Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the wider world. It’s been a very busy last week of October for China’s tech heads, but first, let’s take a look at what some …
Read More »Splyt wants to connect the world’s ride-hailing apps for easy international roaming
The vision of a universal global ride-hailing service is over. Uber’s decision to exit sells like China, Southeast Asia and Russia coupled with the failure of its competitives to develop a proposed roaming system, is necessary that global travelers must install multiple apps if they are to take advantage of …
Read More »India’s most popular services are becoming super apps
Truecaller, an app that helps users screen strangers and robocallers, will soon allow users in India, its largest sell, to borrow up to some hundreds of dollars. The crediting option will be the fourth feature the nine-year-old app adds to its service in the last two years. So far it …
Read More »South Korea Plans To Ban 20,000 BMWs Due To Engine Fire Risk
South Korea’s transport ministry wants to ban roughly 20,000 BMW vehicles as fears about possible engine fires continue to grow. This ban comes after 27 engines had already gone up in flames between January and July of this year. This unfortunate series of events has prompted BMW Korea chairman, Kim …
Read More »Confusion reigns as Facebook briefly receives China business license
Facebook’s long-running effort to go into China got a boost this week after the U.S. company was handed a license to set up a subsidiary in the country. But quickly after news broke, the license was seemingly revoked. The incident started when Reuters spotted a filing approved on China’s National Enterprise Credit …
Read More »John Oliver is erased from Chinese internet following segment on China
HBO’s Last Week Tonight has led to some drastic measures in China. After an episode aired on June 17th, the Chinese government is now trying to erase all signs of John Oliver on the internet. The show had a 20-minute segment on Xi Jinping and the Chinese government. In particular, …
Read More »Naspers is in talks to invest in Southeast Asia’s Carousell
Naspers, the South Africa-based firm that famously backed Chinese giant Tencent in its infancy, is in talks to invest in Singapore-based startup Carousell, according to two sources with knowledge of discussions. Carousell offers a mobile app that combines listings with peer-to-peer selling across Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. That …
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