Digital Economy


Can China’s New E-commerce Law Tame the World’s Most-Disorderly Online Retail Market?
| Jul. 2 2019
China has introduced a new e-commerce law to tackle counterfeit goods, but its effectivenss remains to be seen.


Retail Revolution: Can Facial Recognition Transform China’s Retail Sector?
| Mar. 20 2019
China has embraced the brave new world of biometric identification.
Can Patents Disrupt Xiaomi’s Dream Run?
As it pushes for internationalization, what is Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi up against.


| Dec. 17 2014
China Roundup: Taxi App Didi Dache Gets a $700 million Warchest
This week, taxi app Didi Dache secured funding of more than $700 million, easily the biggest private investment in China.


| Dec. 11 2014
Is Mobile the Future of Banking?
Mobile banking is proving to be a disruptive force for traditional branch banking. What is the future of banking as.


| Dec. 10 2014
China Statistics: R&D spending, Automobile Sales and Bad Loans
The China statistics you need to know: from data on growth in R&D spending to flagging automobile sales and.


| Dec. 5 2014
China Roundup: Xiaomi’s ‘Smart’ Moves; and NDRC’s attempt to tackle pollution
This week, smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi made new moves in the wearable technology space; Tencent signed a deal to boost its.


| Dec. 4 2014
CKGSB Knowledge Winter 2014 Issue: China Embraces the Sharing Economy
The sharing economy has threatened traditional industries in the West in the last few years. Now it’s gaining a.


| Dec. 2 2014
China Roundup: Shanghai Composite Index Touches a High and the Tencent-Alibaba Battle
This week, the Shanghai Composite Index reached a 40-month peak; experts speculated on future PBOC rate cuts, following last.


| Nov. 27 2014
Tom Doctoroff on Marketing in the Digital Era
Tom Doctoroff, CEO, J. Walter Thompson Asia Pacific, on why marketers need to embrace the digital era without forgetting the.


| Nov. 26 2014
China Roundup: Alibaba Bonds; and the China-Australia FTA
This week, we saw the debut of Alibaba's bonds, the new China-Australia FTA, and China’s factory output.


| Nov. 21 2014
Chinese Outbound Investment in Technology: Bits, Bytes, and All Things Tech
What are the likes of Lenovo, Tencent, Huawei and Alibaba buying? A look at some of the most significant Chinese.


| Nov. 18 2014
China roundup: APEC agreements; Alibaba’s Single’s Day Sale Booty; and a New Bankruptcy Law
This week, the much awaited APEC conference came to a close, Alibaba netted more than $9.3 billion in Single.


| Nov. 14 2014
Robots in China: The Bot Connection
How the growing use of robots in China will impact different sectors of the economy, as well as the country.


| Nov. 11 2014