Chinese tech companies like Alibaba, Zhaopin, Qihoo, and Yongche continue their march overseas. Read on to find out what the top Chinese tech stories were last week.
1. 11 Main, Alibaba’s first consumer-facing ecommerce site in the US, launches in beta
News of the launch comes on the same day as Alibaba’s announcement that it acquired UCWeb, makers of one of China’s most popular mobile browsers.
2. With new partnership, Tesla set to build 40 Supercharger stations across China
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has just three Supercharger stations in China right now where its electric cars can juice up. But Tesla has confirmed today that it’s all set to build 40 Superchargers in China thanks to a new partnership with two of China’s biggest retail and real estate companies.
3. Alibaba teams up with China Post to make nationwide 24-hour delivery a reality
China Post is the country’s biggest postal service, and has offices pretty much everywhere, including rural areas.
4. China’s biggest job search site Zhaopin debuts on US stock market
The fresh stock performed well, opening at $14.51, rising 16 percent to US$15.67 by midday, and settling to $14.65 at the closing bell.
5. After building a Chinese web empire, Qihoo looks to new markets in developing nations
It’s not just Baidu, China’s top search engine company, that’s looking to developing nations for new market opportunities with hundreds of millions of first-time netizens.
6. China’s top limo app set to expand overseas, wants to challenge Uber in the US
Chinese startup Yongche, which is China’s top on-demand car site, is set to launch in San Francisco and New York.
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