by AllTechAsia staff Justin Sun, founder of the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem TRON, purchased a highly symbolic NFT collection of 12 Digital Zodiac Heads for a record price of USD1.55 million (RMB 9,832,500) last week. The 12 Digital Zodiac Heads, auctioned by Metapoly XM, a brand under Poly Auction (Xiamen)…

by Simin Li Genetron Holdings Limited (Genetron Health; Nasdaq: GTH), a leading precision oncology company, has participated in a significant national research project for early screening of lung and digestive system cancers led by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). …

by AllTechAsia Huami (NYSE: HMI), a leading cloud-based healthcare services provider, has made significant progress in fulfilling its mission “connecting heath with technology” according to an open letter by CEO Huang Wang late last year. AllTechAsia interviewed Huang last week to talk about Huami’s recent moves, operations, and global collaborations…

by SIMIN LI Bike-sharing has emerged as a convenient transportation option for urban travelers. China’s leading transportation company, Hellobike, has grown quickly and now has about 300 million registered users. Managing such a huge user base, as well as the intensity and complexity of urban transportation in China, requires the…

by FANG YUAN On November 15, San Francisco-based big data analytics firm SensorTower posted its rankings of the most downloaded ridesharing & taxi apps worldwide during October 2019. According to the ranking, Uber’s 12.4 million installs made it the most popular app worldwide for October. Brazil and India contributed to…

Grace Jia in New York and Fang Yuan in Shanghai The world is flat. Millions of Chinese tea drinkers have converted to coffee in record time. China’s fastest-growing coffee chain, Luckin Coffee (Nasdaq:LK), which began operating in 2018, reported in its latest financial report that it had opened 3,680 stores…

By AllTechAsia Staff Google announced its acquisition of Fitbit, once a wearable devices giant, for USD 2.1B. The news stole headlines in major Silicon Valley media outlets, and a key question is how Fitbit’s rivals Apple, Huami, and Huawei will respond. We talked to Huami CEO Haung Wang, and he…

by FANG YUAN China’s leading transportation company, Hellobike, reported it had 280 million registered users as of September 17, 2019. The company has successfully deployed its bikes to more than 360 cities and electric bikes to 260 cities across China. The 3-year old company released an interesting infographic a few…

by WU NAN This is my second time attending the RISE conference in Hong Kong. This year’s attendance dropped dramatically, owing primarily to the recent local peaceful protest, I was told. On June 16 about two million Hong Kongers marched on the street, with smaller scale marches occurring afterward. …