And now, virtual secretaries for expats

Two Beijing startups piggyback on WeChat to offer mobile-based personal assistants

In Beijing, two startups are riding piggyback on WeChat, a popular online messaging service, to make life a little bit easier for expatriates and foreign visitors. The latter faces day-to-day problems due to the language barrier and limited payment options available for them.

Startups offer virtual personal assistants. Services like online concierge and e-secretary are increasing in China, thanks to startups.