NEWS BRIEF

China alters accounting system to reduce deficit

China's Ministry of Finance (MoF) changed the way it accounts for government spending so that the spending deficit for 2010 remains below 3% of GDP, the Wall Street Journal reported. The change, >>more...

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McDonald's eyes China growth

Fast food giant McDonald's has seen a 10% increase in sales in Asia in February 2010, with China among the company's three biggest markets in the continent, the Telegraph reported. McDonald's, which >>more...

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Gome unit bribery charges linked to founder

A unit of electronics retalier Gome Electrical Appliances Holding has been charged with bribery by a Beijing court, but the company said it did not expect a "substantive adverse effect" on >>more...

FEATURE STORY

Luxuriating

The China luxury market is France's to lose >>more...

SECTOR BRIEF

Anta Sports full-year net profit up 40% at $183m

Anta hopes to overtake Li Ning in China’s sport and leisurewear sector by expanding into lower-tier cities, while Olympic team sponsorship deals will raise the firm’s image >>more...

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Diageo to raise stake in Sichuan Swellfun

Foreign beverage firms are attracted by China’s liquor market but will still look to push their own brands as high-end alcohol consumption grows >>more...

THE NUMBERS

$50b: The total value of retail sales of consumer goods during the recent Lunar New Year holiday

Source: Sohu >>more...

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Tsingtao Brewery sees 2009 net profit rise 75-85%

Tsingtao’s full-year results look impressive, but competition is intensifying as other brewers cash I on China’s growing demand for beer >>more...

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Shiseido expects strong growth in China cosmetics sales

China’s growing spending power means strong demand for cosmetics beyond first-tier markets >>more...

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New Beijing supermarket for lovers

For Chinese singles in the market for love , a Beijing supermarket may be able to help. >>more...

HOUSE EDITORIAL

Melamine intolerant: Doubts over China-made products return

The emergence of yet another tainted milk scandal in China begs the same old questions about quality control >>more...

COLUMN

Old before their time

Weary white-collar workers; China rediscovers Sherlock Holmes; a benevolent tax man >>more...

HOUSE EDITORIAL

Melamine scandal rears its ugly head

The news that the chemical melamine has been found in three batches of milk products in Guizhou province demonstrates that the nightmare of the 2008 tainted milk scandal is far from over.

This >>more...

COLUMN

Maximum exposure

The North Asia CEO of JWT outlines the three golden rules for marketing global brands in China >>more...

COLUMN

Seasonal spirits

Sobering times for drunk drivers; a 2010 wakeup call for luxury brands; premature Expo fatigue >>more...

COLUMN

Precise positioning

Kliff Zhang of Ipsos on how to leverage the Expo to promote brands >>more...

HOUSE EDITORIAL

Kweichou Moutai's price hike shows room for growth

The southern-based liquor maker's move to raise prices ahead of Chinese New Year suggests that there may still be room for growth in China's luxury goods market >>more...

COLUMN

The rise and rise of online shopping in China

MALCOLM MOORE: Online shopping is growing fast and has a very rosy future >>more...

COLUMN

Lacking luxury

Luxury China doesn't have the flair for which its topic is known >>more...

COLUMN

Rooms at the inn

Shanghai hotels need customers; retailers need to figure out who their customers are >>more...