Category: Weekly US-China News

Marketing

China’s Anbang raises offer for Starwood to $14 billion – Reuters

Disney appoints three Shanghai ambassadors – China Daily

Cainiao invests 1 billion yuan in delivery upgrade – China Daily

Microsoft-Yahoo talks: Now versus last time around – CNBC

First fireworks light up Shanghai Disneyland – China Daily

E- Commerce

Small Cities Will Power China’s Next Spending Wavev – Alizila

Taobao Now Built For Mobile, Zhang Says – Alizila

Amazon to Flipkart Clash in India’s Nascent E-Commerce Market – Bloomberg 

China sets new online import tax rules to level playing field – China Daily

Food & Ag

Starbucks’ commitment to donate leftover food to charity deserves praise – Los Angeles Times

McDonald’s, KFC Look to Go Digital in China – The Wall Street Journal

Banking

Why Barclays Sees Banking’s Future as an Information Business – American Banker

Real Estate

China’s real estate sector ‘a dual market’ – Shanghai Daily Why One U.S. Region Is Heading for a Big Uptick in Home Sales – Realtor

China Business Insight

Li says foreign enterprises will be given fair treatment – China Daily    

Marketing

Marriott wins back Sheraton-owner Starwood with new offer – Reuters

Google’s cloud business nabs Home Depot as client – Reuters

Apple announces four-inch iPhone SE and smaller iPad Pro – CNN

Zuckerberg, Ma Talk About Reality, Virtual And Otherwise – Alizila

E-commerce

China Baby Boom? Spending On Kids Is Soaring – Alizila

Pfizer Relies On E-Commerce To Drive China Sales – Alizila

Marketing

Starwood Gets Offer From Group Led by Anbang, Threatening Marriott Deal – Wall Street Journal

Ali sports:  Turning Chinese Consumers Into Sports Lovers – Alizila

The 4 Kinds of Chinese Consumers Who Spend $7 a Day – Fortune

China to boost entrepreneurship to drive job growth – Nikkei Asian Review

E-commerce

Alibaba Winning China’s Mobile Ad Market – Alizila

Ma Vows Strong Commitment To Anti-Counterfeit Efforts – Alizila

Amazon.com’s primary e-commerce website back up after outage – Reuters

Upwardly mobile: Alibaba to gobble up 50 percent of mobile internet ad spending in China, again –   South China Morning post

Food & Ag

Bite-size options become a menu must-have – Food Business News Shanghai’s new housing market remains buoyant – Shanghai Daily

Beijing seen as gaining ground in battle to curb illegal online lending to housing market – South China Morning post

China business Insight

Slower economy ‘won’t deter anti-pollution efforts’ – China Daily

Marketing

Oceanwide taking $384m stake in Wanda mediafirms – China Daily

Alibaba bets on lottery firm AGTech with $308m – China Daily

America’s abandoned factories in hot demand – CNN

E-commerce

Alibaba Is Building An ‘E-Commerce Media Ecosystem’ – Alizila

Alibaba’s Daily Deals Site Provides Marketing Muscle – Alizila

E-Commerce Pushes Supply Chain Technology Consolidation – Wall Street Journal

What’s Next for Ecommerce in 2016? – Entrepreneur

E-commerce in emerging markets India online – The Economist

Food & Ag

Food lines in San Francisco: Worth the wait? – SF Gate

New tech reforms in China’s agriculture look to modernize market – CCTV America

 Banking

BBVA acquires Finnish banking startup Holvi – BBVA

The Future of Banking: Uber or Apple? – The Financial Brand

Real Estate

Mortgages are still getting cheaper – CNN

China slowdown to hit luxury real estate – CNBC

China Business Insight

Internet innovation set to drive China’s growth – China Daily

 

Marketing

Alibaba’s Internet lender extends $6.88b in loans in 8months – China Daily

Airbus optimistic about Chinese market – Shanghai Daily Top 10 cities with most billionaires in 2016 – China Daily

E-commerce

China Will Completely Dominate Global E-Commerce – Alizila

China Changes Tax Rules On Purchases From Overseas E-Retailers – Alizila

Tmall Driving More Than Just Sales For Top Beauty Brands – Alizila

An Expert’s Guide to Psychological Tricks to Boost Purchases (Infographic) – Entrepreneur

Food & Ag

Organic agriculture key to feeding the world sustainably – Science Daily

McDonald’s supplier donates $100K to OSU food safety program – Food Safety News

Banking

Top five banks to make mobile transfers between them free – China Daily

The 10 Best Banks of 2016 – Daily Finance

Real Estate

Vanke, US partners plan NY condo conversion – China Daily

Bank of America will offer mortgages for 3% down – CNN

China Business Insight

2016 China-US Tourism Year launched – China Daily Speed of change: China through train journeys – China Daily

Marketing

MWC 2016: Huawei unveils MateBook Windows 10 tablet – BBC

Wealthiest tycoon’s book boosts Chinese management philosophy – China Daily Spring Festival tourism revenue rises in Beijing – China Daily

E-Commerce

E-Commerce Growth A Bright Spot Amid Retail Gloom – Alizila

3 Megatrends Driving China’s Consumer Economy – Alizila

Segro doubles property development budget on e-commerce strength – Reuters

Amazon Adds Its Smart Reordering Service To Samsung Printers – Fortune

Food & Ag

Will 3D printed food become as common as the microwave? – Fortune

Junk Food Isn’t To Blame for America’s Obesity Epidemic – Fortune

Banking

Alibaba’s online bank could be a quick hit. Then what? – Fortune

A good year for M&A in China – China Daily

Real Estate

China’s home loans increase 23.3% in 2015 – China Daily

These Will Be the Hottest Real Estate Markets in 2016 – Fortune

China Business Insight

China to increase financial support for industrial upgrade – China Daily

Marketing

Kai-Fu Lee: Cities power China’s Internet startups – China Daily Chinese Company Kaier claims to have developed an air-purifying wells – China Daily

REPORT: CHINESE SHOPPERS BOUGHT ALMOST HALF THE WORLD’S LUXURY GOODS IN 2015 – Jing Daily

E-Commerce

WIRED: How Alibaba Is Training People To Shop Online – Alizila

Alibaba Pictures Part 3: Marketing And Distribution – Alizila

Alibaba buys into Groupon to become its fourth-largest shareholder – Internet Retailer

Amazon acquires Indian payments processor Emvantage – REUTERS

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

Food & Ag

Fast food chains go up-market in China – China Daily

Banking

China bank lending surges to record in January – Channel NewsAsia

Yingli Said to Get 3.3 Billion Yuan in Loans Amid Restructuring – Bloomberg 

Real Estate

Government acts to boost home sales – China Daily Moderate Global Commercial Investment, Rental Growth Predicted in 2016  – World Property Journal

China Business Insight

A new Chinese proverb is having a dramatic impact on the economy – Business Insider

Marketing

Star Wars: Commander is a big hit in China with 1M users in four days – VB

Chinese market electrifying for ‘green’ cars – The Jordan Times

China group to buy Chicago Stock Exchange – CNN

E-commerce

Super Monday? How NFL Football Is Gaining Yards In China – Alizila

Tmall Global Gained Triple Digits In 2015 – Alizila

Long hours, big money are the norm in the Internet sector – China Daily

Buy online, chill out, pay later – China Daily

China’s consumer finance expected to be a market without ceiling – China Daily

Food & Ag

Foreign companies bet on China’s consumers – China daily

US meat supplier to McDonald’s and KFC in China disputes court’s ‘unjust verdict’ over expired fast-food meat scandal – South China Morning Post

Banking

China Creates a World Bank of Its Own, and the U.S. Balks.  – The New York Times

Real Estate

China Real Estate Sector: More Cities See New Home Prices Rise In December, But National Picture Remains Mixed – IBT

‘Affordable’ Rents Aren’t Just for the Poor – Wall Street Journal

China Business Insight

Economic Outlook 2016: China – NHK World

Marketing

Alipay, Uber ally to ease Chinese payment overseas – China Daily

China loosens home down payment requirement – China Daily

China Unleashes New Steps to Control Financial Risks, Outflows – Bloomberg 

E-commerce

A New Kind Of Chinese New Year – ALIZILA

3 Megatrends Driving China’s Consumer Economy – ALIZILA

China’s top online shopper uses DHL to grow foreign market – JOC

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

EXPORTING TO CHINA: IMPORT TAX SLASHED IN CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE ZONES – China Briefing

Food & Ag

Chinese get OK to buy American pork producer – NBC China’s Hunger for World’s Food Grows, and U.S. Farmers Are Glad – NBC

Banking

China to allow banks to directly invest in high-growth tech firms -sources – REUTERS

China Stocks Rally as Central Bank Injects Cash Before Holidays – Bloomberg 

Real Estate

Goldin Properties Agrees to Sell $2.8 Billion China Real Estate – Bloomberg 

China Business Insight

Starbucks, office rents and CEOs form alternative outlook on China – China Daily

Investors pin hopes on central bank – China Daily

 

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