged with ele.me, another Alibaba-owned (via acquisition) entity which was covered in Ep. 25 last week. Listeners will also hear from Ed Sander of ChinaTalk, a China trip leader and prolific writer on the topic of e-commerce and China. Rui and Ying-Ying tell the story of Koubei. Though the brand was started in 2004 by an early Alibaba employee, it was left for...
2018-10-2427 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 25: The O2O Local Services War: Alibaba vs. Meituan? Part 1: ele.meIn Ep. 25 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Alibaba’s recent moves to firm up its strategy around local services, putting pressure on Meituan-Dianping to defend itself. This war of “O2O,” or online to offline, is shaping up to be intense, with the latest battle round being the recent merger between food delivery rival ele.me (which Alibaba had acquired for $9.5 billion in April of this year) and Alibaba’s New Retail subsidiary, Koubei. This episode of TechBuzz is the first in a series of deep dives on the local services space in...
2018-10-1727 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 24: The Man and the Firm behind China’s Tech RenaissanceIn Ep. 24 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about China Renaissance Group, a tech-focused investment bank founded and led by one of the country’s most famed rainmakers, Bao Fan. While the episode covers the firm’s recent Hong Kong IPO, as well as some of its top deals, its culture, and several of its business lines, the episode really focuses more on Bao Fan himself-- after all, his career in many ways is the China tech industry. It is often said that everyone who's anyone in China tech is connected to Bao...
2018-10-1121 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论Ep. 23: Update on Meituan, the Super App that Won Against a Thousand ClonesHappy Holidays, TechBuzz listeners! That’s right, it’s Mid-Autumn Festival, followed closely by Golden Week for the Pandaily team back in Beijing. In honor of the holidays — and to commemorate *almost* six months since we released our first episode of TechBuzz back in April of this year — co-hosts Rui and Ying-Ying are taking off as well! We will be back with a new original episode on October 9.In order to not leave you hanging, and in recognition of Meituan-Dianping’s recent IPO in which it raised a healthy $4.2 billion from investors, we share our first ever replay...
2018-09-2626 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论22. NIO - The Road Ahead for “China’s Tesla”In Ep. 22 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about electric carmaker NIO, which went public on September 12 on the NYSE. This episode covers how NIO got started, its purported business model, and how it differs from its competition. Listeners will also hear from Elliott Zaagman, a writer covering Chinese tech as well as an organizational development consultant for Chinese tech firms. Rui and Ying-Ying start their story with Li Bin, or William Bin Li, who is NIO’s celebrity Founder, Chairman, and CEO. Li Bin, only 43 years old this year, is known as...
2018-09-1932 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论21. Is WeChat Bulletproof?In Ep. 21 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the new messaging app, Bullet Messenger, which took the Chinese internet by storm and reached five million registered users in just eleven days. The key question is: is this a true challenger to WeChat? Or is it more of a short-lived, false alarm without real long-term potential? Listeners will also hear expert analysis from Matthew Brennan, a speaker and writer focused on Chinese mobile internet who can be found at @mbrennanchina and on the podcast China Tech Talk. Rui and Ying-Ying start by delving...
2018-09-1234 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论20. Are Startups Behind the Rising Rents in Beijing?In Ep. 20 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma look into the alleged causes behind the recent 22% hike in rent prices in Beijing, a rise which has sparked outrage in citizens. In addition to blaming real estate startups, some headlines have also proclaimed that the influx of venture capital and private equity into the tech sector is at the root of the problem. In the episode, Rui and Ying-Ying take an analytical approach to breaking down the factors affecting the rental market-- or rather, largely the middle range of the rental market-- in Beijing. They s...
2018-09-0724 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论19. Tencent and the Case of the Missing $140BSo far in 2018, Tencent’s stock price has continued to tumble from analysts’ price targets. Today, it sits at $430B, a far cry from its $570B market cap in January, and having done far worse than the market. Some commentators blame the decline on Tencent’s Q2 results, which showed a 2 percent drop in earnings and was the company’s first fall in profit in nearly 13 years. What is really going on here? What is the real cause, and what does it all mean for what is arguably still China’s leading internet company? In this episode of TechBuz...
2018-08-2927 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论17. Pinduoduo: From Zero to $23B in Three YearsIn this episode of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma tell the story of Pinduoduo. Starting with the company’s founding in 2015, they trace the growth of the fastest app in the history of Chinese internet to list on a major exchange. What does the company’s IPO prospectus reveal about the intentions and vision of its founder, Colin Huang? In what ways is the app a combination of “Costco and Disneyland”-- or not? The episode concludes by revisiting the insights of Mark Pols, currently Corporate Development at Facebook and previosusly an investor with GGV Capital, whose co...
2018-08-0936 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论16. Bike-sharing in China Pt 2: Mobike and the Future of Personal TransportationThis episode of TechBuzz China is our second of two focused on bike-sharing in China. In it, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma tell the story of the rest of China’s bike-sharing industry beyond Ofo, focusing on major players Mobike and Hellobike. They cover Mobike’s founders, fundraisings, current reach, and distinctive approach to its bike-sharing business, as well as fast-growing latecomer Hellobike’s entrance to the scene. Guest speaker Karl Ulrich, the Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Wharton School, weighs in for the second week in a row, giving macro-level predictions about the global impact...
2018-08-0128 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论15. Bike-sharing in China Part 1: Ofo’s Wild RideThe Internet age has brought with it the “New Four Great Inventions” of China: high speed trains, scan-and-pay mobile payments, bike-sharing, and ecommerce. This week’s episode is the first in a two-part story on bike-sharing-- told against a backdrop of Ofo, one of the two major Chinese players, pulling out of international markets. What happened? And most importantly, what is happening now? Listen to this week’s episode of TechBuzz China by co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma, for a history lesson on Ofo! Guest speaker Karl Ulrich, the Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Wharton School...
2018-07-2526 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论14. Xiaomi: Bull or Bear? A Post-IPO DebateXiaomi's recent IPO in Hong Kong was the world's biggest tech IPO since Alibaba's in 2014, but will it soar in the stock market and become the Apple of China? Listen to the first ever debate on TechBuzz China by co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui ma and take your position as a bear or a bull on the new stock. TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast focused on giving you a peek into what’s buzzing within the tech community in China. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma, who are both seasoned Ch...
2018-07-1823 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论13. JD, Google, and the War for the Rest of the WorldOn June 18, JD.com concluded its annual shopping festival with a transaction volume of around US$24.5 billion. On the same day, the e-commerce platform also announced an investment from Google of $550 million. What does this new alliance mean? Listen to latest episode from TechBuzz China to find out!TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast focused on giving you a peek into what’s buzzing within the tech community in China. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma, who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in C...
2018-07-1119 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论12. Bitmain - the Most Valuable Crypto Company in the WorldAs a TechBuzz China listener, you must be at least a little bit crypto-curious. This week on TechBuzz China, we talk in-depth about Bitmain, the most valuable company in the cryptocurrency space that happens to be from China. TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast focused on giving you a peek into what’s buzzing within the tech community in China. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma, who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in China. They uncover and contextualize unique insights, perspectives, and ta...
2018-07-0321 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论11. After Alibaba, Team Jack Ma’s Newest Centacorn: Ant FinancialPandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。What do you call an unicorn worth more than $100 billion? A centacorn, of course! This week on TechBuzz China by Pandaily, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma discuss a newly minted centacorn - Ant Financial. TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast focused on giving you a peek into what’s buzzing within the tech community in China. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma, who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in China. They uncover and contextualize unique insights, perspectives, and takeaways on headline tech news t...
2018-06-2725 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论10. Meituan, the Super App that Won Against a Thousand ClonesThis week on TechBuzz China by Pandaily, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma tell you how Wang Xing, the legendary Chinese serial entrepreneur who started out with “copy to China,” is now standing behind one of the largest unicorns in the world, Meituan-Dianping.TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast focused on giving you a peek into what’s buzzing within the tech community in China. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma, who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in China. They uncover an...
2018-06-1924 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论9. Online spat to lawsuit spree: Inside Tencent and Toutiao’s Escalating WarPandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast that is all about China's innovations. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma, who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in China. They share and discuss the most important tech news from China every week with commentaries from investors, industry experts and entrepreneurs.This week on TechBuzz China by Pandaily, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma explain the fight between Bytedance and Tencent as sparked by the war in short-video apps. They trace it back to the humble beginnings of short-video apps...
2018-06-1420 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论8. Lu Qi & Baidu: the Breakup that Broke China’s HeartPandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast that is all about China's innovations. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma, who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in China. They share and discuss the most important tech news from China every week with commentaries from investors, industry experts and entrepreneurs.This week on TechBuzz China by Pandaily, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma look at the resignation of Baidu COO and tech genius Lu Qi and how the move brought tidal waves of speculations, commentary, and reactions to the C...
2018-06-0512 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论7. Live Streaming in China: How to Win Fans and Influence LosersPandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast that is all about China's innovations. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma, who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in China. They share and discuss the most important tech news from China every week with commentaries from investors, industry experts and entrepreneurs.This week on TechBuzz China by Pandaily, our hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma look at the Chinese live streaming industry, the true darling of the Chinese Internet age unbeknownst to the West. They trace back the origins of this in...
2018-05-3016 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论6. Murder on the DiDi Express and China's Love Affair with EVsPandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast that is all about China's innovations. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma, who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in China. They share and discuss the most important tech news from China every week with commentaries from investors, industry experts and entrepreneurs.This week on TechBuzz China by Pandaily, our hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talks all about the happenings of the auto industry in China. There is a good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first? The ba...
2018-05-2319 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论5. Has Tencent Lost Its Mojo?Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast that is all about China's innovations. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in China. They share and discuss the most important tech news from China every week with commentaries from investors, industry experts and entrepreneurs.The subject of today's story is Tencent, the T ot the Chinese technology trio “BAT,” and whether or not Tencent has a dream. Why? Well, when a veteran tech journalist writes a 13,000 word piece titled “Tencent Has No Dream,”...
2018-05-1617 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论4. Xiaomi's Record-Breaking IPO and Baidu's New Finance SpinoffPandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast that is all about China's innovations. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in China. They share and discuss the most important tech news from China every week with commentaries from investors, industry experts and entrepreneurs.This week on TechBuzz China, our hosts Rui Ma and Yin-Ying Lu discuss two big stories in China tech. First, Rui talks about the upcoming initial public offering of Xiaomi which will be the world's biggest since Alibaba's...
2018-05-0917 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论3. The U.S. Sanctions ZTE, and Sexism in China's Tech SectorPandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。TechBuzz China by Pandaily is a weekly technology podcast that is all about China's innovations. It is co-hosted by Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma who are both seasoned China watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in China. They share and discuss the most important tech news from China every week with commentaries from investors, industry experts and entrepreneurs.This week on TechBuzz China, our hosts tackle two ambitious stories. First, Rui talks about the seven-year ban the U.S. government announced on sales of American components to Chinese telecom equipment and systems company ZTE, and the...
2018-05-0419 min
Sinica PodcastIntroducing TechBuzz China by Pandaily, plus Joanna Chiu on Hong Kong’s illicit wildlife tradeBig news: The Sinica Podcast network is expanding! Today, we introduce a new podcast: TechBuzz China by Pandaily, a weekly show about technology, innovation, and startups in China, created by Pandaily, a China-focused tech news site. The show is co-hosted by Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu, seasoned China-watchers with years of experience working in tech in China. They discuss the most important tech news from China every week, and include commentary from investors, industry experts, and entrepreneurs. Subscribe to TechBuzz China on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or Stitcher, or click here for the RSS feed. Right after the TechBuzz preview episode (the...
2018-05-0356 min
Sinica Early AccessIntroducing TechBuzz China by Pandaily, plus Joanna Chiu on Hong Kong's illicit wildlife tradeHey Sinica Early Access listeners, We’ve got a special treat for you today: The debut episode of a new podcast in our network, which we’re including at the top of this week’s show. It’s called TechBuzz China by Pandaily, and it was created by our friends at the Pandaily, a new China-focused tech news website. We think you’ll love the hosts, Rui Ma and Yingying Lu, who both live in San Francisco and have a great deal of experience in the China tech scene. They’re smart, insightful, and easy on the ears. They’ll be talking abo...
2018-05-0156 minTech Buzz China 英文科技评论2. The Rise of Social Commerce and The Future of Co-Working in ChinaPandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。TechBuzz China is a weekly technology podcast powered by Pandaily.com that talks all about China’s Innovation, co-hosted by Rui Ma who is an angel investor and entrepreneur, and Ying-Ying Lu who is also an entrepreneur. The two hosts are both China experts who lived and worked in the technology space in China for many years. They also hosts investors, industry experts and other interesting guests on the show!
2018-04-2418 min
Tech Buzz China 英文科技评论1. Toutiao's Apology and Mobike's Acquisition by Meituan-DianpingPandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。This week on TechBuzz China, Rui and Ying-Ying talked about the recent news involving three Chinese unicorns: Toutiao, Didi, and Meituan. If you are interested in learning more about what’s happening in China’s technology sector, you can also follow us on Twitter @thepandaily and like TechBuzz China on Facebook. TechBuzz 中国将会每周更新，一定要订阅我们哦!
2018-04-1812 min