SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi [IPO-XMGP.HK], lining up for a $10 billion IPO, held a rock concert-style launch on Thursday to unveil its latest flagship smartphone and a virtual reality headset developed…
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Asian hotpot operator becomes latest retail frenzy IPO
Simon Wong Kit-Lung, chairman and president of LH Group, said at the IPO press conference on May 14 that the company is planning to expand its business in mainland China and Southeast Asia and has…
Why China is making brands nervous to acknowledge Taiwan
The world’s largest companies are starting to feel China breathing down their necks, as the economic superpower has started extracting apologies from major brands that do not refer to Taiwan as Chinese territory. The democratically…
China and Russia could be looking for a back door to Western intelligence through the ‘soft underbelly’ of New Zealand
An aggressive strategy has sought to influence political decision-making, pursue unfair advantages in trade and business, suppress criticism of China, facilitate espionage opportunities, and influence overseas Chinese communities.” The report is based on … (…
Anarchy in … China? Wealthy Generation Z prefers domestic brands over foreign names and are more wilful, report says
China’s teenagers no longer think foreign brands are superior and are increasingly turning to home-grown names amid a perception that they are better quality with an improved user experience, says a new report, turning decades…
Trump renews China tariff threat, complicating talks
China had complained strongly that the ban would put ZTE out of business, costing 70,000 jobs. Trump tweeted last month that the ban threatened too many Chinese jobs and he wanted to get the company…
Days after declaring trade war with China on hold, Trump administration revives threats of tariffs
President Trump issued a memorandum on the tariffs in March, after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer issued a lengthy report about China’s long practice of coercing U.S. companies to give up their technologies and trade…
American Brands Are Bullish On Retail Expansion In China
American retailers are heading east: They’re opening the doors to brick-and-mortar stores in China, while listing on China’s dueling marketplaces — Tencent and JD.com. Walmart, for example, brought a small-format supermarket to the city of…
Wise Up: The Big Mistakes Luxury Brands Are Making With China’s Gen Z
But retailers are making a host of mistakes, China experts warn, from confusing Gen Z with millennials to missing the current mania for limited-edition luxury to picking the wrong celebrity endorsements. Too many brands are…
Top 100 Global Brands: China Continues Stellar Growth in Latest Rankings
Over the past 12 years, China’s overall brand value has grown 1,444%. Millward Brown has released its latest BrandZ ranking for 2018. And while Google and Apple hold on to the two top spots, Amazon…
In Portugal, trust in China is the art of the deal
LISBON (Reuters) – Utility company EDP may balk at the meager 5 percent premium offered for its shares by China Three Gorges (CT) but the battle for Portugal’s biggest business has largely played out already.…
The Big Mistakes Luxury Brands Are Making With China’s Gen Z
But retailers are making a host of mistakes, China experts warn, from confusing Gen Z with millennials to missing the current mania for limited-edition luxury to picking the wrong celebrity endorsements. Too many brands are…
The Big Mistakes Luxury Brands Are Making With China’s Z-lennials
But retailers are making a host of mistakes, China experts warn, from confusing Z-lennials with millennials to missing the current mania for limited-edition luxury to picking the wrong celebrity endorsements. Too many brands are also…