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WeChat launches online 'red envelope' app for Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is upon us and Tencent's social media platform WeChat has found a way to turn traditional seasonal practices digital.
Appy new year
Usher in prosperity with apps and accessories made specially for the Chinese New Year.
Online ‘red envelopes’ rocket for Chinese New Year
Billions of online money transfers have taken place in China as the ancient Lunar New Year tradition of handing out red envelopes of cash met the Internet age.
Monkeying around with tech
We trawl the Net to look for tech-related products with a Chinese New Year slant.
Nokia 8 price drops by RM311 for Chinese New Year
In celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year, Nokia Mobile drops the price of its flagship Nokia 8 model by RM311, down to RM1,988.
Chinese Lunar New Year ticket snatching apps raise hackles
As China gears up for Lunar New Year, when hundreds of millions of people head home, popular software charging extra to improve the odds of getting coveted rail tickets has been criticised.
China’s Web giants do battle over ‘hong bao’ for New Year
The Chinese tradition of giving gifts of money in red envelopes at Lunar New Year has turned into big business for Web giants Alibaba and Tencent, which now both offer electronic hong bao.
WeChat users send 46 billion digital red packets over Lunar New Year
Users of WeChat sent around 46 billion electronic red packets digital versions of traditional envelopes stuffed with cash - via the Chinese mobile social platform over the Lunar New Year period.
China’s ‘red packets’ go digital over Lunar New Year
More than 820 million electronic “red packets” were sent over China’s Lunar New Year holiday, leading social media platform WeChat said, as the centuries-old practice of exchanging monetary gifts increasingly goes digital.
China girlfriend rental app gets leg up from Lunar New Year demand
As millions in China head home to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday with their families, 24-year-old Luoluo is busy answering messages on a mobile app from desperate men looking to hire an instant girlfriend.
