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China Roundup: No Good News Yet for China’s Economy; and the Spectacular Alibaba IPO Roadshow

September 12, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, new worries about China’s economy came to the fore even as Beijing reemphasized its intent to continue with reforms; the Alibaba IPO roadshow raised huge interest in the US; and Apple’s iPhone 6 won’t be coming to China any time soon. The Slowdown  Last week, a dip in China’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Economics, Finance, Know China, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba IPO, Apple, Chinese Economy, Credits, Economic Reform, Imports, Inflation, Investment, iPhone, Jack Ma, Slider, Technology, World Economic Forum

Samsung in China: A Tenuous Hold

July 28, 2014 By Matthew Fulco

Samsung in China is not where it used to be. Can the South Korean electronics giant fend off domestic brands and Apple to stay at the top of China’s smartphone market?  Until recently, South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has enjoyed the title of undisputed champion in China’s smartphone market since 2012, jamming retail channels […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, Digital Economy, Know China, Marketing, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Android, Apple, Chinese Consumers, Chinese Market, Galaxy, iPhone, Lenovo, Nokia, Samsung, Slider, Smartphone, Xiaomi

Apple in China: iWho?

January 6, 2014 By Christopher Beddor

Rivals race ahead of Apple in China’s smartphone and tablet markets. What does it mean for Apple’s future? Li Tingting unwraps a new iPhone 5S outside the Apple store in Sanlitun, a glitzy shopping district in Beijing. She’s had her eyes on an iPhone for some time, she says, and after a few months finally […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Know China, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Apple, China Mobile, Huawei, iPhone, Mobile, Slider, Smartphone

Smartphones For All!

May 6, 2013 By Don Weinland

Domestic smartphone brands are gaining popularity in China’s less-developed markets, forcing foreign brands to question their approach It was a bitterly cold December morning in China’s capital, with only a few pedestrians meandering along the icy sidewalk, lacking any great sense of purpose or urgency. The Apple Store they passed wore a forlorn look, which […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, China, Chinese Economy, Consumers, Technology Tagged With: Android, Apple, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Coolpad, Galaxy, Huawei, iPhone, Lenovo, Nokia, Samsung, Slider, Smartphone, ZTE

China’s Manufacturing Metropolises: Inside Foxconn’s Sprawling City

January 23, 2013 By Berken Byrne

Why and how China will remain the factory of the world. In 1974, 23-year-old Terry Gou founded his own business on a $7,500 loan from his mother. It was enough to rent a small space and buy a couple of machines to mold hunks of plastic into television dials. In truth, what he had was […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Know China, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Tagged With: Apple, Factory, Foxconn, Hon Hai, iPhone, Longhua, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Clusters, Shenzhen, Slider

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