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Africa Calling: How Transsion Rose to Dominate the African Phone Market

Shenzhen-based smartphone maker Transsion Holdings has followed an unlikely path to success.

by Colin Peebles Christensen | Dec. 3 2018

Clayton Christensen on Innovation: Finding the Jobs to Be Done

"Innovation" is difficult, yet the word itself is so overly used that the meaning of it has become hollow. Some.

by Tom Nunlist | Apr. 26 2017

Code and Capital: Genetic Testing in China

Most of us have heard that the secrets of our lives are hidden in our genes. As the technology advances.

by LiuSha | Feb. 8 2017

Business and Design: The Future of Design

Unlike technology, design seldom follows a neat curve. When it comes to questions of style, it’s hard to chart.

by Bennett Voyles | Jun. 21 2016

China Data: McDonald’s China Ups the Ante

The world’s largest restaurant chain is gearing up to do even more in China. In a bid to make.

by CKGSB Knowledge | Jun. 15 2016

China’s Food Imports: Hunger Games?

Until recently, China had largely fed itself. Yet now the tables have turned, transforming China into the largest food importer.

by Douglas Bulloch | Oct. 19 2015

Lenovo-backed ZUK Co-creates Smartphones With Millennials

Unlike parent company Lenovo, ZUK is trying to woo youngsters and blaze its own path. To do that it is.

by Major | Sep. 7 2015

China’s Robam Bets Big on the Smart Appliances Market

Zhao Jihong, President of the Hangzhou-based high-end kitchen appliance maker Robam, believes that the future belongs to smart.

by Major | May. 25 2015

Why Companies in China Fear the World Consumer Rights Day

China's national broadcaster CCTV shames errant companies on World Consumer Rights Day. A look at some of those who.

by Li Hui and Major Tian | Mar. 12 2015

The Chinese Property Market Conundrum

As the Chinese property market slows and complicates the country's economic outlook, the government faces a tricky balancing act.

by Nicole Sy | Jan. 26 2015

Can Amazon’s Fire Phone Replicate the Kindle’s Success?

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is placing big bets on the new Fire Phone. But the first challenge is to get.

by Major Tian | Aug. 5 2014

Facebook’s Social Experiment: A Marketer’s Perspective

Facebook’s social experiment has angered many. But the social network may have learnt a thing or two about.

by Major Tian | Jul. 29 2014

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