Pony Ma and Jack Ma Not Business Gods, Bolstered by an Era of Big Enterprises
2017 will be a milestone in the history of Chinese companies. In April, Tencent ranked among the Top 10 companies in the world by market value. In June, Alibaba...
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Grounded for Playing Video Games? You Probably Just Ruined a Talented Pro-Player
Despite credible evidence suggesting the potential positive effects that games could have on children, reserved Chinese parents do not seem to be fully convinced by these arguments.
3/7/20196 min read
Spring Festival Marketing: Win or Lose, There is no Middle Ground
Try to be inclusive, loving without being cheesy.
2/4/20195 min read
Ieoh Ming Pei, Designer of Louvre Pyramid Died at 102 — Three of His Best Works in China
When we think of Ieoh Ming Pei, the first thing that comes to mind is the glass pyramid in front of the Grand Louvre. After its completion in 1989, the magnificent structure was the subject of much controversy. Many doubted that it was in accord with the classical architecture of the Louvre. 30 years later, the glass pyramid has become the most prominent landmark in Paris alongside the Eiffel tower.
5/17/20195 min read
China's Diverging Housing Market— Massive Price Gap Between Cities Up To A Thousand Times
For average working professionals in Beijing, Shanghai, or Hong Kong, buying a place for themselves would be a mission impossible.
5/2/20195 min read
Japanese Game a China-Wide Hit with Gamers and Non-Gamers
Exciting graphics, a sharable nature and easy gameplay have made “Travel Frog" a hit across China. Though not addictive, the game leaves players interested and ...
Short Film "What is Peppa" Went Viral During the Year of the Pig
On Jan. 17, a short film entitled “What is Peppa” went viral on Chinese social media. It depicts the touching quest of a loving grandfather, who has spent all his life living in rural areas, doting on his grandson by crafting a “Peppa Pig”. The grandfather began his journey of figuring out what exactly peppa is, as soon as he heard from his grandson that he wanted a “peppa pig” for the Chinese New Year.
1/21/20195 min read
TikTok's Answer to BeReal Is Yet to Be Tested Beyond Now
The 2022 social media landscape in a nutshell: Facebook trying hard to be Instagram, Instagram trying hard to be TikTok, and TikTok trying hard to be BeReal.
9/21/20223 min read
Jack Ma: They Have Gone, but They Left Us an Era!
Lu Guanqiu, a famous Zhejiang Province businessman and Chairman of Wanxiang Group, passed away. Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, wrote memorial essay in his bus...
Derek Scissors on China’s Future in Semiconductors, Sino-US Decoupling and How ByteDance Differs from Huawei
AJ: First off, what was your reaction to Senator Hawley’s proposal to ban TikTok on government devices? DS: I think that's appropriate. I don't have a great...
3/6/202011 min read
Parasite's Oscar Victory Gives Hope to Asian Cinema While Highlighting Inequality
Bong Joon-ho's Parasite is a witty and thrilling tale underlining the desperate nature of socio-economic inequalities. The film won the Oscar for Best Picture.
2/20/20203 min read
Chinese tech giants' future battlefield: Conquering the 2D world
Recently, ACG（"Anime, Comic and Games"）has been so hot, it’s like the weather in Shanghai. Last month, Baidu hosted a 2017 2DMAX Baidu forums event; Tencent's ...