Marketing:

Uber’s Chinese Rival Lines Up Bank to Help Drivers Buy Cars – Bloomberg 

Can Apple’s Tim Cook Keep the iPhone Buzzing in China? – Wall Street Journal

Booming investment in China’s mobile Internet industries – China Daily

E-Commerce:

Tmall To Bring Major Consumer Tech Show To China – ALIZILA

China Cross-Border Delivery Speeds Up – ALIZILA

Alibaba boss maps out ‘3 key battlefields’ in 2016 – Tech In Asia

Alibaba opens offices in France and Germany as it seeks new goodies for Chinese consumers – Tech In Asia

Kerry Logistics to Buy U.S. Freight Forwarder – Wall Street Journal

Food & Ag

I’d Like Rice With That: McDonald’s to Give Restaurants in China a Makeover – Wall Street Journal

Chinese Culinary Adventures: Testing Burger King’s ‘Poo Poo Smoothie’ – Wall Street Journal

Banking:

China wants to launch its own digital currency – CNN

The Trader Who Made 6,200% on China Stocks Has Some Advice For Investors – Bloomberg 

Real Estate:

US house prices rise fastest for 16 months – Shanghai Daily

China’s Love for Skyscrapers Defies Growth Slowdown – Wall Street Journal

China Business Insight:

RMB comes of age – HSBC

China’s new course – HSBC

 

Market:

Chinese automakers to gain larger market share globally: KPMG survey – China Daily

Disney’s $5 billion Chinese theme park set to open – CNN

China’s Hollywood studio buy-up begs questions – BBC

E – Commerce

Jack Ma And Howard Schultz Share Coffee And Corporate Vision – Alizila

Chinese E-commerce Giant JD.com Raises $1 Billion For Finance Unit – Fortune

Tmall Global: Fast Track to China – Marketing Agency

Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News From WSJ – Wall Street Journal

Tencent-Backed Women’s Fashion Site Merges With China Rival – Bloomberg 

Food & Ag

Chongqing Bonded Goods Exhibition Center to sell Malaysian Bird’s Nest – China Daily

Yum! Brands announces China details, mulls HongKong listing – China Daily

Banking

PBOC to raise RRR for yuan deposits by overseas banks – China Daily

Chinese banks lent more in 2015 – China Daily

Real Estate

Global Interest in China’s Real Estate Wanes, Except Offices in Top-Tier Cities – Survey – Wall Street Journal

Zillow reaches out to WeChat, NetEase – China Daily

The 5 Real Estate Trends That Will Shape 2016 – Realtor

China Business Insight

Economic Outlook 2016: China – NHK World

China’s economic growth down but within’reasonable’ range – China Daily

 

Market

China’s Dalian Wanda Buys Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 Billion – Wall Street Journal

After the meltdown, hopes for a rebound – China Daily

‘Star Wars’ takes off in China and crosses $800 million in U.S – CNN

E – Commerce

Balancing Shopping and Social: JD Mall CEO on WeChat – Wall Street Journal

Alibaba goes offline with brick-and-mortar store in Tianjin – China Daily

Internet helping Guizhou lift millions out of poverty – China Daily

Alibaba Adding E-Commerce Twists To Chinese New Year – Alizila

This Chinese fashion e-commerce giant just swallowed its top competitor – e27

Food & Ag

Guizhou tea export doubles in 2015 – China Daily

Starbucks to Add Thousands of Stores in China – Wall Street Journal

8 must-eats in Nanjing – CNN

Banking

UBS banks on long-term growth in China – China daily

China now runs 4 of the world’s 5 biggest banks – CNN

Real Estate

Lujiazui to be No.1 commercial area in Shanghai – China Daily

Chinese firms step up overseas property investment – China Daily

JPMorgan: China Is Poised To Solve Its Real Estate Inventory Problem – Bloomberg 

China Business Insight

China Orient to revamp ahead of eventual IPO – China Daily

Top 10 Internet companies in the world – China Daily

 

Market

China’s economy expected to stabilize in 2016 – China Daily

Xi leads shift from Keynesianism to ‘supply-side’economics – China Daily

China’s ‘supply-side structural reform’ to boost new economy – China Daily

E-Commerce

Alibaba to invest $1.25b in Chinese online food service – China Daily 9 Musts for a Competitive Edge in 2016, for E-Commerce – Practical Ecommerce

Scan the code of joy at checkout – China Daily

Wal-Mart Revamps E-Commerce Technology as Amazon Applies Pressure – Wall Street Journal How E-Commerce Companies Are Changing – Wall Street Journal

Food & Ag

Starbucks Is Standing On Alibaba’s Shoulders – Seeking Alpha Starbucks 2016 Outlook: China, Food Sales And Mobile Leading The Way – Seeking Alpha Why these 5 foods are eaten for good luck in the new year – Today Food

Banking

China Retools Bank Reserve Ratio, Casting Doubt on RRR Cuts – Bloomberg Business  Qingdao’s direct financing reaches $7.1b in 2015 – China Daily

Real Estate

Manhattan Townhouse Hikes Price to ‘Lucky’ $28.888 Million – Wall Street Journal

Housing prices in Chinese cities continued rise in December: report – China Daily

China Business Insight

Growth to hit 6.7% due to woes in manufacturing,export – China Daily

Top 10 best cities for business on Chinese mainland – China Daily