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The 9 most globally influential Chinese companies from Time’s 100 Most Influential Companies 2021 list

most influential Chinese companies

On April 28th 2021, Time Magazine selected 100 most influential companies, nine Chinese companies made the list. These are the nine most influential Chinese companies from Time’s list: Tencent, Alibaba, Huawei, Didi Chuxing, BYD, Yum China, DJI (Da-Jiang Innovations), TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) and TikTok. BYD – promoting “green” vehicles Source: BYD Electric cars in […]

BPO and call centers in China: Is China the next BPO hub?

BPO and call centers in China

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 […]

Thinking about registering a local entity in China? Start out by developing your business

registering a local entity in China

The Chinese market is one of the most sought-after places to do business, thanks in part to China’s enormous size, large population and steady economic growth. Yet, there are many rules to starting a business in China. First of all, companies entering China must define their corporate structure. The company’s structure will impact numerous parameters, […]

Chinese consumption during the 2021 Spring Festival reached 821 billion Yuan

Chinese consumption during the 2021 Spring Festival

The Chinese lunar New Year is traditionally the greatest human migration in modern times. However, in 2021, the traditional custom of returning home during 2021 Spring Festival was not encouraged due to a few local outbreaks of COVID-19. These inconveniences did not stop Chinese consumption during the 2021 Spring Festival. The total volume of Chinese […]

The CRM market in China is maturing during a time when social media is king

CRM system market in China

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 […]

What made Double 11 2020 break records: Sales stats and new trends

Double 11 2020 image from NiPic.com

November 11th, also known as “Guang Gun Jie”, was invented at first to celebrate singles’ day, as opposed to Valentine’s Day. In order to boost sales, Alibaba turned it in to a shopping festival in 2009, in which year it earned a total revenue of 50 million RMB. From then on, each year brought more […]

Lesser known ride hailing platforms in the ride hailing market in China cause tight competition

lesser known ride hailing platforms China market

The ride hailing market in China is increasingly competitive and price-driven. Although DiDi has long held the largest share, lesser known ride hailing platforms in China are emerging to challenge the company’s dominance. With Geely’s Caocao Chuxing (曹操出行), Tencent and Alibaba-backed T3 Chuxing (T3出行), JD.com-backed Dida Chuxing(嘀嗒出行)entering the local ride hailing market with lower prices, […]

Mobility in China: Opportunities and challenges of when ride-hailing meets delivery

Meituan officially launched its own ride-hailing APP Meituan Dache (美团打车Meituan ride-hailing) for Shanghai and Nanjing’s markets. Meituan Dianping is a Chinese website and APP for food delivery services, consumer products and retail services. As a very typical representative of mobility in China, Meituan Dianping was originally called Meituan. After merging with Dazhong Dianping it changed […]