Linking Chinese healthcare R&D and the Chinese healthcare industry with the rest of the world: China Paradigm transcript #124 with Douglas Corley
This transcript is based on our interview with Douglas Corley, an American healthcare entrepreneur and a bridge between Chinese healthcare R&D and western healthcare institutions. Douglas Corley is the founder and CEO of DHB Global in China. DHB Global provides clients with expert advice on the Chinese healthcare industry. Listen to the full episode of […]
Dance education market in China: how dance classes became a key hobby for the Chinese youth
According to Zhiyan Consulting, the dance education market in China reached 43 billion yuan in 2020. Predictions show that this number will grow to 93 billion yuan in 2025. In terms of average spending on dance classes, the annual cost of dancing class in China is about 2,400 yuan. The overall penetration rate of dance classes […]
How brands carve room for body positivity in China
Body positivity refers to the assertion that all people deserve to have a positive body image, regardless of society’s ideal shape, size, and appearance. The body positivity movement challenges existing social standards of what preferred body is, promotes the acceptance of all types of bodies, helps people build confidence and acceptance of their own bodies […]
How Chinese people lose weight: Social listening exposes market demand
In 2019, one in five Chinese people were overweight. In combination with this statistic, the beauty standards in China are relatively unforgiving towards extra weight. As a result, China’s demand for weight loss is rising quickly. But to penetrate China’s weight loss market, the question is how do Chinese people lose weight? Chinese people are […]
The Chinese boxing market and the women driving it
With the changes in Chinese fitness consumer groups and improved spending power, increasingly more people choose niche sports such as boxing to satisfy their diverse fitness needs. Although there is still a big gap in the recognition and participation of boxing compared with western countries, thanks to large population base in China, boxing market in […]
What’s next for the online grocery market in China after the stay-at-home economy slows?
Think grocery delivery is a COVID-19 fad? Not in China. Some Chinese consumers had been ordering grocery delivery as early as 2005, and as of 2021, grocery delivery in China is becoming a standard. Online grocery refers to the means of selling groceries through online platforms; this can be through apps but also offline shopping […]
The juice market in China: is premiumizing to healthier products after stagnant growth
As the top fruit and vegetables producer in the world, one could expect the juice market in China to flourish alongside the country’s economic growth. However, data shows that the Chinese juice market has stagnated in recent years. While exports are booming, domestic consumption of fruit and vegetable juice have stopped the growth it had […]
The sleep tech market in China drives a 360 billion RMB sleep economy
It’s no secret that the quality of sleep determines an individual’s health and life quality, yet many Chinese are facing sleep deprivation and sleep problems. CCTV News reported that more than 300 million people in China have sleep disorders. Therefore, there is a considerable sleep tech market demand in China. The sleep economy in […]
Fitness, weight control, or just for convenience: What drives craze for meal replacements in China
Following the global diet trend, the meal replacement market in China is on the rise. The result of Daxue consulting’s survey on perceptions of healthy diet in China shows that the majority of the Chinese consumers have become familiar with the concept of meal replacement. Additionally, Euromonitor International forecasts that the market size may reach […]
Meat snacks in China: Meat rose from 14% to 21% of country’s snack consumption in 2020 alone
According to a report from Pacific Securities, the share of meat snacks in the overall snack market in China increased from 13.5% to 21.5% in 2020, marking a huge jump 10% in 2017. The surge in meat snack consumption in China is partly attributable to a change in consumer eating habits during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
The oat milk market in China: From cafés to nation-wide e-commerce
Allied Market Research published a report indicating the global oat milk market amounted to $360.5 million in 2019, and is projected to generate $995.3 million by 2027: a CAGR of 13.4% from 2021 to 2027. According to Huaon, the plant-based milk market in China was 53.69 billion RMB in size in 2019 with 87.84 million […]
China Paradigm 124: Supporting international institutions in China’s fast-growing healthcare segments
We interview Douglas Corley, who is a Beijing-based healthcare entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and CEO at DHB Global. For ten years DHB Global has acted as a bridge between foreign private healthcare companies trying to get into the Chinese healthcare market and the Chinese healthcare regulatory institutions to facilitate successful transitions from foreign frameworks and […]