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The Secret Ingredient in Successful Innovation

October 13, 2014 By Juliet Zhu

How should would-be entrepreneurs scout for innovation opportunities? The key lies in finding industries with ‘friction’ and ‘information assymetry’.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Entrepreneurship, ExpertSpeak, Innovation, Marketing, Opinion Tagged With: Airbnb, Dianping.com, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Kodak, Nokia, Slider, Social Innovation, Tencent

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

Those Before Alibaba: The IPOs of Chinese Technology Companies

September 19, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan and Major Tian

A look at other significant Chinese technology companies that went public before Alibaba.

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, Finance, Infographics, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: 58.com, Alibaba, Alibaba IPO, Amazon, Baidu, Cheetah Mobile, Dangdang, JD.com, Qihoo 360, Qunar, Renren, Sina, Tencent, Tudou, Weibo, Youku

China by Numbers: The China Data You Need to Know

September 8, 2014 By CKGSB Knowledge

A look at the China data that you should care about: from net outflows of non-foreign direct investment to the marketshare of various search engines like Baidu, Sogou and Google. Also, a look at the the decline in telecom services revenue and the acquisitions done by China’s tech companies. Bonus bit: China’s skyscraper building frenzy. If there is ever […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Digital Economy, Finance, Infographics, Know China, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Baidu, China by Numbers, Chinese Real Estate, Investing, Tencent

China Roundup: China’s Economy May Need a Boost and Alibaba Triples Profits Ahead of IPO

August 29, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, we contemplate whether China’s economy needs another stimulus given that the state of various economic indicators. In other news, the Shanghai Free Trade Zone plans to become an international trading hub for various commodities and Alibaba’s profits stunned company watchers. Does the economy need more stimulus? Since China barely missed its GDP growth target in the […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Economy, Know China Tagged With: Alibaba IPO, Chinese Economy, Economic Growth, Foreign Direct Investment, Healthcare, Jack Ma, PBOC, Shanghai FTZ, Slider, Tencent, Youku

Will WeChat Succeed in Mobile Commerce?

August 26, 2014 By Li Hui

WeChat, China’s wildly popular social messaging app, is experimenting with mobile commerce in a bid to become an all-in-one platform. What are the odds of success? Twenty two-year-old Yin Junyu has been selling fashion accessories made of synthetic pearls and designer jewelry replicas for the last two years at a small store in Beijing’s Tongzhou […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Mobile Commerce, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Dianping.com, Facebook, JD.com, Mobile App, Mobile E-Commerce, Mobile Payments, Online Shopping, Slider, Social Commerce, Tencent, WeChat

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

InnoSpring: Bridging China and Silicon Valley

July 23, 2014 By Major Tian

InnoSpring CEO Xiao Wang discusses the role of the first US-China tech start-up accelerator in closing the gap between China and Silicon Valley. Earlier this month, Qihoo 360, a Chinese internet security company, launched a venture capital fund in Silicon Valley, joining other Chinese tech giants and conglomerates like Alibaba, Tencent and Fosun International in their search for start-ups […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation, Technology Tagged With: Entrepreneurship, Incubators, InnoSpring, Innovation, Investment, IPOs, Silicon Valley, Slider, Start-ups, Technology, Tencent, US, Venture Capital

China Roundup: Transformers in China; Tencent’s stake in 58.com; and Hon Hai dumps Huawei

July 4, 2014 By Major Tian

The week that was: Transformers raked in the riches in China; Chinese brands stole market share from global brands; Tencent picked up a stake in China’s Craigslist 58.com; and the exchange rate for the RMB was further liberalized. Transformers in China: Age of Prosperity Michael Bay’s latest movie doesn’t have the apocalyptic undertones in China […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China Round-up, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Economics, Finance, Know China, Movie Industry, Policy and Law, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Brands, Chinese Economy, Chinese Market, Craigslist, Foreign Exchange, Hollywood, Huawei, IBM, JD.com, Movie Industry, PBOC, RMB, Slider, Tencent, WeChat

China By Numbers: The China Data You Need to Know

June 18, 2014 By CKGSB Knowledge

  A look at the China data that you should care about. From China’s burgeoning commodity exports to the changing profile of migrant workers. Also, a look at the apps that are gaining traction in this vibrant tech market and some good news there for caffeine addicts. Now, let’s reach out for that latte! (All the data pertains to the […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Demographics, Infographics, Know China, Retail, Society, Technology Tagged With: Advertising, Baidu, China by Numbers, Chinese Economy, Coffee, Exports, Google, Imports, Infographic, labor market, Migrant Workers, Mobile Apps, Slider, Taobao, Tencent

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