China’s cosmetic industry is currently maintaining annual sales revenue in excess of RMB 50 billion. This ranks China second place in Asia, and eighth place overall. Since 2001, the cosmetic industry has been in synch with China’s GDP figures growing … Continue reading
Reuters/October 27, 2008 BEIJING (Reuters) – Just as it was never realistic to think China could single-handedly save the world economy, it’s probably wise to tone down any expectations that Beijing somehow holds the key to a new international fin
Let’s make sense of this simulated MSN conversation between a Chinese boyfriend and girlfriend. First, we need to learn the essential vocabulary: A. Nanzihan ç”·å汉: is the essence of manliness. Someone who is considere
About two years ago, when I first arrived in Taiwan, I had the following conversation with a female Taiwanese colleague: Me: “What did you do yesterday after work?†Colleague: “I played basketball with my sister and lost so
TIMEasia What we won’t do for beauty. Around Asia, women—and increasingly, men—are nipping and tucking, sucking and suturing, injecting and implanting, all in the quest for better looks. In the past, Asia had lagged behind the West i
Danwei.org/October 23, 2008 A senior employee of Qihoo company yesterday confirmed to the National Business Daily the rumor that the vice president of Oak Pacific Interactive and founder of DoNews, Liu Ren (刘韧), has been arrested for ext
McKinsey Quarterly/September 2008 “Chinese consumers are proving to be an elusive target. Another ten million enter the market each year, and the behavior of the hundreds of millions already there is evolving rapidly. Since 2005, we have been t
With 7.5 million users after only 5 months, you need to KEEP AN EYE ON kaixin001.com (known in China as Kai Xin Wang). This online social network is beginning to challenge Xiaonei with a heavy focus on the adult white-collar … Continue reading
Instead of “Googling it,†the vast majority of Chinese netizens (internet citizens) would rather 百度一下 (Baidu yi xia). Founded in October 1999, Beijing-based Baidu is the leading internet search engine in mainland Ch
