Ran Out Of RMB? S’poreans Could Soon Use NetsPay For Food And Shopping In China
NetsPay users may be able to pay in Singapore dollars when shopping and dining in China, by scanning QR codes at stores that accept WeChat Pay.
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China’s Social Credit System: A Laudable Initiative or a Disaster Waiting to Happen?
The goal of the system is not to rate a person's "credit score" but to rate the trustworthiness of a person.
Chinese Firm Sinopec To Open First Petrol Kiosk In Yishun – Rumoured To Acquire Some Shell S’pore Stations
The company had bought a 1,689 square-metre land plot in Yishun Avenue 1 for $42.5 million in February last year to build its first petrol kiosk.
Chinese Startup XiangShou Uses Foldable Box To Drop Meals, Parcels, Groceries At Your Doorstep
XiangShou brings more convenience to consumers by placing a personal locker at their door and saving them the hassle to travel to the nearest lockers.
Didi Launches Taxi-Hailing In Japan Through SoftBank Joint Venture – Marks Osaka As First Stop
Didi will work with more than 10 local partner taxi companies, which will tap on Didi’s online fleet management and dispatch system.
XiaoMai Launches Convenience Food Kitchen And Mobile Delivery Carts – Will It Be The Next 7-Eleven?
Customers can buy their meals via the app half an hour in advance, and collect the meal at any of the mobile dining carts.
“I Blame Myself” – Didi CEO’s Memo To Staff On Recent Passenger Murders
In an internal company-wide memo, Didi founder Cheng Wei expressed deep remorse over the recent passenger murders while using their carpooling service.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma To Retire From His US$420B Empire In Sep 2019 – CEO Zhang To Step Up As Chairman
Jack Ma, 54, will continue to mentor senior management as part of an advisory board called the "Alibaba Partnership".
China’s Sleazy Hotel Room-Sharing Service Shui Shui Has Disappeared From App Stores Again
Will you dare to share your room with a complete stranger? A Chinese service similar to Couchsurfing has gone offline again.
Chinese Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Completely Halts Carpooling After Second Murder In 3 Months
Didi reportedly failed to investigate into an earlier complaint against the accused driver who committed the second murder.
Google Plans To Return To China, But Will It Thrive There Under Censorships?
The company was reportedly making efforts to introduce a censored search engine to come back to a lucrative market that Google once decided to quit.
Grab Moves Into Healthcare: Partners China’s Ping An Good Doctor To Offer In-App Medical Services In SEA
This partnership will offer online medical services such as AI-assisted online medical consultations, medicine delivery, and appointment bookings.