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iPhone prices see deep discounts in China in Apple’s attempt to rival Huawei

05/23/202405/22/2024 Sam Lambert

The US smartphone giant has launched an aggressive campaign to draw Chinese consumers Apple is determined to grab back many of the Chinese consumers it has lost to Huawei in recent years, and part of that involves slashing iPhone prices for massive savings on select models. The campaign rolled out on the brand’s official Tmall site At the beginning of the campaign, the iPhone prices were discounted by as much as 2,300 yuan ($318) on certain models of the smartphone. This aggressive effort has arrived at a time when Apple…

Apple ordered to remove WhatsApp from the App Store in China

04/24/202404/23/2024 Stephanie Beck

The iPhone maker has removed the popular messaging application from the shop in the country Apple has announced that it has been required to remove the WhatsApp messaging application by Meta from the App Store in China in order to comply with regulations issued by Beijing. The Threads application was also required to be removed Both WhatsApp and Threads were taken down from the App Store when Apple received an order from Chinese authorities to do so. Officials from the country cited national security concerns without any additional details regarding…

Nike Run Club app is shutting down in China

06/13/202206/10/2022 Jorge Gonzalez

The application is being deactivated in the country as a growing list of Western countries re-strategize. Nike has announced that it will be deactivating its Run Club app in China, adding itself to a growing trend of Western companies to change the nature of its business in the second largest market in the world. The American sportswear company has already posted a notice to its users in mainland China. Nike has shared a notice to runners using the Run Club app in mainland China, advising them that the application will…

China wants its digital currency to reach greater use

01/18/202201/17/2022 QR Code Press

The country is boosting its efforts to roll out the online yuan to the general population. China is boosting its efforts to roll out its digital currency to the general population, as local tech giants such as Tencent and Alibaba join in with its use. That said, there are a spectrum of challenges in the way of the widespread use of this online yuan. The primary question is whether people across China who are already using two exceptionally popular mobile payments systems operated by Alibaba and Tencent will want to…

Mobile commerce is growing aggressively in Vietnam

04/21/2016 Stephen Vagus

Google reports that mobile payments have become a powerful force in Vietnam due to smartphones ownership Mobile commerce is exploding in Vietnam, according to a new report from Google. The company’s Vietnamese branch has found that there is a major shift in consumer behavior due to the growing availability of mobile devices. According to the report, mobile consumers in the country pick up and look at their devices an average of 150 times a day, or more than 10 times every hour. Notably, these consumers are becoming more interested in…