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Ana Swanson

#WeChat, #li, #Tencent, #Weibo, #Technology, #Baidu, #Big Data, #Alibaba, #Internet Companies, #Slider

The Power of Big Data in China

Big data promises to revolutionize the work of business and government, and China’s largest internet companies are leading the.

by Ana Swanson | Jul. 28 2015

#Mergers and Acquisitions, #Financing, #US, #Foreign Direct Investment, #International Trade, #Sino-US, #Slider

US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on US-China Trade

Penny Pritzker, US Secretary of Commerce, discusses the shape of the US-China trade relationship.

by Ana Swanson | Jun. 8 2015

#Tencent, #Lenovo, #Foreign Acquisitions, #Baidu, #Slider, #Government Regulation, #Chinese Outbound Investment

Gold Rush: Chinese Tech Companies Invest Overseas

Having established their dominance at home, China’s leading tech companies are increasingly turning their gaze overseas.

by Ana Swanson | Apr. 20 2015

#Competition, #Free Trade Zone, #Government Regulation, #Kindle, #Amazon, #Taobao, #Amazon China, #Localization, #eBay, #Slider, #Alibaba

Amazon China: A Lightweight

Amazon China is redoubling its efforts, but will it succeed at the second attempt in the country's hyper-competitive.

by Ana Swanson | Jan. 14 2015

#MNCs, #Infrastructure, #labor market, #Slider, #World Bank, #China-India, #Huawei, #Telecom, #Foreign Investment, #Localization

India-China Relations: Silk Road 2.0

Will India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi change India-China business relations.

by Ana Swanson | Sep. 22 2014

#Alibaba, #Slider, #Internet FInancing, #Funds, #Li Cai Tong, #Tencent, #Yu'e Bao, #Baidu

Internet Finance in China: Will it Disrupt Traditional Banking?

As consumers drift towards easy-to-use internet finance in China, what will happen to traditional banks? Like many businesses.

by Ana Swanson | Mar. 31 2014

#Economic Reform, #Free Trade Zone, #Slider, #People's Bank of China, #Deng Xiaoping, #Chinese Economy, #Shanghai FTZ

Shanghai Free Trade Zone: Lightning in a Bubble

Will the Shanghai free trade zone live up to the hype? “In retrospect, one of my biggest mistakes was leaving.

by Ana Swanson | Jan. 22 2014

#Slider, #Mergers and Acquisitions, #Globalization

How Chinese Companies are Making it in America

How private Chinese companies are navigating mergers and acquisitions in the US. At times, the obstacles seemed insurmountable. The acquisition.

by Ana Swanson | Nov. 11 2013

#Slider, #Investment, #Junheng Li, #Tiger Parenting

Tiger Woman on Wall Street: a Q&A with Junheng Li

A conversation with Junheng Li, author of Tiger Woman on Wall Street US investors still have little confidence in Chinese.

by Ana Swanson | Sep. 30 2013

#Tencent, #WeChat, #Freemium, #LinkedIn, #Skype, #Slider

The Future of Freemium

How companies like Tencent are finding ways to keep their services free China is in love with Tencentʼs mobile.

by Ana Swanson | Jul. 3 2013

#Tencent, #WeChat, #Freemium, #Slider

Would you pay for WeChat?

China’s mobile operators struggle to protect revenues against disruptive mobile technologies like Tencent’s WeChat In March, Miao Wei.

by Ana Swanson | Jul. 2 2013

#Technology, #Freemium, #US, #Slider

The Land of the Freemium

US businesses have learned that freemium is not a one-size-fits-all solution “Six point five million unique users.

by Ana Swanson | Jul. 2 2013

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