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The China Observer
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The China Observer Blog provides readers with a complete understanding of the Chinese marketplace. You will get a China business education with an emaphasis on Culture, Consumer Trends and Social Media.
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Local Observations. Global Implications.
Recent Posts
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 ...
Female Consumer Culture in China | Iron Girls to Luxury Shoppers
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 women in Chinese society from the post Mao era through ...
Smart Grids: China’s Edge over India
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 IBM...
GM, SAIC Reshape Partnership
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....
China Poised to Claim Half of Global Online Game Market Next Year, Report Says
WSJ - China Real Time Report Games are serious business in China. The country’s online game market will reach 41 billion yuan by 2010 ($6 billion), accounting for half the global market, according to newly released data from Cnzz.com Inc., a Beijin...
World’s Largest Internet Population in Asia-Pacific – China Leads the Way
The Asia-Pacific Internet population, particularly in China, continues to grow at a rapid pace. comScore recently held a webinar on Internet population growth in the region. Here are a few key highlights: · China has the world’s la...

