How young consumers and low-tier cities are shaping China’s jewelry market
China’s jewelry market is undergoing a significant transformation as younger consumers and low-tier cities are emerging as key drivers of growth. Millennials and Gen-Zs are reshaping the local jewelry market by showing a strong preference for gold jewelry over traditional silver and diamond options. This shift in consumer behavior has prompted established jewelry brands to […]
BPO and call centers in China: Is China the next BPO hub?
In today’s competitive international marketplace, companies are under intense pressure to lower costs. This has lead to China being the ‘factory of the world’ but now as manufacturing moves to other countries, other opportunities for business process outsourcing (BPO) in China rise. Does that mean China is the next destination for call centers? Call centers […]
Insider Talks with Google China: Insights into Google’s China operations
At first glance, Google China seems like an oxymoron. It is widely known that Google ended its search operations in China in 2010 and has since been blocked. However, Google’s search engine is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the internet giant’s operations. Therefore, the banning of the search engine was no […]
Ponzi scheme or money revolution? Chinese perceptions of cryptocurrency and bitcoin
Bitcoin had a more than 300% surge since 2020. Naturally, cryptocurrency has gained tremendous attention from various stakeholders in China. Additionally, massive capital is flowing into cryptocurrency market in China. With the heating up value on bitcoin, Chinese netizens debate whether cryptocurrency is a massive Ponzi scheme that produces a meaningless output, or if it […]
The CRM market in China is maturing during a time when social media is king
Consumer Relationship Management (CRM) systems are widely used to interconnect customer and client data to better operate companies. This concept was first introduced to China in early 2001 after China entered into the World Trade Organization. Nowadays, with the development of the internet and the rise of social media, more and more Chinese entrepreneurs are […]
Comprehensive Agreement on Investment: what opportunities does the EU-China investment deal represent for EU investors
Market entry strategies and investing in China can often prove to be a difficult endeavor due to the harsh Chinese regulations on foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the mainland. With FDI restrictions almost four times higher than the OECD average according to the FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, the Chinese market is hard to penetrate for […]
Daxue Talks 38: The legal impact of the coronavirus on logistics, taxes and visa applications
What is the impact of the current virus crisis on VAT in China? How are Chinese visa applications touched by the coronavirus outbreak? In this episode, Nicolas Coster, a business lawyer, shares his legal knowledge and gives an insight into the implications of the coronavirus outbreak on logistics, taxes and visa applications. Jump to the […]
Daxue Talks transcript #35: Coronavirus outbreak and Chinese law: Minimizing the financial impact for entrepreneurs in China
In this episode of Daxue Talks, Nicolas Coster, a French business lawyer based in Shanghai, discusses what Chinese entrepreneurs are legally allowed to do in order to face the financial consequences of the coronavirus outbreak. Among others, he discusses how employers can renegotiate contracts with their employees or what are the consequences for rental cost. […]
Daxue Talks transcript #33: Corporate taxes in China: how is profit taxed and what are the different VAT rates
Corporate taxes in China Find here Daxue Talks episode 33. In today’s Daxue talk, Matthieu David, the founder and CEO of daxue consulting, discusses the system of corporate taxes in China. You will discover what an entrepreneur should expect in terms of the profit tax and VAT system in China. At what rate is profit […]
The history of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in China
Along with the gradual maturation of China’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology observed in recent years, many industry giants progressively increased their investment in this new market. The burgeoning applications related to AI technology have also expanded the scope of this technology from niche research fields to broader commercial areas. In fact, today, AI in China […]
Daxue Talks 23: How to drive agile innovation in China?
Max Peiro, Daxue Talks’ new guest talks with us about brands’ in-house tech capability in China. As the founder and CEO of Re-Hub, a retail innovation platform based in Shanghai, Peiro brought his expertise about how to combine an in-house tech team and external collaborations to drive agile innovation in China. ACCESS THE TRANSCRIPT OF […]
China Paradigm 82: Going from digital agency to SaaS business in China with Daphne Tuijn
In this episode of China Paradigm, we learn about Daphne Tuiijn‘s entrepreneurial story starting WebshopinChina.com – a full-service China e-commerce agency with offices in Shanghai and Amsterdam. Chaoly is a cloud-based data platform, based on the latest technologies that integrate your data together with big data sources from major Chinese platforms. Daphne Tuijn discusses her […]