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#PBOC, #Slider, #Dianping.com, #Investment, #Alibaba, #Banks, #WeChat, #Snapchat, #Chinese Economy

China Roundup: The Chinese Economy Posts Weak Numbers

This week, various economic indicators released on the Chinese economy showed slower growth and Alibaba invested in Snapchat.

by Major | Mar. 13 2015

#Policy, #Xiaomi, #Investment, #Alibaba, #Chinese Economy, #Slider, #NPC, #GDP Growth

China Roundup: China GDP Growth Target Downscaled

This week, Premier Li Keqiang lowered the China GDP growth target to 7% from 7.5% last year; US President.

by Major | Mar. 5 2015

#Imports, #Slider, #Meizu, #Legal issues in China, #Qualcomm, #Manufacturing, #Alibaba, #Smartphone

China Roundup: Alibaba Invests in Smartphone Brand Meizu

This week, Qualcomm got a rap on its knuckles and a $975 million fine; Alibaba invested in smartphone brand Meizu.

by Major | Feb. 12 2015

#Foreign Investment, #Baidu, #Alibaba, #NDRC, #JD.com, #Government Regulation, #Variable Interest Entities, #VIEs, #Slider, #WFOE

What’s Next for the Variable Interest Entity Structure?

China is revising the laws that govern the variable interest entity, a complicated structure used by many companies to bypass.

by Major | Feb. 5 2015

#Wanda, #Alibaba IPO, #Tencent, #Taobao, #O2O, #Baidu, #Alibaba, #Alipay, #WeChat, #Slider, #JD.com

Alibaba and the Rest: The Davids Vs. Goliath

With its huge scale and steps toward global dominance, can anyone rival Alibaba's might in China's e-commerce.

by Sarah O'Meara | Feb. 4 2015

#Samsung, #Slider, #Economic Growth, #GDP Growth, #Taobao, #Apple, #Alibaba, #Smartphone

China Roundup: Dumped! Shanghai’s GDP Growth Target

This week, Shanghai brought the annual practice of fixing GDP growth targets into sharp focus by simply abandoning it; Alibaba.

by Major Tian | Jan. 29 2015

#Retail, #Amazon, #Taobao, #Big Data, #Slider, #Alibaba, #Competition, #Tmall, #JD.com, #Investing, #eCommerce

Why E-commerce Alone Won’t Save the Chinese Retail Industry

CKGSB Professor Jack Chen on why the government should level the playing field in the Chinese retail industry.

by Major | Jan. 28 2015

#Lenovo, #Baidu, #Innovation, #Investment, #Slider, #Alibaba, #Start-ups, #Innovation Works, #Silicon Valley, #Tencent, #Xiaomi

Is There a Chinese Silicon Valley?

As China seeks to innovate and upgrade its economy, has it developed any region that can definitively be called the.

by Chris Russell | Jan. 19 2015

#Kuaidi Dache, #Taxi App, #Xiaomi, #Apple, #Alibaba, #Smartphone, #Chinese Economy, #PBOC

China Roundup: Lei Jun on the Xiaomi Note, innovation and smart homes

This week, Lei Jun triggered memories of Steve Jobs at the launch of the new Xiaomi Note where he also.

by Major | Jan. 15 2015

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

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

#Slider, #PBOC, #GDP Growth, #Didi Dache, #Kuaidi Dache, #Tencent, #Taxi App, #Fosun, #Alibaba, #Chinese Economy

China Roundup: Is the Chinese Economy Rebalancing?

Tencent launched China’s first private bank, local governments vowed to crack down on ride-hailing apps, and with China.

by Major | Jan. 8 2015

#Tencent, #Infographic, #Alibaba, #Mobile Apps, #Didi Dache, #Kuaidi Dache, #Slider, #Taxi App

China’s Taxi Apps Fight it Out: Didi Dache vs Kuaidi Dache

A look at China's fast-changing market taxi app market, and how the two big rivals, Tencent-backed Didi.

by Li Hui | Jan. 8 2015

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