Monthly Archives: December 2009

You Stole My Vegetables! Toucai – The Latest Addictive Game Application on China’s Social Networks

“你今天偷菜了吗?” “Have you stolen vegetables today?” From middle school students, to white collar workers, and even retirees – Chinese netizens of all ages are obsessed with 偷菜 toucai, the latest online gaming application sprouting up all across China’s social network … Continue reading

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Huawei Technologies: The Exception, Not the Rule

My friend in New York sent me an email last week asking for information about a Beijing-based financial firm that just offered him a job at their newly established international headquarters in New York. It made me recall a China … Continue reading

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China Site Youku.com Raises $40 Million

WSJ BEIJING—Youku.com, one of China’s largest video Web sites, raised $40 million in new funding, a nod of confidence that the medium will continue to grow in China as companies shift further away from the user-generated videos for which they … Continue reading

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Taobao captivates Chinese e-tycoons, big and small

AP Ge Hongjun started a shop on Taobao.com — China’s answer to eBay — as a class project but he now sees it as his ticket to becoming a retail magnate after graduation. Taobao’s growing popularity has captured the imagination … Continue reading

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