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Top 5 China Emerging Cities You Probably Never Heard Of
Slowing down of Chinese economy has been the major factor behind recent troubles in stock markets worldwide. On the other hand, at a closer look, there are number of China emerging cities where economy is not only growing by double digits but it is even accelerating. In this post, we will look at top 5 China emerging cities as identified in this article by The Economist.
Top 5 China emerging cities with fastest growing local economy
Infographic: US-China Trade War Explained
Following the new round of tariffs, US-China trade war is now officially in full swing.
The trade war between two world’s biggest economies, the U.S. and China, is escalating. Since January 2018, we’ve seen rounds of tariffs, applied on various products, impacting negatively local businesses and their customers.
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Live Streaming in China and the Rise of New Type of KOLs
In the last 2 plus years, live streaming in China has been reshaping the ways people use mobile internet becoming the latest craze in the country. The phenomenon has also given rise to a new type of live-streamer KOLs (key opinion leaders).
According to China Internet Network Information Center, the number of live-streaming users reached 325 million as early as in 2016 － nearly half of China’s total internet population of 710 million. read more…
7 Out Of 10 World Busiest Container Ports Are In China
China, once again, dominates the list of busiest container ports with Shanghai port at the first place.
In the past, Singapore used to be the busiest port but after Shanghai port overtook it in 2010, it remained the world busiest ever since. read more…
Chinese Skyscrapers Dominate the List of Tallest Completed Buildings of 2018
Chinese skyscrapers top the list of newly completed world tallest buildings setting the annual record.
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What Slowing Economy? China’s 2018 Singles Day Shopping Festival Sets a New Record
Despite the worries about China’s slowing economy and trade war with US, 2018 singles day shopping bonanza hits the new record – $30 billion in the first 24 hours.
China Expat Population: Stats and Graphs
Last decade of China’s rapid economic growth has attracted large number of expatriates from various countries. Despite recent slowdown of the economy, China expat population continues to grow, although not as fast as in the past. According to China’s most recent National Census of 2010, the first to record the number of foreign residents, there were at least 600,000 expats living in the country.
Geographic distribution of China expat population
Chinese Tourists Spent a Quarter of a Trillion Dollars Overseas in 2017
With over quarter of a trillion dollars spent abroad, Chinese tourists became the largest contributors to the global outbound tourism market and the main source of tourism cash all over the world.
How US-China Trade War Is Going to Play Out
US-China trade war is not about trade deficits but global leadership. It is widely predicted to last for several years (unless reversed by future US administration) and, if continues, there is little doubt that it will result in significant slowing down of China’s growth.
Guangdong GDP distribution is a Challenge for China’s Silicon Valley
The launch of high-speed rail between Hong Kong and Guangzhou is aimed at transforming the so-called Greater Bay Area – with 67 million inhabitants – into a high-tech megalopolis that rivals Silicon Valley in California.
Alibaba Continues to Dominate Chinese Ecommerce Sales in 2018
Alibaba still dominates Chinese ecommerce sales despite the recent emergence of new platforms and online retails outlets.
Tencent Is The King of Chinese Online Gaming Market
Chinese online gaming market continues growing by leaps and bounds with Tencent, the company behind WeChat, as an undisputed market leader. Here is the overview of the current state of Chinese online gaming market.
How B2B Buyers Search for Tech Solutions
This article was first published on Tenfold blog.
Information in today’s digital milieu has always been a double edged sword for sales and marketing. It works for you if you can control it. Information comes from your sales team, your website and your press releases. Outside that – it’s a free-for-all. read more…
Book Review: Unlocking the World’s Largest E-market
In her new book on China marketing, Ashley Galina Dudarenok, talks about one of the most important components of marketing strategy – the dynamic and rapidly evolving Chinese social media.
The book explains in great details two main platforms that, today, are “must haves” for every digital marketing strategy – WeChat and Weibo. read more…
Infographic: China Ecommerce Landscape
Our latest infographic on China ecommerce landscape presents key facts on the current state and growth potential of this fastest growing sector of Chinese economy. China’s share of global ecommerce retail sales has already reached a whopping 40% at the end of 2015 and is on the way to reach $1 in 2017.
Alibaba still dominates Chinese ecommerce with Taobao for C2C and Tmall for B2C. The other major player in B2C space is JD.com, currently this company holds about a quarter of the total market. read more…
Looking Ahead: Top China Mobile Marketing Predictions for 2018
2018 could be the year when mobile element becomes the dominant aspect of marketing in China and beyond. Here are our top mobile marketing predictions as the industry is likely to evolve in 2018 going forward.
WeChat, Chinese mobile “super app” by Asia most valuable company Tencent, is perfectly positioned to consolidate and strengthen its dominance over China’s mobile marketing landscape in 2018. read more…
Infographic: 8 Tips On Importing Goods From China
For a while now, China was known for its divinely inspired culture, a rich history that goes all the way back to over 5,000 years ago, and a dominant imperial dynasty. However, in the past number of years, China has diversified itself, and it is now one of the world’s top superpowers. It has one of the fastest growing economies and has enjoyed exponential growth in the industrial and production sectors. This has led to a wide variety of quality goods such as electronics, packaged foods, baby products, apparel, footwear, furniture, toys, electrical machinery and equipment, and many others. read more…
Infographic: 11.11.2017 – China Shopping Festival in Numbers
This year singles day was another record setting China shopping festival. With every ecommerce operator beating last year’s sales, Alibaba was still in the lead.
In the last few years, Chinese Singles’ Day or Guanggun Jie (光棍节) has become the biggest China shopping festival. This is the day when young people celebrate the fact of being single. The date, November 11th (11/11), is chosen because the number “1” resembles a single individual. read more…
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