Wency Chen

Journalist • wency@kr-asia.com

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Chinese audio platform Lizhi debuts on Nasdaq, aiming to turn profitable this year

The app is China’s second most popular podcasting platform with over 46.6 MAUs.

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The brand goes its own way as rumors about the POCO F2 circulate
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Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO goes independent amid uncertainty
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The company is already one of the most popular streaming sites in China, but it has loftier goals.
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Bilibili grows with China’s Gen Z consumers
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The desktop version provides 20Gb of free cloud storage.
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ByteDance brings Flipchat to PC, again challenging Tencent in social messaging
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Content creators can charge as much as USD 30 for original content.
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WeChat launches paywall to drive revenue to content creators
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TikTok will have a dedicated channel on iflix.
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Southeast Asians can now enjoy TikTok’s videos on Netflix rival iflix
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Chinese internet companies want to attract users with a combination of music and social features.
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Momo challenges ByteDance and Alibaba with new karaoke app
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KrASIA attended Tencent’s WeChat annual flagship conference in Guangzhou.
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WeChat to enhance short-form content on its platform, says creator Allen Zhang
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ByteDance is on a roll.
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TikTok parent ByteDance rakes in USD 20 billion revenue in 2019, up 180% year-on-year: Report
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