In 2022, China’s smart city will focus on cloud innovation, data governance, data connectivity, and new infrastructure development, and promote urban digital transformation through coordinated development, according to IDC. 1. Central government’s investment in local government. Thanks to years of stimulus measures provided by national and regional governments during the epidemic, many cities and communities […]
Baidu launched its metaverse app XiRang
Baidu opened Baidu Create 2021 on 27 December, the first day of a three-day annual flagship developers’ conference on its metaverse app XiRang. The event was also China’s first-ever metaverse technology symposium.
Top 10 forecasts of China’s smart home market 2022
In 2021, China’s smart home market starts upgrading and adjusting in the pressure and transformation on both sides of supply and demand, and gradually optimize the problems exposed after the market surge. Facing the vast opportunities to be explored ahead, in 2022, China’s smart home market will deeply focus on platforms, applications, technologies, and scenarios, […]
Trending shopping attitudes of Chinese consumers
With the continuous improvement of income and consumption level, Chinese consumers are realizing their consumption influence on the brand and society. More and more Chinese consumers choose ethical, environment-friendly, and local products and make conscious purchase decisions, according to a recent report from Publicis Groupe. Despite the impact of the epidemic, China’s economy has maintained […]
The number of 5G connections in China to reach 865M by 2025, 40% of global total
By the end of the third quarter of 2021, the global 5G network has grown to 176, and the number of 5g connections has reached about 550 million, according to GSMA. The number of 5G connections in China accounts for 78% of the total number of 5G connections in the world, about 430 million. By […]
Chengdu Becomes the Largest Imported-Wine Market in China
JD Supermarket has released an imported wine consumption trends report this week with insights from Double 11 Shopping Festival, reflecting Chinese consumers’ enthusiasm towards imported wine.
Baidu to integrate mRNA design optimization platform into Sanofi
Baidu and Sanofi, a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on human health, have entered into an agreement to integrate Baidu’s messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) design optimization platform, LinearDesign, into Sanofi’s product design pipeline.
17 million more marriageable men than women in China
Double Eleven is not only a shopping festival but also known as Singles Day in China. There are “30 million singles” in China. Is this really the case? In fact, there are 17.52 million more men of marriageable age than women according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Double 11 (Singles’ Day) Shopping Festival 2021: Alibaba Tmall GVM hit US$84.54 billion
Would Double 11, the biggest shopping event in China, remain the most important shopping festival in 2021? The total amount of GMV this year will be twice that of 2019, reaching about US$85 billion, according to App Annie’s forecast.
Game streaming platform Huya mobile MAU up 15% in Q3 2021
Huya’s total net revenues for the third quarter of 2021 increased by 5.7% to RMB2,975.5 million (US$461.8 million), from RMB2,814.8 million for the same period of 2020.
Nio vehicle delivery more than double in Q3 2021
Deliveries of vehicles were 24,439 in Q3 2021, including 5,418 ES8s, 11,271 ES6s and 7,750 EC6s, representing an increase of 100.2% from Q3 2020 and an increase of 11.6% from Q2 2021.
China internet economy overview 2021
In the first three quarters of 2021, the Internet and related service industries showed a steady development trend, business revenue and operating profit continued to grow rapidly, and the growth rate of R & D expenses maintained double digits. The growth of online sales and short video is prominent. In the first three quarters, China’s […]
Chinese Generation Z’s Media Consumption Habits
Music, video, and gaming are the primary types of media consuming Chinese Gen Zer’s attention. More and more new media types are emerging to attract Generation Z’s attention. In terms of engagement, Music (59%), Video (short-form 58%, long-form 55%), and gaming (53%) are Generation Z’s top choices in China. In terms of usage time, Chinese […]
Exploring new ways to capture Chinese Gen-Z’s attention
Identifying proper styles of communication is critical in capturing Chinese Generation Z’s attention. Generation Zs value the way brands communicate and prefer particularly “young” and “surprise” ways of communication.
Baidu announced an expansion of its robotaxi fleet
Baidu held an event in the last week of October 2021 dedicated to its Apollo autonomous driving technology at Shougang Park in Beijing. The company announced an expansion of the Baidu Apollo robotaxi fleet, a tripling of the available safe road test mileage for autonomous vehicles and a significant update to its 5G Remote Driving […]