iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus finally got network access license from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on 30 September in 2014. Apple also announced that new iPhones will be available for consumers to buy in mainland China on 17 Oct 2014.
Archives for October 2014
China Top 10 Finance Vertical Websites in July 2014
In July 2014, eastmoney.com had daily coverage of up to 10.24 million, ranking top among China’s financial sites by total reach, followed by ce.cn and hexun.com according to data from iResearch.
57% Chinese Made Travel Bookings Online
In a travel survey conducted by Tencent, 23% respondents said they “often” making hotel and/or air ticket bookings online while 34% “occasionally” do that. Slightly over half of China internet users are used to make travel bookings online.
China Automobile Market Overview in August 2014
In August, the number of total produced vehicles exceeded 1,714.4 thousand with a decrease of 0.34% (QoQ) and 2.22% increase (YoY) in China. The number of sales volume increased to 1,715.6 thousand with a QoQ increase of 6.02% and YoY increase of 4.04% according to data of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers in August.
Wechat Social Features Attractive to Mobile Gamers
China mobile online gaming market developed rapidly in 2013. Wechat users exceeded 438 million in China in Q2 2014 and with launch of Wechat’s social gaming platform as well as its games featured with social elements, it will attract more and more mobile gaming users in China.
Calvin Klein Launches Tmall Flagship Store in China
Calvin Klein Launches Tmall Flagship Store in China on 19 Sep 2014. CK’ commodities can be classified in 3 categories: jeans & casual clothes, underwear products, and luggage & bags.
Navigating ICP & Beian Licensing in China
With more than 600 million internet users in China (twice that of the US), it’s no wonder that so many enterprises want to establish a presence there. Whether to reach the growing base of online shoppers or to provide employees in China with access to benefits and cloud applications, organizations quickly realize that not only […]
China Mobile App Distribution Channels Market Share
In Q2 2014, the number of China app distribution exceeded 25.5 billion with an increase of 8.9% from prior quarter. Baidu league still ranked the top with a market share of 41.7%. Tencent’s market share increased to 20.1%, by 3.5% from Q1 2014.
British Scholar Criticized Western Media on Weibo
John Ross, former economic advisor to Ken Livingstone when he was Mayor of London, criticized western media coverage of Hong Kong’s too hypocritical on his official verified Weibo account, which attracted hot discussion of Chinese netizens.
Wechat Testing Micro-video as A New function
Recently, Wechat is testing its new function — micro-video. It is said the design concept of micro-video is similar to short videos.