Making Sense of China’s Social Media Jungle
The 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which commenced on Thursday in Beijing, is the first Chinese leadership shuffle to be conducted in the age of social media. …
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Beijing in a Day
If it’s a long lay-over or time to kill after wrapping up a meeting early, Beijing offers up dilemmas from every direction. This is a world city brimming with new …
Read MoreChina Brings Fashion & Film Spectacular to London
This week London is hosting the 4th China Image Film Festival, which opened with a spectacular fashion pageant featuring leading brands from China at the Palace Theater on Sunday, 28 …
Read MoreChinese Boosting Luxury Brand Sales in London
The influx of wealthy Chinese tourists to London is causing luxury retailers to rethink their offering. ccording to tax-free shopping company Global Blue, retail sales to Chinese consumers rose 64% …
Read MoreTo China, Love Louis Vuitton
Chinese collaboration and imitation has been the designer trend this season, but give it to Louis Vuitton to romance China instead. resident of Louis Vuitton China, Phillipe Fortunat, describes the …
Read MoreAn emerging challenge to the ‘ASEAN way’.
The diplomatic impasse amongst ASEAN members in Phnom Penh raises doubts over the efficacy of the ‘ASEAN way’ in protecting smaller state’s sovereignty in the face of great power pressure. …
Read MoreChinese Drinkers Opt for High-end Beers
While the citizens of the Czech Republic still dominate in terms of consumption per capita, the increasing popularity of beer among Chinese drinkers has seen them emerge at the top …
Read MoreThe Historical Divide That Underlies Current Tensions in East Asia
The tit for tat demonstrations by Chinese and Japanese activists over the ongoing sovereignty dispute of the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands are representative of a deeper historical and ideological divide between the …
Read MoreMiss China Wins Miss World
Britain has for the most part lost interest in this exclusively female competition, but in Asia and other parts of the world, many young women still regard it as a …
Read MoreTempers Flare Over Disputed Island Chain
A long running territorial territorial dispute has raised its head once again with two incidents of opposing Chinese and Japanese activists making unauthorized landings on Uotsuri island, between the Japanese …
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