Tag: Asia Techonomics
China wants influencers by the collar
Beijing There is a new “Wanghong” spot just a few minutes’ walk from my apartment in Beijing. The Chinese word creation freely translated means something like Internet celebrities and can…
With Bitcoins out of the debt trap
Asia Techonomics In the weekly column, we alternately write about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) The communist-ruled one-party state of Laos had a clear opinion on…
Share hype, takeovers & committees: China in metaverse fever
Dusseldorf In the 2009 science fiction film “Avatar”, the landscape was inspired by the picturesque mountain pillars of the Chinese Zhangjiajie National Park. Now the local authorities in the southwestern…
Biggest IPO in India: Fintech Paytm makes history
Paytm app India is currently benefiting enormously from China’s uncertainty in the fintech sector when it comes to financing. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf It has been eleven years since Vijay Shekhar…
The code system for combating corona can be wrong
Beijing Two to three weeks of quarantine in a hotel room with no exit – anyone who currently wants to travel to China has to endure that. Depending on the…
Startups from India overtake Germany
Asia Techonomics In the weekly column we alternately write about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Bangkok India’s start-up scene is going in quick succession: As of…