Written By Daniel on April 2, 2008 at 1:54 am | In Olympics, sports, economy, advertising, marketing, youth, design, fashion, consumer, retail, China | Please Comment
With the Beijing Olympics just four months away, set against the background of a rapidly expanding consumer market, major sportswear brands are locked in a design war to make their products appealing to Chinese consumers. Nike and Adidas are two of the biggest players innovating with new styles, motifs and marketing tools, such as Chinese […]
Written By Daniel on February 18, 2008 at 12:36 am | In society, economy, retail, consumer, events, China | Please Comment
Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, has a history of at least 4,000 years, and is the country’s most important yearly celebration. It is also the time when Chinese people spend the most on gifts, food, entertainment and communication.
According to China Mobile, China’s number one wireless carrier, the number of text messages […]
Written By Daniel on January 23, 2008 at 11:31 pm | In economy, industry, society, architecture, design, China | Please Comment
A few days ago CScout China paid a quick visit to the offices of the Dynamic City Foundation, a small Beijing-based research and design institute founded in 2004 that is focused on the rapid transformation of China’s urban landscape. We met creative director Neville Mars and had a chat about the DCF’s new book, The […]
Written By Daniel on January 16, 2008 at 6:04 am | In economy, China | Please Comment
With China’s economy forecast to grow around 10.5% in 2008, there’s been a mixed reception to the country’s growing presence on the international stage, especially in the US. The folowing articles offer different but equally interesting insights into China’s continued ascendance.
(1) MoneyMorning
(2) Chinese Trend
Written By Daniel on January 10, 2008 at 3:01 am | In Olympics, society, economy, architecture, retail, design, events, China | Please Comment
So the Olympic year is finally upon us, as armies of workers toil round the clock to ready Beijing for the legions of foreign and domestic guests expected in 2008. A host of innovative construction projects are now nearing completion that will crown the Chinese capital’s transformation from drab Communist throwback into a modern, affluent […]
Written By Daniel on January 3, 2008 at 12:03 am | In society, economy, industry, retail, consumer, design, fashion, China | Please Comment
Earlier this week CScout China had an enlightening chat with American Nels Frye (picture below), long-term Beijing resident, business professional and China fashion guru. Here’s a summary of our conversation.
Image source: Nels Frye
Hi Nels. Firstly, can you briefly tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re doing in Beijing?
I’m from Massachusetts and […]
Written By Daniel on January 2, 2008 at 2:44 am | In music, society, economy, industry, entertainment, youth, user generated content, e-commerce, internet, China | Please Comment
Two interesting articles were published in December on different aspects of China’s evolving digital marketplace. The first covered the development of social networking in China, written by Melinda Liu and Manuela Zoninsein in Newsweek, and the second covered China’s music industry, written by Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, in his Long Tail blog. Links […]
Written By Daniel on December 28, 2007 at 7:20 am | In economy, industry, society, Olympics, internet, China | Please Comment
Image source: Flickr
Blink and you’ll miss it - these are exciting times in the world’s most populous nation. As China prepares to enter its long-awaited Olympic year, the Chinese economy continues its whirlwind development and Chinese society continues to embrace newfound wealth, individuality and creativity.
With over 500 million mobile phone users, 150 million PC users, […]
Written By Daniel on November 1, 2007 at 12:38 am | In industry, economy, society, technology, China | Please Comment
Chinese economic progress and societal change are reflected in an evolving global outlook.
As China undergoes breakneck development, so the way that Chinese people view their own country, the US, and the rest of the world is also changing. An interesting report recently published by market research firm TNS shows that the Chinese still regard […]
Written By Daniel on October 13, 2007 at 4:01 am | In outsourcing, industry, economy, technology, China | Please Comment
China offers compelling reasons for relocation.
Asian heavyweights China and India continue to battle it out for major slices of the increasingly lucrative outsourcing pie. While China has long been considered a hub for manufacturing and R&D, India has traditionally attracted the lion’s share of the services and IT projects. However, as China leverages its superior […]
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