In the first of a new series, “Can Chinese brands go global in 2024?”, we investigate Temu, which has leveraged China’s technology and logistics advantages to bring cheap products to shoppers in the UK directly from manufacturers in China. But what is the cost of its rapid growth? Since launching in late 2022, Temu has captured the attention of millions of shoppers worldwide with its promise to allow customers to …
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Ride-hailing app Didi is under investigation and has been removed from app stores just days after its IPO in the latest crackdown on China’s tech industry that has also affected Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance, writes Robynne Tindall. So what is Didi and what’s next for the app? Who or what is Didi? Didi, officially known as Didi Chuxing Technology co., is an online vehicle-for-hire-service. Its services include taxi-hailing, private car-hailing …
A mobile game promoting Xi Jinping thought and party politics has taken the nation by storm but how much fun is it really? asks Tom Pattinson There’s a new app in town and it is taken the nation by storm, but it’s not Angry Birds or Candy Crush that are keeping tens of millions of users glued to their little screens. Instead, people in restaurants, on subways and even in …