With a career not only spanning, but creating global fashion e-commerce, Claire Chung is a renowned expert on Chinese and international retail, digital, fashion and culture. Speaking five languages and having lived across continents, Chung…
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I rode China’s superfast bullet train that could go from New York to Chicago in 4.5 hours — and it shows how far behind the US really is
China has the largest high-speed railway in the world, with 15,500 miles of track and most major cities covered by the network. I recently took China’s fastest “G” train from Beijing to the northwestern city…
China now reportedly has a full set of Russia’s advanced S-400 air-defense missile system
China became the first foreign buyer of Russia’s advanced S-400 air-defense system in late 2014. The components of Beijing’s first S-400 regiment arrived in China this month. The system could give the Chinese military broader…
Chinese owner eyes Volvo Cars IPO, picks banks: source
NEW YORK/STOCKHOLM/BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese owner of Volvo Cars has hired three investment banks for an initial public offering (IPO) this year that could value the Swedish carmaker in a broad range of $16…
Chinese interest for US IPOs still strong
“Despite the heated talk on trade, I remain an optimist about US-Chinese relations, economic and otherwise,” said Drew Bernstein, co-head of the China practice at Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk and an auditor of Chinese IPOs…
Small U.S. Brands Try Cracking The China Market With Live Streams
Last September, Sandy Friesen was trying to get into the Chinese retail market the hard way. An experienced fashion executive and former senior director at Kate Spade, Friesen is the CEO and founder of Weldon,…
8 Ways Brands Can Fight Counterfeits in China
Counterfeit luxury goods are big business in China. Together, China and Hong Kong are estimated to be the source of 86% of the world’s counterfeit goods—an amount that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates is…
China’s ZTE stops ‘major operations’ in wake of U.S. ban
ZTE’s crippling business ban stems from a case dating to before the Trump … At the same time, U.S. companies exporting to China are seeing their goods held up at China’s ports. Customs officials were…
China tech giant crippled, US imports held amid trade spat
ZTE’s crippling business ban stems from a case dating to before the Trump … At the same time, U.S. companies exporting to China are seeing their goods held up at China’s ports. Customs officials were…
China might have teased its H-20 stealth bomber by trolling the US — here’s what we know about it
a researcher working with the US Air Force told Business Insider that the H-20 is a four engine stealth bomber and that the details have not been “revealed except it is to have a dual…
China bitcoin miner Canaan ditches US for Hong Kong IPO
Canaan Creative, China’s second-largest bitcoin mining hardware maker, is planning to seek an initial public offering in Hong Kong instead of the US, which if successful would make it the first blockchain-related company to list…
InterContinental doubles down on China, targets high-end hotel brands
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is doubling down on the China market and plans to acquire or develop more luxury brands to compete against other hospitality giants, according to its chief executive for the country. “Luxury…
China has quietly been preparing to ‘fill the vacuum’ created by the US leaving the Iran deal
China’s role in global diplomacy has been rising, and Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Iran nuclear deal may have given Beijing a major boost. Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow at the…
