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Digital Monopolies: Too Many Big Fish in the Sea

July 22, 2015 By Xinlei Chen

The government should step in and regulate digital monopolies because at the end of the day, healthy competition benefits all.

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, ExpertSpeak, Mergers and Acquisitions, Opinion, Technology, Winning in China Tagged With: Antimonopoly, Competition, Google, Internet Companies, Jack Ma, Slider, Taobao, Tencent, Youku

China roundup: APEC agreements; Alibaba’s Single’s Day Sale Booty; and a New Bankruptcy Law

November 14, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, the much awaited APEC conference came to a close, Alibaba netted more than $9.3 billion in Single’s Day sales; and Xiaomi announced its intent to invest in Youku-Tudou.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Economy, Know China, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, APEC, eCommerce, JD.com, Korea, Local Government, Online Gaming, PBOC, Slider, Tencent, Tudou, Xiaomi, Youku

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 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

Can Phoenix New Media win over Chinese viewers?

May 15, 2014 By Jill Petzinger

Can the traditional TV broadcaster successfully play ball in China’s digital content market? Looking around on the metro in any of China’s big cities, it seems ev­ery single person is completely im­mersed in their cell phone screen, tapping for news reports, scrolling through online forums, playing games, catching up on soaps. From kids to grandparents, […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Marketing, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Advertising, Broadcasting, CCTV, Government Control, Online video, Pheonix New Media, Phoenix Media, Slider, Sohu, Xiaomi, Youku

China Roundup: Alibaba’s Youku Tudou Stake and China, the World’s Largest Economy?

May 4, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

The week that was: China may trump the US to become the world’s largest economy soon; the Chinese P2P lending sector to get new regulations; Xiaomi shells out a cool $3.6 million for a two-word domain name. China to be the World’s Largest Economy Soon For the last decade pundits have been prophesizing that China is […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Digital Economy, Emerging Economies, Finance, Internet Finance, Know China, Policy and Law, Stock Exchange Tagged With: 360buy, Alibaba, Baidu, China Regulation, Chinese Economy, Economic Reform, Internet, Jingdong, P2P, Shadow Banking, Slider, Tudou, Xiaomi, Yihaodian, Youku

Online Video Killed the TV Star

February 3, 2014 By Iris Mir

The booming online video industry is changing viewer dynamics in China. The future holds more consolidation—and increasingly sophisticated offerings. When Youku was launched in 2006, it was called a Youtube clone. Seven years later Youku has become China’s leading online video hosting service and boasts of 14 million unique daily users. Interestingly, according to Alexa […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, Know China, Movie Industry, Technology Tagged With: Baidu, iQiyi, Online video, PPS, PPTV, Slider, Sohu, Tudou, Youku, Youtube

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