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How China’s video-apps get support from seniors – Ashley Dudarenok
Initially, short-video apps in China booked their successes among youngsters, but now also seniors find their way, and apps try to monetize the elderly followers, says marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok to Kr-Asia.Read More →
The difference between NFT’s and cryptocurrencies – Winston Wenyan Ma
China’s Ant group went to great length in explaining its non-fungible tokens (NFT’s) are something completely different from the cryptocurrencies the government is targeting. Is it a smart way to avoid government measures? Fintech expert Winston Wenyan Ma highlights the dilemma created by Ant’s NFT, he tells Reuters.Read More →
Will the G7’s alternative for China’s Belt&Road Initiave work? – Harry Broadman
The G7 planned during its certain meeting an alternative for China’s Belt&Road Initiative, to halt the country’s international leverage, the Build Back Better World (B3W). But former White House advisor Harry Broadman has serious doubts whether the new plan will be effective at all, he tells according to the GTReview.Read More →
China braces for COVID-19 border controls till second half of 2022
The State Council, China’s cabinet, has set a provisional timeline for COVID-19 border controls that runs well into the second half of 2022, reports the Wall Street Journal. The plan was made in a meeting half-May, the report says.Read More →
Why bloggers sell better than brands in China – Ashley Dudarenok
In China bloggers sell better than brands because they can make use of the digital ecosystem the country has developed, says branding expert Ashley Dudarenok on her weblog.Read More →
Crackdown on bitcoin mining: not only because of coal – Winston Wenyan Ma
Provincial governments in Sichuan, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Yunnan have been cracking down on bitcoin mining, but it is not alone because of the usage of coal to generate cheap electricity, says strategic advisor Winston Wenyan Ma to Reuters.Read More →
How China’s social media differ from the West – Arnold Ma
Marketing expert Arnold Ma of Qumin joins a panel explaining why social media in China fundamentally differ from those in the West, and (later) why China will lead the future path for new social media innovations in the rest of the world.Read More →
D&G is still out of grace of China’s consumers – Shaun Rein
Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) got three years into hot water over racist ads and remarks with China’s consumers, and the row did not subside, says business analyst Shaun Rein. “It’s probably the only brand that I’ve seen the Chinese stay angry at for so long,” he told CNN.Read More →
Ian Johnson: senior fellow at the CFR
Journalist Ian Johnson will become a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) from July 1, 2021, the council announced. At the China Speakers Bureau, we are happy to see Ian in such a prestigious position after what has been a turbulent year, both personally as professionally.Read More →
Why China is on NATO’s agenda – Harry Broadman
Former White House advisor Harry Broadman looks at US president Biden’s trip to Europe, the G7, and NATO, and explains why China should be also on the agenda of NATO for Cheddar News.Read More →
Is your company ready to sell into China? – Ashley Dudarenok
Is your company ready to sell into China, asks marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok in her weblog. Social media make it in theory easier to sell into the largest consumers’ market, but you have to be prepared very well, she explains.Read More →
Expected: more rules on crypto currencies – Winston Ma
China’s regulators have been focusing already on cryptocurrency, the mining operation. Fintech expert Winston Wenyan Ma warns we can get more regulations from China’s government, especially on trading, he tells in The Street. The Street: Last month, the State Council’s Financial Stability and Development Committee said China would crack down on bitcoinRead More →