China’s startup news
September 2018
The startup news headlines linked below list September 2018’s startup news headlines for Australia, with links to online news sources for each item reported.
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- China’s Import-Export Bank set to offer $328M loan to Nigeria aimed at ICT sector growth // read it here
- China: Miotech AI startup pulls investment insights from financial data // read it here
- China: Liulishuo AI-powered English language learning app preps for $100M US IPO // read it here
- Microsoft establishes Asia AI research center in Shanghai // read it here
- China: Liulishuo AI-driven language learning app sets sights on IPO in $100M-$300M range // read it here
- China: Supreme People’s Court recognizes blockchain-derived evidence as legally binding // read it here
- China: Baidu search giant launches subsidiary to research blockchain applications with $7.3M funding // read it here
- China: Laidian power-bank sharing startup partners blockchain solution for online and offline applications // read it here
- China: Zhongshan city now using blockchain-based system to track convicts on parole // read it here
- China: Crypto crackdown continues with WeChat blocking mining and price prediction accounts // read it here
- China’s cybersecurity market expected to hit $15BN value by 2022 // read it here
- China: Online hotel bookings hit 91M monthly active users in Q2 2018 // read it here
- China: Miss Fresh e-commerce food startup lands $450M // read it here
- China: Maoyan Weying movie ticketing app aims for $1BN HK IPO // read it here
- China: TianTianXueNong secures ‘tens of millions of RMB’ for agricultural education in lower-tier cities // read it here
- China: An intro to Shanghai’s use of ‘entrepreneurship visas’ to lure foreign talent // read it here
- China: An overview of Shanghai’s Yangpu district – 19 innovation parks, 21 scientific parks, 1200 entrepreneurs // read it here
- China: MotionEco startup turns ‘gutter oil’ into green fuel to tackle problem of reuse by eateries // read it here
- An overview of how China’s banks are turning to tech companies for help // read it here
- China: Alipay and UnionPay partner for cardless and barcode payments // read it here
- China: Cocos-BCX game developer backed for $40M with blockchain-based approach // read it here
- China: Regulators to limit number of new online games and total titles as state targets ‘gaming addiction’ // read it here
- Google’s China search engine to link every user search to their phone number // read it here
- China’s Xiaomi awaiting regulatory approval to launch Mi Pay in India // read it here
- China’s largest insurer to adopt blockchain via partnership with Singapore’s VeChain // read it here
- The world of the future likely to have two separate internets – one heavily censored, the other warts-and-all // read it here
- China: Alibaba Cloud partners myDevices for cloud-based ‘IoT in a box’, focusing on retail, healthcare and hospitality // read it here
- China: Banma, Alibaba’s IoT and internet-connected car startup, raises $233M, valuing at $1BN // read it here
- China: Vivo smartphone maker launches IoT move with smart home Jovi IoT platform // read it here
- China: Viomi internet-connected home appliance maker preps for $200M NASDAQ IPO // read it here
- China: Beijing Internet Court unveiled, powered by facial and speech recognition technology // read it here
- China: An intro to Yidu Cloud, making sense of the medical records of 1.3BN people // read it here
- China: Jianke online healthcare platform lands $130M with underserved regional focus // read it here
- China: An intro to BingoBox, 24-hour cashier-free convenience store chain // read it here
- China’s iQiyi online video giant takes stake in Vin Diesel’s forthcoming xXx4 movie production // read it here
- An interview with GoGoVan’s founder on the challenges of expanding into mainland China // read it here
- China: Haidilao hotpot firm sets sights on $963M Hong Kong IPO // read it here
- China: Chongqing city to establish $7.3BN semiconductor industry focused fund // read it here
- China: Huawei Pay pilots electronic IDs in government-focused integration move // read it here
- China: A look at Meituan Dianping – 340M users ordering groceries, paying bills, renting bikes and booking hotels – and aiming for $52BN valuation // read it here
- China: GSR Ventures raises $400M fund to focus on early-stage tech startups // read it here
- China: 3 trends to consider regarding WeChat mini-apps // read it here
- Japan’s SoftBank Ventures Korea arm launches $300M fund focused on China’s early stage tech startups // read it here
- China: RUSH! bike ride-hailing app wins Startup Weekend Macao Women Edition // read it here
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