‘Shanghai Job Ko’ announced the launch of its platform Shanghai Job Ko, the first job site of its own kind for Korean students in Shanghai that also offers online courses for…
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South Korean accelerator SparkLabs launches in China, aims to help local startups expand globally
South Korean accelerator programme SparkLabs announced that it launched in China, according to a report by TechCrunch. The programme launched in Beijing in May 15, with other cities…
What Lies Ahead 4 Years From Now (4YFN), MWC Shanghai 2017
GSMA’s sixth annual event, Mobile World Congress Shanghai, will be held in Shanghai from June 28th to July 1st. There will be 650+ exhibitors, and 65,000+ attendees to showcase and…
China: Leader in FinTech with $2.9 Trillion Annual Transaction
In 2016, Chinese mobile payment systems, such as Alipay and WeChat Pay, reached approximately $2.9 trillion annual transaction volume. The annual transaction increased by twenty-fold within…
First Question to Ask a Chinese Investor
On February 28th, the first session of “Uprise Global Startup Forum: China” was held in Dongdaemun DDP to share the experiences of international startup experts. In this first session…
Startup Ecosystem Profile – Korea vs. China
“On average, Chinese startups begin with $16,508 USD of seed money, whereas US startups, $17,827 USD and Korean Startups, $27,221 USD.” Global Entrepreneurship Monitor -…
Line’s B612 reached over 300 million downloads
Line Corp just announced that their camera application B612 reached over 300 million downloads. The number of Monthly Activated Users (MAU) has exceeded 100 million. These results have…
Need Inspiration? Top Picks for Your January Reads
With February right around the corner and the “New Year, New Me!” phase quickly fading for most of us, Platum recommends four books that will help you get over the “New Year, Same…
Korean Consumers Eye Chinese Online Shopping Malls on Black Friday
The Chinese equivalent of Black Friday is this coming Wednesday, Nov. 11, with all sales beginning at midnight. Called Guānggùn Jié (光棍节), or Singles’ day, 11/11 is a day of…
[Herald Interveiw] TriBeluga to support Korean tech startups
TriBeluga, a Chinese start-up incubation center, said it will “spare no effort” in supporting South Korean tech start-ups seeking to make inroads into China’s environment, health care…