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...
Life for foreigners living in Nanjing has become a lot better with the opening this week of the Nanjing International Community Clubhouse, which combines café, gift shop, library plus a service and activity centre under one convenient umbrella. ...
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...
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. ...
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,...
Nanjing’s women know more about science; the Cultural Revolution lingers on; over half of Nanjing opposes genetic modification; our phones teach us science. These are the most important revelations to emerge from the Nanjing’s Scientific Literacy Survey for the...
What started as continuous rain two days ago has now culminated in a full-blown snow fest hailed as the biggest amount of snow expected for the year of the horse. While Saturday seemed to confirm speak...
“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...
