The comments came after Azevedo chaired an annual WTO news conference to lay out its predictions for trade, but acknowledging they are clouded by the possible fallout from the spat between the U.S. and China.…
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Asia News: Top China news app apologizes after government crackdown
Shanghai (AFP) – One of China’s most popular news apps issued an abject apology Wednesday and pledged to increase its internal censorship staff to 10,000 after it and three other apps were temporarily banned by…
Luxury brands Hermès, Guerlain and Dior use mobile games to attract Chinese millennials
While the Hermès game is available globally, it’s an especially smart strategy for China, where the average luxury consumer is significantly younger and more receptive to gaming. Several luxury brands have also launched games just…
Mélanie Joly latest minister to push Canadian business in China
OTTAWA—Behind the trade drama on both sides of the Pacific, with the U.S. and China swapping tariffs amid an escalating spat, Canadian cabinet ministers continue their quiet effort to expand ties with the Asian economic…
Voting opens to pick top Chinese brands
Consumers can now vote for their favorite Chinese brands after the China Council for Brand Development announced the top 100 Chinese brands on May 10, which was designated Chinese Brands Day by the State Council…
Forget discounts – here’s how to conquer China’s e-commerce market
In China, e-commerce has delivered a devastating blow to traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, but brands still remain important in this new era, and a conventional approach is not going to cut it, according to Ogilvy China’s…
How Brands Are Using WeChat Mini Programs
China’s most popular app, WeChat, with over 1 billion users, has international brands scrambling to optimize the way in which they reach and engage with their audience through this all-encompassing platform. If you haven’t yet…
World trade body warns U.S.-China tensions could dent business
GENEVA — The World Trade Organization predicts continued trade growth this year, though it warned Thursday that tensions and retaliatory measures, notably between the U.S. and China, could compromise those gains. WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo…
Australia admits ‘tension’ with Beijing over new anti-influence laws
(CNN)Relations between Australia and China have grown frosty in recent months, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull admitted Thursday, amid reports in local media that Australian ministers had been refused Chinese visas. In December last year…
Hong Kong in the running to host three Kazakh state IPOs
Nurlan Rakhmetov, its managing director for transformation, privatisation and restructuring, told South China Morning Post that Chinese state-owned investors have shown keen interest in taking part in the IPOs, buoyed by the central Asian nation’s…
China commerce ministry says Beijing will fight back if U.S. escalates trade spat
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is well prepared and will not hesitate to fight back if the United States escalates its trade spat with Beijing, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, adding Chinese President Xi Jinping’s…
How To Revive Your Mind, Body And Soul During Spring In Beijing
Given its harsh winters and muggy summers, Beijing shows best in the spring. It’s a time when blossoms return to trees and locals ditch the heavy mittens and blankets attached to their scooters. In fact,…
Ford to ramp up Lincoln rollout in China in bid to catch rivals: sources
DETROIT/BEIJING (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) premium Lincoln brand plans to build as many as five new vehicles in China by 2022, according to two U.S. sources, in a move to expand sales in…
