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One Belt One Road: Optimistic Fantasy or China’s Biggest Fashion Opportunity Yet?

23 June 2017 • By Edwin Jiang

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Farfetch Partners with JD.com to Boost Chinese Business

22 June 2017 • By Chantal Fernandez

22 June 2017 • By Chantal Fernandez

The deal, which includes a $397 million investment from the Chinese e-commerce giant, will give Farfetch a powerful gateway to the world’s second largest luxury market.

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Alibaba Shares Slip After Earnings Miss Estimates

18 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

18 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

China’s biggest e-commerce company' posted quarterly earnings that lagged estimates as it faced a higher tax bill and splurged on entertainment and cloud computing.

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Alibaba and Tencent Set to Defy China Slowdown

16 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

16 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

With market values of more than $300 billion each, Alibaba and Tencent are now their nation’s biggest companies, underscoring the rise of the new economy as traditional industry sputters.

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Shanghai’s Bid to Conquer Asian Fashion

25 April 2017 • By Robb Young

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Alibaba's Jack Ma Sees Decades of Pain as Internet Disrupts Economy

23 April 2017 • By Bloomberg

23 April 2017 • By Bloomberg

Ma made the comments as Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce operator, spends billions of dollars to move into new businesses from film production and video streaming to cloud computing.

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Adidas CEO Sees China Stabilising As US Grows

20 April 2017 • By Reuters

20 April 2017 • By Reuters

Kasper Rorsted said he expected to see China's huge operating margin in China to shrink slightly in the long term, while its small US margin grows in the near term.

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Big Data Confirms China's Consumer Rebound

17 April 2017 • By Bloomberg

17 April 2017 • By Bloomberg

Online consumption picked up from February as retailers and delivery workers returned from holidays. Data shows top-selling items are cosmetics and personal care products as well as sports and outdoor goods.

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China Remains the World's Most Expensive Luxury Market

13 April 2017 • By Chantal Fernandez

13 April 2017 • By Chantal Fernandez

Average luxury goods prices in China are 20 percent higher than the global average, according to new research.

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With Reebok Expansion, Adidas Challenges Nike in China

31 March 2017 • By Limei Hoang and Tamison O'Connor

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One Belt One Road: Optimistic Fantasy or China’s Biggest Fashion Opportunity Yet?

From supply chains to consumer markets, what are the opportunities and challenges behind Beijing’s most ambitious economic initiative to date?

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Farfetch Partners with JD.com to Boost Chinese Business

The deal, which includes a $397 million investment from the Chinese e-commerce giant, will give Farfetch a powerful gateway to the world’s second largest luxury market.

News & Analysis

Alibaba Shares Slip After Earnings Miss Estimates

China’s biggest e-commerce company' posted quarterly earnings that lagged estimates as it faced a higher tax bill and splurged on entertainment and cloud computing.

News & Analysis

Alibaba and Tencent Set to Defy China Slowdown

With market values of more than $300 billion each, Alibaba and Tencent are now their nation’s biggest companies, underscoring the rise of the new economy as traditional industry sputters.

News & Analysis

Shanghai’s Bid to Conquer Asian Fashion

Dynamic, ambitious and sometimes chaotic, Shanghai Fashion Week is becoming a global centre of gravity for Asia’s sprawling fashion trade.

Alibaba's Jack Ma Sees Decades of Pain as Internet Disrupts Economy

Ma made the comments as Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce operator, spends billions of dollars to move into new businesses from film production and video streaming to cloud computing.

News & Analysis

Adidas CEO Sees China Stabilising As US Grows

Kasper Rorsted said he expected to see China's huge operating margin in China to shrink slightly in the long term, while its small US margin grows in the near term.

News & Analysis

Big Data Confirms China's Consumer Rebound

Online consumption picked up from February as retailers and delivery workers returned from holidays. Data shows top-selling items are cosmetics and personal care products as well as sports and outdoor goods.

News & Analysis

China Remains the World's Most Expensive Luxury Market

Average luxury goods prices in China are 20 percent higher than the global average, according to new research.

News & Analysis

With Reebok Expansion, Adidas Challenges Nike in China

Reebok plans to open 500 stores in China, an aggressive strategy to tap the country’s fast-growing fitness economy. Will it help parent company Adidas edge ahead of Nike?