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The Chinese Consumer; A Colourful Chameleon

Marketing a product in China is a challenge for many a Western company. The biggest mistake is thinking that this is just one country.Cultural differences and differing socio-economic backgrounds make successfully establishing a brand locally a tough nut to...

The Penny Has Dropped; Transforming Turmoil In The Banking Sector

China is in constant flux. Now, even its most powerful sector is going through a phase of unprecedented change. The transformation of the local banking sector is taking shape with the entrance of Taiwanese Sinopac to Nanjing’s banking scene...

A Time to Shop; Women’s Day in China

While the 8th of May comes and goes in Western countries with hardly anyone noticing, in China San Ba Jie, the International Women’s Day is cause for nationwide celebration and completes the purchasing trifecta of the new year. ...

Two-Child Policy; Baby Boom or Baby Doom?

First Beijing, then Shanghai and soon Nanjing? All over China the one-child policy is being relaxed to allow more people to have two children, but is this necessarily a good thing? On 21st February 2014 Beijing announced the changes,...

Clash of the Cultures: Hearts vs Lanterns

“If your mother and your wife were both drowning, which one would you save?” illustrates the worst dilemma imaginable for a Chinese man. Today, the entire nation faces the tough choice between mother and lover. It is a bit...

Thieves on Overtime; End of Year Crime Increase

It is a truth generally acknowledged that Nanjing is one of the cities with the lowest crime rate in China. Nevertheless, theft is a persisting problem, increasingly so running up to Chinese New Year. The approach...

China’s Third Plenum; Bark or Bite?

While China has held its Third Plenum that is intended as a road map for the country’s next round of development spanning economics, political and social spheres, its intents for many China watchers, or indeed most of its intended,...

Divorce drove; China unties the knot

With summer over and the days turning darker, many marriages also start to crack. In Nanjing alone, 18,000 couples were divorced during the first six months of this year, and the worst is yet to come. A whopping...

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Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...

Shiseido Sues Aldi over a ¥24.9 Primer that Resembles Its ¥540 Rival

Shiseido has sued Aldi China, the product's manufacturer and an Aldi Shanghai store operator over unfair competition, arguing that...

Forty Tables Became Twenty; Then the Bookings Stopped

Susu has sold wedding banquets at one of the biggest hotels in her small town in northern China for...

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