The Man Behind ByteDance: Zhang Yiming
4 min read. By now, most of us would have heard of Zhang Yiming. Contrary to his name, which in Mandarin means “surprising everyone with a first attempt”, it actually…
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Going Global: ByteDance’s Unique Expansion Strategies
4 min read. “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” — Benjamin Franklin Zhang Yiming, the founder and CEO of ByteDance, is definitely an advocate for this……
Seven Interesting Facts You May Not Know About Bytedance
5 min read. In November 2018, ByteDance became the world’s most valuable startup at US$75 billion, clinching the title from reigning champion Uber, valued at US$72 billion at the time.…
ICYMI: China’s Digital Yuan
3 min read. What is Chinese Digital Yuan? More than five years in the making, an official Chinese digital yuan is now in pilot runs to slowly replace the physical…
2020 Social Credit System: Why It Matters To Businesses
4 mins read. WHAT IS IT: CHINA’S SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM (SCS) If you have watched Charlie Brooker’s British dystopian science fiction anthology television series Black Mirror, it would not be…
Five Promising Industries In China Amid COVID-19
5 min read. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, China’s economy is not spared and came to a standstill earlier in the year. In order to contain the virus, Beijing implemented…
Government Incentives for Tech SMEs in Beijing
3 min read. BUSINESS OPERATIONS INCENTIVE 1. High-Tech Enterprise Accelerator Department in-charge: Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission Lead Time: 4-12 months Details of Incentive: The High-tech Enterprise Accelerator provides…