Eva XiaoA guide to visiting Tolar Grande — a remote town home to Argentina’s most incredible landscapesIf you’re considering a roadtrip in Argentina, Tolar Grande should be on your list, if not at the very top. Driving to this tiny pueblo of…Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
Eva XiaoinGood AudienceHow fintech startups are using big data to solve China’s huge credit gapIt was almost Angel Zhang’s 22nd birthday. She wanted to do something special, spend a little extra on herself. But instead of asking her…Oct 2, 2017Oct 2, 2017
Eva XiaoIn China, internet celebs are turning into entrepreneurs. Here’s how.On a tree-lined street in Shanghai, a glass storefront shows off frilled dresses and high heels. It looks like a typical clothing store…Sep 26, 2017Sep 26, 2017
Eva XiaoJapanese VC firm Global Brain to start investing in ICOsGlobal Brain, one of Japan’s largest venture capital firms, is doubling down on the blockchain industry with a new entity that will conduct…Sep 18, 2017Sep 18, 2017
Eva XiaoWeChat is quietly developing its own AR platformChina’s most popular messaging app WeChat is quietly developing its own framework for augmented reality (AR).Sep 15, 2017Sep 15, 2017
Eva XiaoHow China could give the iPhone a second chanceEncased in a glass pedestal, Huawei’s Mate 9 Porsche Design was the most expensive phone I’d ever seen. It sat next to a gleaming, black…Sep 12, 2017Sep 12, 2017
Eva XiaoJack Ma’s Alipay takes on WeChat’s ‘instant apps’In China, smartphone apps have never felt more obsolete. WeChat, China’s most popular messaging app, hosts an overwhelming number of…Sep 8, 2017Sep 8, 2017
Eva XiaoChina’s blockchain industry looks overseas as ICO blanket ban stirs fearChina’s cryptocurrency speculators have had one hell of a week. Since the Chinese government’s announcement on Monday banning all token…Sep 6, 2017Sep 6, 2017
Eva XiaoCheap electricity made China the king of bitcoin mining. The government’s stepping in.Outside the cicada-like whir of machines, the bitcoin mine is a desolate concrete lot full of plain-looking warehouses. We’re in Ordos, the…Aug 22, 2017Aug 22, 2017
Eva XiaoAs ecommerce steamrolls retail, China’s brick-and-mortar stores fight back with techChinese consumers love shopping online. And no wonder — thanks to mobile payments and speedy logistics, consumers can order groceries…Aug 15, 2017Aug 15, 2017
