China Tech Daily Briefing (March 9-10)

1. Smartphone maker ZTE applied for a patent for perpendicular foldable phone.

2. IOT startup Youdian Technology acquired Smartisan-affliated company JOSÉ TRONCO.

3. Female drivers account for 7.4% of Chinese ride-hailing labour: Didi

4. Zhihu entered a co-operation with JD.com for subscription plan.

5. NetEase Music launches mini program on its app.

6. Gaming phone Black Shark 2 to be published on 18th March.

7. Chinese citizens can now use Alipay and WeChat Pay inside Chinese embassy.

8. Sequioa China denied to invest in live streaming platform Panda TV which is in a financial crisis and will stop service this month.

9. Tencent is testing live streaming on WeChat mini program.

10. Tencent and NetEase got license for gaming in latest government approval.

(Reported By Xintong Chen, an intern at The Passage）