“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
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 th
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
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
I just read an old blog post on The China Beat Blog by Hongmei Li, entitled “From Iron Girls to Oriental Beauties.” Li does an excellent job of documenting the evolution of the perception of wome
BusinessWeek On the eve of the Copenhagen conference was a two-day meeting in Beijing about the smart grid in China. Check out the Cleaner, Greener China blog for some interesting analysis of the event, which included speakers from companies like
WSJ.com General Motors Co. announced plans Friday to cede control of its key Chinese joint venture to partner SAIC Motor Corp. alongside a push by the partners into India and other emerging markets. SAIC’s stake in Shanghai General Motors Corp.
