We tried Starbucks Roastery’s AR game, and this is what we think
The practice of drinking tea has a long history in China, having originated there during the Tang Dynasty. But in 2017, the practice of drinking coffee…
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Jack Ma praises Chinese government, says the era of ‘guanxi’ is over in China
Alibaba’s Jack Ma is propagating the new testament of business in China saying that the age of shady relationships, referred to as “guanxi” (关系) in Chi…
JD offers help to staff evicted from Beijing migrant slums
JD is offering emergency shelter to staff forced to evacuate following the government's fire safety crackdown. Thousands of tenants, mostly migrant wor…
Debt: The secret sauce of Alibaba’s Singles Day success
The blood spilled on Singles Day (aka Double 11) by “hand-choppers”—Chinese slang for shopaholics—has long dried. But for many happy shoppers, especial…
Couriers from STO Express found to be unwrapping parcels to steal food and play with adult toys
When reporters from Fawan secretly visited one courier center run by STO Express in the New World outlets located in Chongwenmen area, Beijing for the …
Alibaba spends $2.88bln to partner with Auchan in new retail collaboration
After breaking another record with RMB 168.2 billion (more than $25.3 billion) in GMV achieved in 24 hours on Singles' day, Alibaba is touting its fora…
Alibaba says they have “no tolerance” for fake transactions
Last year, an investigative report about China’s illegal market of “empty package scalping” (空包刷单) was released by The Beijing News (link in Chinese) w…
6 takeaways on Thailand startup ecosystem: Q&A with TechSauce CEO Oranuch Lerdsuwankij
Thailand may be an appealing top 2 travel destination for Chinese people, but now startups can consider expanding their business to this neighboring co…
AI will change genomics forever and Chinese companies know it
Breakthroughs in medicine are slow—it can take 12 years to launch a new drug, it took minimally invasive surgery a century to become mainstream, and it…
Here are 4 new retail spots you can visit in Shanghai
New Retail is the trend in China right now. Before November 11st Singles' day, a day when Chinese spends the most in a year, Chinese e-commerce titan A…
Video: Confessions of Singles’ Day handchoppers
Alibaba saw a record-breaking GMV totaling RMB 168.2 billion ($25.3 billion) in its sales on Singles' Day. Behind that are the "handchoppers"—shopaholi…
Alibaba records RMB 168.2 Billion in Singles’ Day Sales
On this year's Singles' day, Alibaba's total GMV exceeded RMB 168.2 billion (more than $25.3 billion), and a whopping 812 million delivery orders were …