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Analysis: E-Commerce Eases Access to Chinese Market for American SMEs
Almond Roca is among the products for sale in Tmall’s imported food section. For small and medium-sized American enterprises (SMEs), accessing the China market can be difficult. Concerns about making a...
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Analysis: Alibaba Signals Further Interest in Role as Import Facilitator with...
Rising concerns amongst Chinese citizens about the quality and safety of domestic food have inspired the country’s largest e-commerce platform, Alibaba’s Tmall, to begin offering imported baby formula....
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Will Alibaba-Weibo Deal Create a New Mobile Internet Competitor for WeChat?
The Chinese Twitter and the Chinese eBay are hoping to marry social networking with e-commerce. Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, inked a $568 million deal last week to purchase an 18 percent...
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The Significance of Amazon Appstore’s Launch in China
A look at some of the mobile applications offered in Amazon’s new China Appstore. Amazon launched its app store in China last weekend, becoming the first Western company to offer both free and paid...
View ArticleSuning Confirms It: Amazon’s Kindle is Headed to China
After months of speculation, it appears that Amazon’s Kindle is about to go on sale in China. The latest round of rumors that the Kindle’s Chinese debut was imminent began yesterday with a report by...
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Taking Stock of Alibaba’s Dominance: Much More Than an E-Commerce Company
Alibaba offices in Hangzhou Alibaba celebrated two momentous occasions on May 10 – the 10th anniversary of the creation of Taobao, their wildly successful consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce...
View ArticleIntroducing contextChina 2.0: Making a Difference
China has been a big story and a big business opportunity for many years now. Our generation has witnessed the transformation of China into one of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful nations, and...
View ArticleCloud Computing Will Help Expand U.S.-China Ties: Gary Locke
From solar energy to cloud computing, China’s government doesn’t hesitate in formulating national policies to encourage and support the development of the country’s new industries. Over the last couple...
View ArticleCould Kindle’s Success Be Beginning of New Era for Amazon in China?
Will Kindle’s early success in China be the beginning of a renaissance for Amazon’s operations in the country? Maybe. After years of speculation, Amazon released its Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire...
View ArticleChina Set to Eclipse U.S. as World’s Largest E-Commerce Market
China will eclipse America as the world’s largest e-commerce market this year, according to projections from Forrester Research and iResearch, which estimate that Chinese netizens will spend $296...
View ArticleQ&A: JD.com, China’s Leader in Online Direct Sales to Consumers
By now many people have heard of Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, and how it leads China’s e-commerce revolution with its online Taobao Mall and later Tmall. Well, that’s already old news in the...
View ArticleFormer Amazon China Manager Takes Chinese E-Commerce Company Global
Watch out, Amazon.com. A Chinese e-commerce company is out to redefine notions of customer service. If you think free shipping in two days is fast, how about in three hours? In cities across China,...
View ArticleBiz-Tech Summit Connects Tech Leaders from Seattle and China
Local Seattle-area companies are looking for markets and partners in China, and Chinese companies are seeking similar opportunities here. What they need is a regular platform to help them meet, learn...
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Amazon’s Grapevine Bringing Fine Wines to China
Amazon China recently launched its first shipment of directly imported U.S. wines into China. Since September, the website has sold wines from a number of U.S. wineries, which are predominately based...
View ArticleMobile Apps Play a Big Role in Online Shopping Bonanza
It was another record-breaking year for e-commerce in China as ‘Singles Day’ saw more than 30 billion yuan ($5 billion) in sales, boosted largely by consumers shopping with smartphones. Chinese online...
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