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A (Big) Fish Called Wanda: Wang Jianlin’s Business Empire

September 17, 2015 By Li Hui

Wang Jianlin’s sprawling business conglomerate, the Dalian Wanda Group, has its fingers in many pies: from real estate and retail to sports and entertainment.

Filed Under: All Articles, Infographics, Know China, Mergers and Acquisitions, Movie Industry, Real Estate, Tourism, Winning in China Tagged With: Baidu, eCommerce, Infographic, Investment, Real Estate, Slider, Tencent, Tourism, Wanda

China Data: A Milestone for RMB Internationalization

March 9, 2015 By CKGSB Knowledge

Essential numbers on China: from the RMB internationalization to the contraction in the luxury market, growth in e-commerce transaction value, and more

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Best Practice, Consumers, Finance, Infographics, Know China, Logistics, Retail Tagged With: Chinese Outbound Investment, Infographic, Logistics, Luxury Goods, Peugeot, Retail, Slider, Telecommunications, Wanda, ZTE

China’s GDP: The Big Number

January 21, 2015 By CKGSB Knowledge

In 2014, China’s GDP grew at 7.4%, the slowest in the last 24 years. We take a look at China’s GDP as a proportion of global GDP over the years.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Connections, Economy, Infographics Tagged With: Chinese Economy, Chinese History, GDP, Infographic, Slider

China’s Taxi Apps Fight it Out: Didi Dache vs Kuaidi Dache

January 8, 2015 By Li Hui

A look at China’s fast-changing market taxi app market, and how the two big rivals, Tencent-backed Didi Dache and Alibaba-backed Kuaidi Dache, are burning cash to outdo each other.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Infographics, Marketing, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Didi Dache, Infographic, Kuaidi Dache, Mobile Apps, Slider, Taxi App, Tencent

China Statistics: R&D spending, Automobile Sales and Bad Loans

December 5, 2014 By CKGSB Knowledge

The China statistics you need to know: from data on growth in R&D spending to flagging automobile sales and China’s precious metal exports.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Infographics, Know China, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Apple, Automobiles, Aviation, Infographic, Loans, R&D, Samsung, Smartphone, Social Media, Xiaomi

Chinese Outbound Investment in Entertainment: Pass Me the Popcorn!

November 27, 2014 By Li Hui

Chinese outbound investment in entertainment is growing phenomenally. A look at the big deals like Dalian Wanda’s purchase of US-based AMC Entertainment.

Filed Under: All Articles, Finance, Infographics, Mergers and Acquisitions, Winning in China Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Outbound Investment, Fosun, Infographic, Investment, Movie Industry, TCL, Wanda

Chinese Outbound Investment in Technology: Bits, Bytes, and All Things Tech

November 18, 2014 By Li Hui

What are the likes of Lenovo, Tencent, Huawei and Alibaba buying? A look at some of the most significant Chinese outbound investment deals in technology.

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, Finance, Infographics, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology, Winning in China Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Outbound Investment, Gaming, IBM, Infographic, Lenovo, Mergers and Acquisitions, Slider, Tencent, Xiaomi

Chinese Outbound Investment in Energy: Powering China

October 30, 2014 By Li Hui

As one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, China needs to actively scout for resources. A look at cases of Chinese outbound investment in energy.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Finance, Infographics, Know China, Resources Tagged With: Chinese Outbound Investment, Coal, Energy, Green Investment, Infographic, Investment, Natural Gas, Shale Gas, Wind Energy

Chinese Outbound Investment in Auto: Stop! Wait! Go!

October 23, 2014 By Li Hui

A look at how Chinese outbound investment in auto is rising and how marquee brands like Volvo Cars and Manganese Bronze now belong to Chinese companies.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Infographics, Know China, Manufacturing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Winning in China Tagged With: Automobiles, Chinese Outbound Investment, EV, Exports, Geely, Infographic, Manufacturing, Peugeot, Slider, Volvo, Warren Buffett

O2O Primer: Online to Offline Commerce in China

September 30, 2014 By Li Hui, Major Tian and Neelima Mahajan

Online to Offline commerce, or O2O, is being heralded as the next big thing in China’s e-commerce sector. Why is it so popular and who are the key players?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Infographics, O2O, Technology Tagged With: Airbnb, Alibaba, Alipay, Baidu, eCommerce, GroupOn, Infographic, O2O, Slider, Taobao, Tencent, Uber, Vanke, Wanda, WeChat

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