According to Andre Hoffman, president of the APAC division of beauty brand L’Occitane, the company experienced double-digit growth in China in 2017, with an 11% increase in net sales and an impressive … ( read…
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Freitag Brothers on Taking Their Brand to China
With a devoted fan base around the world, Freitag, a Zurich-based company that has been producing one-of-a-kind messenger bags, backpacks and accessories from old truck tarpaulin, seatbelts and bicycl… ( read original story …)
China factory growth weakest in over two years, slump in export orders deepens
The official PMI – which gives global investors their first look at business conditions in China at the start of the last quarter of the year – fell to 50.2 in October, the lowest since…
China has a big weapon that it hasn’t used in the trade war yet: tourists
But it highlights a potent weapon that China could use if the trade war persists: slashing the $60 billion that Chinese consumers spend each year on American services such as travel and tourism. Alrea… (…
Beijing engages with Pakistan’s Uighurs in ‘charm offensive’
QUETTA, Pakistan — China is quietly launching a “charm offensive” to win over the Muslim Uighurs in Pakistan, where Beijing has invested billions of dollars through its Belt and Road Initiative. ( read original story…
Ford, Baidu set to test self-driving cars on Beijing’s roads
Beijing will soon see another non-Chinese self-driving car on its roads. Ford is beginning a two-year initiative with Chinese internet giant Baidu to develop and test self-driving vehicles designed to … ( read original story…
How China uses intimidation, negotiation to bring Christians under its control
He has covered China as well as reported from North and South Korea. He previously reported on the Middle East, from Jerusalem, through the Arab Spring and the Syrian civil war. He has filed stories…
China reveals trade war strain as yuan slides and manufacturing stalls
China’s economy grew at its weakest pace since the global financial crisis in the third quarter, as manufacturing output and infrastructure investment slowed. Analysts believe business conditions will … ( read original story …)
China factory growth weakest in over 2 years, slump in export orders deepens
Analysts surveyed by Reuters had forecast the official gauge, which gives global investors their first look at business conditions in China at the start of the last quarter of the year, would dip slig… (…
Luxury China: Strategy to Connect with the Chinese Elite Society
Luxury clothing brands are no longer off limits when you’re in the lap of luxury! We all daydream about living a life like this Chinese elite life full of luxurious comforts. Marketing to China it’s…
China reverses ban on using tiger, rhino body parts for medical use
China says it will allow trading in products made from endangered tigers and rhinos under “special circumstances,” reversing a previous ban and bringing condemnation from conservation groups … ( read original story …)
Top Chinese Online Brokers Prepare for IPO Showdown in U.S.
Two of China’s top online brokers for trading overseas stocks are preparing to face off in the U.S. market. Chinese investors have been pouring more of their money into overseas markets since the 2015 ……
US-China trade war: Chipmaker ban hits Beijing’s tech ambitions
The United States just delivered a sharp blow to China’s lofty tech ambitions. Its move to target a state-owned Chinese chipmaker over national security concerns goes to the heart of the clash between … (…