Oreo launches China-only hot chicken wing and wasabi flavors It’s a great time to be alive in China, with the debut of the new hot chicken wing and wasabi Oreos, available only on the mainland. Announced via Weibo on August 16, the brand called its new China-only flavors “salty and spicy” and is for people who “want to blow up their tastebuds.” “Who said Oreo can only be sweet,” they asked. Similarly, Oreo’s parent company Mondelēz said in a Twitter post …

Visual content and recommendations drive Chinese travel decisions Ctrip recently announced a new feature on the line: travel. Users can share information such as text, photos, and videos on the trip. Ctrip said, «The future good travel content will be more and more driving for users’ travel decisions. We still have a lot of ideas about travel content and social product structure, and everyone will see it in Ctrip.» Sina Technology saw on the Ctrip App page that the travel …

Going abroad! WeChat on-line new features: can do 32 countries visa For a long time, WeChat and Alipay have been committed to applying their own APP functions to various life and work scenarios. Earlier, TechWeb brought you a sesame credit score of 750+ or ​​more to apply for a Canadian credit visa ( incredible! Sesame 750+ can apply for a credit visa. I want to go to this country to hurry up…) In the aspect of outbound travel scenario solutions, …

Running becomes a new obsession in China. It first started as a new recreation activity that the rising Chinese middle class explored, but it’s become more about connecting. There are plenty of sports apps with pedometers that can be easily shared on social media – it wouldn’t be a social hobby if you couldn’t compare your results with your friends, right? Moreover, in 2017 there were around 800 road races organised in China. The number is expected to grow to …

Short-video apps are moving into e-commerce business Douyin and Kuaishou, China’s most popular short-video apps, are now taking steps to roll out e-commerce features. Kuaishou enables e-commerce accounts that link directly to Taobao and Youzan. The short-video platform’s goal is to provide vendors with content marketing and e-commerce support. After joining the program, merchants will be able to get professional operational advice, such as account growth trends analysis and detailed tracking traffic data. According to the report from August 2018, …

The WeChat applet was officially released on January 9, 2017 and is now coming to its 2nd anniversary. During these two years, the powerful power of the mini-program has attracted the biggest companies. On January 5th, Aladdin’s statistical platform Aladdin released the White Paper on the Development of WeChat Mini Program Industry in 2018. Through the research and analysis of the development status of the 2nd anniversary of WeChat mini-program, we can discover some interesting things: I. Changes in the …

What Happens in One Minute on the Chinese Internet In August, China’s internet population surpassed 800 million for the first time according to official government statistics. So what are all those people up to? Well, here’s an at-a-glance guide.   Not familiar with some of those names? Here’s a quick who’s who: Tik Tok also known as Douyin is one of China’s leading short video apps. Huya is one of the country’s biggest game streaming platforms and listed on the New …

Pinduoduo or Chinese “dama” (literally, big mamas) are budget-savvy shoppers most eager to snap up a good deal. They do most of the shopping for the family, and fortunately, they know just the place to score bargain-basement prices on everyday items, with discounts as deep as 90% off (look for overripe fruits that don’t last another day). On one condition: whip up enough friends on WeChat to order the items together in bulk, directly from the manufacturer. After all, the …

With 455 million monthly active users, photo-enhancement app Meitu is turning itself into a photo-social platform, with plans to expand into games, online literature, even claw crane machines The CEO said  Selfies and touch-ups are now a basic demand, especially among women. The pursuit for beauty is eternal. Photo-editing has become China’s top selfie-enhancement app company and has narrowed its losses and is poised to turn a profit this year, the first time since its IPO in 2016 in …

With a forecasted compound annual growth rate in double digits, online retailing is expected to grow from 17% of total retail sales in 2017 to 25% by 20201. The current scale and growth trajectory has made eCommerce a top three strategic priority for most retailers and brands. But more importantly, China’s eCommerce market offers a glimpse to the future of global retailing. China, today, is characterised by mobile-first consumerbehaviour, vibrant social commerce adoption, and aubiquitous digital payments infrastructure. In …