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China Roundup: China’s Manufacturing Activity Gathers Steam and the Alibaba Results

November 7, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, the HSBC PMI showed an uptick in China’s manufacturing activity; news of the possibility of an RMB clearing house in Toronto made waves; and Alibaba posted strong second quarter results.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Finance, Know China, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Currency, Employment, Hong Kong, PMI, RMB, Sina Weibo, Slider, Stockmarket, Valuation of RMB, Xiaomi

The Alibaba IPO and How Chinese Companies Bypass Foreign Investment Restrictions

September 1, 2014 By Chirstopher Beddor

The upcoming Alibaba IPO has brought to the fore the contentious issue of how Chinese companies bypass foreign investment restrictions using a legal structure called the Variable Interest Entity (VIEs). A company in China is 100% owned by domestic parties, allowing it to obtain all necessary licenses to operate in a particular sector. It signs […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Finance, Know China, Policy and Law, Stock Exchange Tagged With: Alibaba, Baidu, Chinese Company, eCommerce, Foreign Investment, Investment, Jack Ma, Sina Weibo, Slider, Stockmarket, VIEs, WFOE

China Roundup: China Industrial Production Slows and the Alibaba-Alipay Relationship Restructured

August 15, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, China industrial production figures revealed a slower growth from last year; Lenovo and Tencent reported profits while sportswear manufacturer Li-Ning suffered yet another battering; and Alibaba restructured its relationship with Alipay. The Macro Picture  China’s GDP growth bounced back to the target rate of 7.5% in the second quarter, but newly released data […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Economy, International Trade, Know China, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Company, Exports, GDP Growth, IPOs, Jack Ma, Lenovo, Li Ning, Loans, Online Shopping, Sina Weibo, Slider, Tencent, WeChat

China Roundup: LinkedIn Checks into China; Weibo to List on the NASDAQ; and the Renminbi Slides Further

February 28, 2014 By Major Tian

  The week that was: LinkedIn enters China with an innovative model; Sina Weibo plans US listing; the Chinese renminbi depreciates; and banks fight back against internet finance channels.  LinkedIn Connects with China Six months ago people were curious why LinkedIn isn’t blocked in China, like Twitter, Facebook and many other networking sites are. Well, […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Economy, Finance, Know China, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Apps, China, Facebook, ICBC, Internet FInancing, IPOs, LinkedIn, PBOC, RMB, Sina, Sina Weibo, Slider, Taxis, Tencent, Twitter, WeChat

Digital Marketing and China’s Expanding Internet: Is E-Commerce Giant Taobao China’s eBay?

June 7, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

In January 2013, China’s internet user base reached 564 million users. China’s smartphone users have also surpassed the 300 million mark, signaling a tectonic shift towards mobile internet usage. Despite strict censorship controls on internet content in China, social media has caught on with unprecedented momentum. Established Twitter-like platforms such as Sina Weibo and Tencent […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Digital Economy, Digital Marketing Series, eCommerce, Innovation, Know China, Marketing, Retail, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Advertising, Alibaba, E-Commerce, eBay, Mobile Advertising, Search Advertising, Sina Weibo, Slider, Taobao, Tencent, Tmall, Weibo

Digital Marketing and China’s Expanding Internet: Location-Based Services and the Mobile Internet

June 6, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

In January 2013, China’s internet user base reached 564 million users. China’s smartphone users have also surpassed the 300 million mark, signaling a tectonic shift towards mobile internet usage. Despite strict censorship controls on internet content in China, social media has caught on with unprecedented momentum. Established Twitter-like platforms such as Sina Weibo and Tencent […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Digital Marketing Series, eCommerce, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Marketing, Supply Chain, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Alibaba, Apps, Digital Marketing, E-Commerce, eBay, Internet, Mobile Advertising, Mobile App, Mobile Internet, Sina Weibo, Slider, Taobao, WeChat, Weibo, Weixin

Digital Marketing and China’s Expanding Internet: China’s Exploding Mobile Internet

June 5, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

In January 2013, China’s internet user base reached 564 million users. China’s smartphone users have also surpassed the 300 million mark, signaling a tectonic shift towards mobile internet usage. Despite strict censorship controls on internet content in China, social media has caught on with unprecedented momentum. Established Twitter-like platforms such as Sina Weibo and Tencent […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Digital Marketing Series, eCommerce, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Marketing, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Alibaba, Apps, Baidu, Mobile Apps, Mobile Internet, Search Advertising, Search Engines, Sina, Sina Weibo, Slider, Social Media, Tencent, WeChat, Weixin

China’s Social Media Giants

December 13, 2012 By CKGSB Knowledge

  Unknown to most people outside China, the country has a very vibrant social media landscape. A surprisingly large percentage of people across both urban and small-town China are hooked to micro-blogs and social networking service (SNS) products. Over the years, Chinese social media companies have come up with some very innovative products and services, such as Tencent’s WeChat, […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, China, Infographics, Technology Tagged With: Facebook, Infographic, QQ, Qzone, Sina Weibo, Slider, Social Media, Tencent, Twitter

Microsteps

April 16, 2012 By Tom Hancock

Wang Keqin’s office is not the polished workplace you might expect from a major Chinese charity. The space is borrowed, the furniture donated. As Wang expounds on China’s social problems, he whips out a tissue and scrapes a thick coating of dust from his desktop. And yet, thanks to Wang’s fresh approach to online fundraising, […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Consumers, CSR, Emerging Economies, Know China, Policy and Law, Social Good, Society Tagged With: Charities, Microblogs, NGO, Non Governmental Organizations, Sina Weibo, Social Organizations, Sohu, Tencent, Weibo

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