China Eastern Air Holding Co has sold part of its freight business to four private firms. The State-owned parent company of China Eastern Airlines revealed the news on Monday as it stepped up efforts to…
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China pushes back as U.S. aluminum industry urges crackdown on imports
WASHINGTON China pushed back on Thursday at charges by U.S. manufacturers and labor unions that it has flooded the market with cheap aluminum and put U.S. producers out of business, saying unilateral punitive trade measures…
CICC, Goldman to lead China Tower Hong Kong IPO worth up to $10 billion: sources
HONG KONG China Tower Corp has picked China International Capital Corp Ltd (CICC) (3908.HK) and Goldman Sachs (GS.N) to lead a planned Hong Kong initial public offering worth up to $10 billion, people with direct…
China factory for Ivanka Trump brand shoes criticized for labor violations
A China factory that has produced shoes for the Ivanka Trump brand and other U.S. companies is the worst labor rule violator among dozens of similar production facilities checked by undercover investigators, an advocacy organization…
Building stronger brands will boost China’s image
Customers try out laptop computers at a Lenovo outlet in Beijing in 2014. Companies like Lenovo and Huawei have shown it is possible for Chinese brands to make an impact on the world stage. Getty…
Alibaba’s New ‘Uni Marketing’ a Game Changer for Brands
Alibaba Group has launched a powerful new suite of marketing services that leverages data collected from the company’s 450 million active users to deliver a level of targeting and reach not yet seen in the…
Ivanka Trump shoes slated for production at China factory despite brand’s denial
When three activists investigating labour abuses at a factory that makes Ivanka Trump shoes in China were arrested, the brand stayed silent for a week and then attempted to distance itself from the controversy by…
How China’s ‘Little Fresh Meat’ Give Luxury Brands a Big Boost
L’Occitane Experienced Double-Digit Growth in China in 2017 At the 2017 annual result briefing for French cosmetics company L’Occitane on June 12, Andre Hoffmann, the president of the company’s Asia-Pacific region, said the company experienced…
China Calls, Gerber Answers With Tmall Global
For many global brands, entering the China market is a very conscious and strategic choice. For others, China chooses them. That was the case for iconic baby-food company Gerber. Chinese distributors had been importing its…
Lululemon Taps China’s Digital Natives Craving Experiential Luxury
Lululemon has always been a brand with a strong culture of experiential retail, but in China, the Canadian fitness apparel company strikes a particular chord with a fanbase hungry for community. This was especially apparent…
Postcards from China: Branding and Creating Chinese Names for International Companies
When it comes to China, you might think, “My brand won’t change just because I’m expanding to a new country!” You couldn’t be more wrong! An awareness of the necessary intercultural adjustments is the key…
Ford to switch Focus production to China, keep larger models in U.S.
Ford Motor Company will move production of its small Focus sedan to China starting in 2019, and then ship the vehicles back for North American customers for the first time ever. Ford already makes some…
Billionaire fortunes are suddenly vanishing in China IPO frenzy
Beijing Xinwei didn’t respond to phone calls and an emailed request for comment. Some of China’s IPO tycoons have managed to stay above the billion-dollar mark even as their companies’ share prices retreated from post-listing…
