China’s Tmall woos international brands to take sale global
Alibaba –owned B2C shopping site Tmall is promoting its mid-year sales promotional campaign on May 25, drumming up partnerships with international brands for various products. In line with its business upgrade strategy, Tmall is mobilizing “grand” imports....Xiaomi now world’s second-biggest wearables maker
Xiaomi, often called ‘China’s Apple’, is now the second biggest wearables maker in the world, according to new research. iCharts Research from IDC indicates that FitBit led the market with 34.2 per cent share of shipment, followed by Xiaomi at 24.6 per cent and Garmin...Baidu disqualified from AI test
Chinese search giant Baidu has been disqualified from an artificial intelligence test in which it appeared to beat Google and Microsoft. The researchers from Baidu were barred after organizers discovered that the Baidu scientists broke the contest’s rules. The test,...Mary Meeker’s digital trends: India tops China for mobile growth
Asia makes up 51% of the webs users, with Europe and US claiming 19 and 10% respectively, according to this year’s global internet trends report from Mary Meeker. 2015 Internet Trends Report from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Mary Meeker’s ‘Internet...Netflix looks to expand to China
Netflix is looking to enter the lucrative China market, partnering with a local media company, according to a news report. Bloomberg cites ‘people familiar with the matter’ that the video sreaming firm ss in talks with companies including the Jack Ma-backed Wasu Media...Video viral of the week: Street View turns into catwalk with #FashionStreetView
A Chinese fashion brand Me&City is using Tencent Street View to show off its latest clothing lines, as part of a new social media campaign using the hashtag #FashionStreetView. See why it’s our video viral of the week below… Every Fashion Week, labels...Alibaba appoints new CEO as revenues rise 45%
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba appoints a new its chief executive as it announces 45% revenue growth for the quarter. Daniel Zhang currently chief operating officer, will become chief executive on Sunday and said he would continue his predecessor’s push into...Chinese consumers spend 40 minutes a day reading WeChat messages
The average Chinese adult reads news and other material on smartphone app WeChat twice a day, for a total length of more than 40 minutes, according to new research. The survey, from latest annual National Reading Survey conducted by the Chinese Academy of Press and...Cognac brand Rémy Martin uses WeChat for China push
Rémy Martin has partnered with the Chinese social media giant WeChat on its first advertising initiative. On March 30 and 31, Rémy Martin became the first Spirits brand selected to advertise on the WeChat platform, amongst other global prestigious brands. Rémy Martin...Tencent overtakes Amazon in market value
Tencent has reached $200 billion market capitalisation in Hong Kong-based trading last night, meaning that the Chinese social networking firm has overtaken Amazon in size. The company has a presence in every aspect of the Chinese web market, from its popular messaging...Global ad spend trends: Mobile to account for half worldwide spend by 2016
Mobile ad spend is forecast to top $100bn worldwide in 2016, accounting for more than half of the digital market, according to new research. The study, from eMarketer, also indicates that US and China will account for nearly 62% of global mobile ad spending next year....Baidu self-driving cars on streets by year end
Baidu announced the long awaited self-driving car would be out within the year, as the Chinese search giant looks to stake its claim on the upcoming smart car sector. The firm said it has been working on this project for a while with no clear end in sight. The company...WeChat Vs WhatsApp: Battle of the chat apps (infographic)
Chat apps have become hugely popular in recent years, with Facebook-owned WhatsApp and China-based WeChat becoming the places for people to chat on their mobiles while avoiding SMS charges. This infographic charts the success of the platforms and compares the marketing efforts of both.
Alibaba invests $200m in SnapChat
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is investing $200m in SnapChat, valuing the photo-messaging app at a whopping $15bn. The companies did not publicly comment on the deal. But a person familiar with the matter confirmed the investment on Thursday, Bloomberg...Twitter opens Hong Kong office despite China ban
Twitter has opened an office in Hong Kong, despite the social network being banned in mainland China, meaning its content and ads won’t reach most of the country’s population. Facebook, which is also banned in China, has employed a similar method of increasing revenue...Amazon debuts Chinese ecommerce store with Alibaba
In a case of ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’, Amazon has opened an online store on Alibaba’s Tmall site this week.
