China Tech IPOs Create US Buzz
Chinese tech companies are once again creating U.S. IPO market buzz, with social-networking site RenRen going public Wednesday, software security vendor NetQin Mobile launching Thursday, and several...
View ArticleReady to Eat: market snack attack
In addition to the sundry produce, meat, noodles, tofu, grains, and spices, most open markets also sell prepared food, ready for customers to take home and add to a meal or eat as an on-the-spot snack....
View ArticleChina builds road to DPRK port Rason
For China, the road offers a quick route from its landlocked northeast to the ocean, big investment opportunities and a chance to prevent instability in its neighbor. Chinese travel agents, potential...
View ArticleBeyond the Supermarket: Chengdu's specialty markets
When all you want is convenience, your local shops and supermarkets can usually get the job done. But if it's time for some deep digging to find exactly what you want, you're ready to hit up Chengdu's...
View ArticleFirst Year In China: Buying A Chicken
Did this happen to you? Did you buy a whole chicken and then wonder how you were going to prepare it? more »Humourmarketchicken
View ArticleChengdu Shopping Guide top 10 good buys and a quality control checklist
Holiday rush leave you stranded without any gift ideas? Looking for the thing to stock up on before you leave the 'du? Sure, there are always the "traditional" things—silk embroidery, bamboo-wrapped...
View ArticleChina's car stereotypes
In China, where the market for imported passenger cars dates back only about three decades, an entirely alternate set of stereotypes is taking root — and the stakes have never been higher for foreign...
View ArticleWhy Starbucks succeeds in China and others haven't
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced that China will soon become its largest market outside the United States. It has opened over 500 outlets in the country, which are more profitable per outlet than...
View ArticleEconomists unsure as to when China's growth will bottom out
Economists who predicted that China's economy would rebound after hitting a bottom in the second quarter are perplexed about when this might finally happen after the People's Bank of China, the...
View ArticleChina overtakes US as world's largest smartphone market
China overtook the United States as the world's largest smartphone market in the second quarter of this year, with 33.1 million handsets in shipments, more than the 25 million handsets for the US. more...
View ArticleWhy are speculators retreating from China's A-share market?
Despite the general abhorrence of stock speculation, it has played a lubricant role in the stock market and excessive dampening of speculation has deprived the Chinese stock market of its vibrancy,...
View ArticleChengdu Qingshi Qiao Market: meet your meat ... and veggies
Qingshiqiao is a sanctuary for chefs and bored food lovers alike who are out for seafood or rare food items that are otherwise hard to find fresh, including whatever living creature is legally on the...
View ArticleMassive & eyeopening traditional market in Qingdao alive & well amidst...
Photo gallery of Licunji, the biggest traditional market in Qingdao. Everything from groceries and tiger paws to penises and money gods. It's occupied this canal bed for over 100 years. more »China...
View ArticleMarket quarrel leads to stabbing frenzy in China, six dead
Six people died after an argument between two vendors led to a stabbing spree at a market in Hunan province in central China on Friday morning. more »China NewsstabbinghunancnnChangshafightmarket
View ArticleBeware This Hairy Crab Season: 99% of Yangcheng Crabs Are Fake
Hairy crabs have been faked for a while, but counterfeiters are getting even better at duping customers. more »China Newshairy crabforgeryfakeshanzhaiconsumersmarketthe nanfang
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