Blog Tag - WeChat

Chinese New Year Travelers Made 1.2 Billion Purchases Over WeChat Pay
According to data released by Tencent’s ubiquitous app WeChat and Alibaba’s payment platform Alipay, China’s mass holiday migration over the lunar...
Beijing Education Authorities Rule out Ads, Hongbao in Student WeChat Groups
Beijing’s Municipal Education Commission on Tuesday published a slew of new rules banning ads, online games, and “red packets,” among others, from...
Mobike Removed From WeChat Pay, Increasing Barriers for Users
Super messaging app WeChat has removed bike-rental firm Mobike from its in-app wallet feature, a significant source of users for the mobility firm, ...
Drop Wechat to Grow Your Business, Say Zero-Waste Entrepreneur Couple
At first glance, this year could be viewed in many ways as unexceptional, yet the first thing that struck us from conducting these interviews for The...
6 Lesser Known Wechat Functions You Need in Your Life
WeChat. How could we live without you? Used by practically everyone connected to the internet, it’s not hard to see why this app is the number one...
WeChat Promises to Clean Up Content as Beijing Tightens Crackdown
Chinese social media giant WeChat has pledged to strengthen its self-censorship over sensitive, pornographic, vulgar, and clickbaity content as well...
China’s Over-55s Take to WeChat Mini-Programs in Search of Entertainment
In China, middle-aged and elderly people are increasingly using WeChat mini-programs for entertainment purposes, including watching videos and...
A Short History of the QR Code in China and Why Southeast Asia Is Next
China’s love for QR codes is no secret. From meals and groceries to rent and rides—quite literally everything can be paid for by scanning QR codes....
This Second-Hand Book Mini-Program Turns the Page on Trading Books in Beijing
Despite the increased popularity of e-reading devices, the paper book market in China has actually been on the rebound since 2014, according to an...
Criminal Groups Eye Mini Programs as Fraud Potentials and Legal Actions Encounter Barriers
The strong performance and increasing needs of mini-programs are breeding fraud. But the country’s legal system is behind the race with misbehaviors...
Wechat Updates Tipping Function to Allow for Tipping via Republished Articles
This week, WeChat has announced two new updates regarding its public subscriptions’ tipping function (赞赏功能 zànshǎng gōngnéng). The platform now...
Wechat-Enabled Tax Rebates Available at 77 Airports Worldwide
WeChat now allows for real-time tax rebates at 77 airports in Europe and Asia. The service, dubbed We Tax Refund, enables travelers to quickly apply...
WeChat Launches New Shopping Function That Lets You Shop on JD.com With Just a Few Clicks
WeChat has launched a new shopping function that lets people shop on JD.com with just a few taps. Now simply by entering consumer product related...
New WeChat Feature Lets You Scan and Translate Text on the Fly
WeChat recently released a slew of updates, including a few major changes. China’s most popular social platform started its global expansion a long...
DP Convenient Un-Coupling: WeChat Launches Divorce Registration Feature
Whatever happened to good old-fashioned romance? That’s what many a WeChat user will surely ask as they open the “public services” folder on the...