Seven years since the banning of Facebook in China, Zuckerberg is still hung up on China. This week he has astonished millions of Facebook users with a video where he flaunts his Mandarin skills greeting people on the Lunar New Year. But it turns out that he might not even need to try to hard to win the heart of China.
Well, that was a highly exaggerated statement to make. But there have been some reasonable grounds to suspect the very very unlikely. To say the least, they may lose a bit of significance. While flashy 80’ graphic prints and golden studs only serve as a satirical nod, the stealth wealth trend remains evident. The idea is not just about the rich opting for a simple-looking luxury handbags in the wake of austerity and lingering post-2008 recessionary mentality.
A Whole New E-commerce World – Alibaba and the forty others [Infographic] Until 15 years ago, Ali Baba was just another fictional story for children. But everything is changing. Today, it is no longer a fairy tale. Alibaba – a China’s giant e-commerce platform, is now trading more things online than eBay and Amazon together. ...
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” Confucius China’s appetite for luxury brands Once upon a time, we talked about oligarchs and patricians. Go to a Burberry store in South Kensington and ask ‘where do most of your customers come from?’ Most of the staff would say China. If you go to ...
Chaos, mess and confusion – probably the best adjectives describing China’s digital marketplace from the western perspective. While minimalism is becoming more prevalent in the developed market, the exact opposite trend is happening on the other side of the globe – China.
