The island's allies are being picked off by China in what Taiwan derisively calls a "diplomatic money game". Sao Tome and Principe, one of Africa's smallest states, cut ties in December. Panama, a longstanding partner, has now done the same. Analysts say ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Kaola woos local big-name brands
Large Australian brands will sell more of their products directly over cross-border online channels into China in the future, and increasingly shy away from selling through so-called daigou middlemen, according to a leading player in the space keen to ... ( read original story ...)
In China, Premium Cosmetics Surpassed Mass Beauty Brands in 2016
Luxury and premium beauty brands including Chanel, Clinique and Estée Lauder have all seen the growth of their brand value slow in 2016, according to a ranking report entitled Cosmetics 50 2017 released by the UK-based brand valuation consultancy Brand ... ( read original story ...)
China i2i Group Survey Shows Dior, Prada, Gucci & Coach Are the Most Desired Brands of Chinese Millennial Global Travelers
SHANGHAI, June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent survey of Chinese international travel shoppers on WeChat by the China i2i Group in Shanghai, 11,528 global Chinese travel shoppers were surveyed through i2i's nine WeChat travel and shopping ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese smartphone brands are winning over India by recycling tried-and-tested strategies from home
Between October and November last year, four out of the top five smartphone brands in India were from China, with Vivo, Xiaomi, Lenovo, and Oppo accounting for over 40% of the market, up from 14% the previous year. The number of smartphone users in India ... ( read original story ...)
Men Probing Ivanka Trump China Brands Missing: Advocacy Group
"Our plan was to investigate the factory to improve the labor situation," the group said. "But now it has become more political" A man investigating working conditions at a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-brand shoes has been arrested and two ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba urges brands to ‘digitise’ their entire business as part of new retail push
Alibaba, which owns the South China Morning Post, is pinning its hopes on its ... Tmall currently hosts 180,000 well-known brands, of which 12,000 are international, according to data provided by Alibaba, which also claims that over 80 per cent of the ... ( read original story ...)
How These 10 Allegedly New KOL Rules on Weibo Could Affect Luxury Brands in China
If you’re a KOL with a Weibo account, don’t even think of linking your post to any e-commerce website other than to one of Alibaba’s properties. So says one of the 10 alleged new rules that Sina Weibo has recently implemented to regulate its ... ( read original story ...)
The world’s most counterfeited brands
A massive 63.2% of knockoffs originate in China and American brands are the most faked. We reveal 30 of the world’s most ripped-off brands. The high-performance outdoor apparel favorite is one of the most counterfeited brands in the world. Last December ... ( read original story ...)
China nursery blast: ‘Seven dead’ in Jiangsu explosion
These are external links and will open in a new window Seven people have been killed and at least 66 injured in an explosion at a nursery in China, state media say. Official news agency Xinhua said the blast took place just outside the kindergarten in ... ( read original story ...)