Alibaba Enters The Digital Art Marketplace, Joining China’s Flourishing NFT Sector

 /  News  / 
In the past year, Chinese tech giants have ventured into the NFT realm, tapping and fueling the popularity of virtual assets in China. Read More

Headlines From China: ‘Tom and Jerry’ Set As First Foreign Film to Hit China Post-Chinese New Year

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Warner Brothers’ live action-animation hybrid film “Tom and Jerry” has quietly locked in a Feb. 26 release date in China, which will make it the first foreign film to hit theaters in the wake of the Chinese New Year. Read More

CCI’s 2020 Year in Review

 /  Chinasplaining  / 
A look back at Content Commerce Insider’s trend forecast for 2020 makes it clear how many twists and turns this year threw our way. In 2019, content-commerce became a key marketing strategy in China, and CCI predicted that the biggest trends of the following year would include 5G and interactive content, e-commerce livestreaming, branded shows, and celebrity incubation by streaming platforms.  Read More

Trending in China: Cyberpunk 2077 Hits Jackpot in Flourishing China Games Market

 /  Game  / 
Cyberpunk 2077, a game based on an alternative near future, has created a stir on Chinese social media since its release on Dec 10. Read More

Ready Player, Too: Life as a Woman in China’s Gaming Industry

 /  Game  / 
China’s home to 300 million female gamers. Why don’t developers take them seriously? Read More

Subculture Sellouts: Kuaishou and Bilibili Embrace Normcore

 /  Opinion  / 
Long known as havens for China’s marginalized, nerdy, and just plain weird, the two video platforms are trading their grassroots cred for a more yuppie-friendly image. Read More

Tencent Takes 20% Stake in Japanese Video Game Firm Marvelous

 /  Game  / 
Tencent has reportedly agreed to invest 7 billion yen ($65 million) for a 20% stake in Japanese video game developer Marvelous, the latest sign that the Chinese tech giant is further expanding its video gaming empire overseas. Read More

Alibaba is Investing RMB 200 Billion in Cloud Services After Covid-19 Boom

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Alibaba Cloud, a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, will spend RMB 200 billion ($28.27 billion) on its cloud infrastructure over the next three years following an increase in demand for digital services in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak in China. Read More

Tencent, Huawei Are Partnering on A Cloud Gaming Platform

 /  Game  / 
Tencent has signed a deal with Huawei to set up a laboratory to develop a cloud gaming platform, the Chinese gaming giant said in a statement Friday. Read More

Headlines from China: Louis Cha’s Wuxia Theme Park to be Launched in Wuxi City

 /  Headlines From China  / 
'The Condor Trilogy,' the most popular and best-known wuxia novel series written by Jin Yong (Louis Cha), is going to have its own theme park located in Wuxi city, Jiangsu province. Read More

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