Bike-sharing services

A Gobee bike lies abandoned in Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, days after the bike-sharing company announced it was shutting down business in July. Photo: Nora Tam

Abandoned, rusting shared bikes could surely be put to better use?

In September, the Hong Kong government issued its Code of Practice for Automated Dockless Bicycle Rental Services, to which operators should comply by providing 24

18 Dec 2018 - 7:02pm

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Meituan considers consolidating data to cut costs amid losses from price war

27 Nov 2018 - 5:26am

Ofo chief executive Dai Wei said to admit that he made ‘some wrong decisions’ in internal meeting

Ofo chief executive Dai Wei admits ‘some wrong decisions’

14 Nov 2018 - 11:01pm

The shy geek behind Hellobike – the latecomer that battled for survival in China’s bike sharing industry

The shy geek who survived brutal battle in China’s bike sharing industry

5 Nov 2018 - 3:05pm 3

Chinese bike-sharing pioneer Ofo denies filing for bankruptcy

Chinese bike-sharing pioneer Ofo denies filing for bankruptcy

31 Oct 2018 - 6:59pm 3

Change follows Shanghai Phoenix Bicycles’ lawsuit over US$10 million in unpaid bills
Ofo also faces lawsuits filed by Tianjin Flying Pigeon Cycle Manufacturing and two logistics firms

Ofo founder replaced as bike-sharing firm’s representative amid rash of lawsuits

22 Oct 2018 - 5:11pm

A deal would make the merged entity the dominant player in the highly competitive Chinese bike sharing market
Local governments in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou have banned companies from introducing new bikes to reduce disruption

Chinese bike sharer Ofo proposes merger with rival Hellobike

19 Oct 2018 - 8:40pm 1

Mobike sues Didi Chuxing’s bike sharing firm over patent infringements, seeking US$1.2 million in damages

Mobike seeking US$1.2 million from Didi for patent infringements

10 Oct 2018 - 8:13pm

The move forms part of the US ride-hailing giant’s strategy to establish a super app for all of its users’ urban transport needs

Uber pedals into Europe’s bike-sharing market as Chinese exit

17 Oct 2018 - 2:26pm

While big players like Ofo and Mobike focused on first-tier cities and some second-tier ones, Hellobike saw an untapped opportunity in third-tier cities and went for it

It's not easy being No. 3 in China’s ruthless bike sharing market

1 Oct 2018 - 5:46pm 1

China’s bike-sharing industry is ‘immature and unreasonable’, needs regulation, says state media commentary

China’s bike-sharing firms ‘immature and unreasonable’, says state media

10 Oct 2018 - 8:10pm 2

This file photo taken on March 28, 2017, shows Mobike shared bicycles on a street in Beijing. Photo: Agence France-Presse

Chinese bike-sharing giant may quit Manchester due to vandals, thieves

23 Aug 2018 - 12:31pm 3

A woman rides an Ofo bike in Paris. Photo: Reuters

Chinese bike-sharing giants battle for Paris turf after ‘Vélib fiasco’

9 Aug 2018 - 10:29pm

Ofo’s chief executive says he would turn down a US$10 billion offer for Chinese bike sharing firm

Ofo’s CEO says no offer would be good enough for Chinese bike sharer

3 Aug 2018 - 10:58pm 4

Photographer Wu Guoyong travelled across the country to capture what happened when bike-sharing reached saturation point, inviting questions about the efficiency of China’s industrial machine

Where China’s share bikes go to die: sick beauty of ‘bicycle graveyards’

28 Aug 2018 - 5:43pm 6

About 72 per cent of bike-sharing users in China can be found in the country’s second- and lower-tier cities

How Hellobike is beating Mobike and Ofo in China’s smaller cities

26 Jul 2018 - 8:28am

Ketch'Up Bike in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP/Handout

Bike-sharing start-up sells stake for token to get into blockchain

25 Jul 2018 - 10:08pm 3

China’s Mobike to restrict rider parking in Beijing as authorities tighten regulation on dockless bikes

Mobike restricts parking in Beijing as authorities regulate dockless bikes

25 Jul 2018 - 12:08pm

Drivers have been fined and home rentals face stricter laws, and while businesses and users remain hopeful, analysts say the hardline approach will continue to protect the vested interests of established competitors

With crackdowns on Uber, Airbnb, is Hong Kong’s sharing economy dying?

27 Aug 2018 - 11:51am 44

Meituan-Dianping and Didi Chuxing are two of China’s most valuable unicorns and both are eyeing Hong Kong initial public offerings

Didi to slow financing as it eyes 2019 IPO, competition with Meituan eases

13 Jul 2018 - 10:58pm

Hong Kong start-up Gobee.bike pioneered the launch of bike-sharing services in the city in April 2017 in districts such as Sha Tin, Tai Po, Ma On Shan, Tuen Mun, Fanling, Tseung Kwan O and Tung Chung. Photo: Felix Wong

Why is bike-sharing so problematic in Hong Kong?

12 Jul 2018 - 2:41pm 22

A Gobee.bike customer in Tai Wai this month. The first bike-sharing service in Hong Kong went bust after 15 months. Photo: Edward Wong/SCMP

Bike-sharing firms need an easier ride

11 Jul 2018 - 11:30pm 2

Chinese bike sharing firm Ofo pulls out of Australia and Israel in the wake of stiff competition at home

Bike sharer Ofo pulls out of Australia and Israel as competition heats up in China

10 Jul 2018 - 11:16pm 1

Hong Kong’s bike sharing brand Gobee shuts down amid high operating costs

11 Jul 2018 - 10:14am 1

Hong Kong bike-sharing start-up Gobee.bike goes bust

10 Jul 2018 - 10:42pm 17

Mobike says that it is now operating in over 200 cities in 18 countries, with 200 million registered users and 9 million Mobikes. Photo: Simon Song

Bikes the latest front in e-commerce fight by China’s internet giants

9 Jul 2018 - 5:55pm

Mobike’s change leaves Ofo as the only major bike sharing firm in China that doesn’t have a deposit free plan

China's bike-sharing war enters crucial stage with Mobike going deposit free

6 Jul 2018 - 10:03pm 1

The companies have introduced measures to try to reduce the number of abandoned bikes. Photo: ThePaper.cn

Chinese bike-sharing firms pull 3,000 dumped bikes out of rivers

5 Jul 2018 - 8:10pm 4

Competition in China’s bike-sharing scene has intensified along with pressure to turn a profit

Mobike goes deposit free amid intense competition in China’s bike-sharing market

6 Jul 2018 - 9:10am

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