Meituan launches drone delivery in Hong Kong
On 20 March 2025, Meituan, China’s market leader in food delivery and quick commerce, officially launched drone delivery service in Hong Kong.
At the launch...
Douyin opens quick commerce to influencers
Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok) has expanded its Xiaoshida（“小时达”）Instant Delivery Service to all e-commerce influencers, allowing them to sell products with one-hour local...
Another quick commerce company becomes profitable, and expands to Saudi Arabia
Last week, Dingdong Maicai (NYSE: DDL), a Chinese quick commerce company based out of Shanghai, reported its 1st full year of net profit.
Founded in...
“AI will make the Metaverse feasible.”: conversation with a Chinese AI...
This interview was extracted from an interview with Jensen Wu during the Impulso Podcast E112 “How AI humans are killing marketing.”
You spent 13 years...
What does Mixue have in common with Temu and J&T?
Mixue, China’s and world’s largest F&B chain by store count, went public in Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The market was obviously excited - the...
How AI humans are killing marketing | Impulso E112
AI is taking over the world by storm, and AI generated humans are becoming more popular. What does this mean for the ecosystem?
In this...
“Big company disease is inevitable, but it can be delayed”: conversation...
This interview was extracted from an interview with Kaifei during the Impulso Podcast E110 “From China to the world: Temu’s low price strategy decoded”.
There...
How China’s Biggest MCN Is Transforming Live Commerce with DeepSeek
Two days ago, Befriends MCN 交个朋友 (HKEX: 1457), a leading Chinese live commerce platform, announced it has embedded DeepSeek’s advanced language model into its...
Live-selling cars in malls? China’s EV retail strategy | Impulso E111
BYD is now outselling automotive giants like Toyota and Volkswagen in China. But beyond the numbers, a bigger shift is happening—Chinese EV brands are...
JD.com enters food delivery to challenge Meituan?
Today (Tuesday, 11 Feb 2025), JD.com – one of China’s top ecommerce platforms – announced on its WeChat account that it’s inviting quality “brick-and-mortar”...
