BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) — China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved the IPO applications of four companies, fewer than the seven approved last week. The four companies will raise no more than 1.5 billion…
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How Donald Trump became China’s brand ambassador
Environmental consequences aside, President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, announced on Thursday, looks like one more act of ceding global leadership to China, in the name of…
‘Made In China’ Makes It Tough For Brands To Crack Middle Kingdom
Chinese consumers’ penchant for local brands is proving to be one of the greatest hurdles for international brands in China. According to Andrew Collins, CEO at Chinese media agency Mailman Group, foreign brands have such…
Small E-Commerce Firm Sizzles As It Brings Western Brands To China
The big fry among Western brands know where to turn to burnish their appeal with China’s growing middle-class consumer. They go to Baozun (BZUN), a relative minnow among giant fish in the Chinese internet market.…
Messi to build brand in China with theme park
Chinese fans will be able to celebrate the achievements of Barcelona soccer great Lionel Messi at a new theme park to be built in Beijing. The Messi Experience Park, which is being launched by the…
Is China offering Ivanka Trump unseemly favors?
is not the only Trump contractor in China caught abusing its employees. The Post’s Drew Harwell reported in April that a factory used by the G-III Apparel Group, which makes dresses, blouses and other clothes…
Men probing Ivanka Trump brand supplier in China over alleged labour abuses ‘arrested, missing’
Labour rights activist Hua Haifeng has been arrested and two other men were reported missing after they investigated working conditions at the mainland factory that produces Ivanka Trump-branded shoes. Deng Guilian, wife of 36-year-old Hua,…
China firm that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump denies missing activists’ claims
Marc Fisher, which produces shoes for Ivanka Trump and other brands, said it was looking into the allegations. China Labor Watch has been exposing poor working conditions at suppliers to some of the world’s best-known…
Crisis Management: Lessons Learned From The Ivanka Trump Brand
That message put the media spotlight on the Ivanka brand, which relies heavily on factories in China to produce its wares. And, Ivanka Trump (the brand) has not failed to deliver the news to a…
Canada Goose sees ‘very large opportunity’ to expand its luxury parka business in China
TORONTO — Cold weather parka maker Canada Goose made huge gains in its online and retail store business and enjoyed a share price surge Friday after blowing past analyst estimates in its first set of…
Activists missing in China after investigating labour conditions in Ivanka Trump brand’s factories
BEIJING — A labour activist researching working conditions in a Chinese factory that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump’s label has been detained by police, according to his wife and a labour advocacy group, while two…
Business transformation in China: Opportunity or risk to overseas brands?
China’s mobile and social commerce have dominated the recent retail sales charts. The shift to this new future of retail is all about customer-centered experience that integrates online and offline commerce seamlessly. Consumption happens anytime…
Airbnb picks China head to compete with local rivals, but is it too late?
The company has promoted Ge Hong, formerly the product and engineering head of Airbnb China, to be the global vice-president overseeing business development on the mainland, it said in a statement on Thursday. “We believe…
