China’s pharmaceutical industry: from manufacturing hub to key R&D player
Since joining the World Trade Organization in 2001, China’s pharmaceutical industry has experienced remarkable growth. In 2021, it accounted for 12% of the global pharmaceutical market, second only to the United States, which accounted for a substantial 40% of the world’s total revenue. By 2022, despite challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry demonstrated resilience, […]
Longer time looking at screens boosts demand for eyecare products in China
In recent years, with the growing penetration of the Internet and the spread of electronic products, people are straining their eyes more than ever. According to the 49th Statistical Report on China’s Internet Development released by China Internet Network Information Center (CINIC), as of June 2022, the number of netizens in China reached more than […]
Heat wave in China sparks netizen discussions of environmentalism and calls for government to act
Starting June this year, a severe heat wave hit the southern part of China, leading to extreme heat and drought for over 70 days straight. According to the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), it is the country’s worst heat wave on record. Daily maximum temperatures at 262 weather stations break historical poles; the soaring temperatures lead […]
Digital healthcare in China: Powered by tech giants amid Covid-19 outbreak
Digital healthcare is the integration of cutting-edge technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence in the field of healthcare, which includes digitization, standardization and intelligence of medical consultation and pharmaceutical services. The number of online medical users increased from 214.8 million in December 2020 to 233.33 million in Jun 2021, […]
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 […]
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 […]
China Paradigm Transcript #111: Market analytics expert on her career in data monitoring and tracking and how analyzing data for the healthcare industry led to her leveraging those skills to start a successful website
Find here China Paradigm episode 111. Carole Gabay has been analyzing data on behalf of international marketing companies her whole career. 15 years ago, she switches from consumer goods data analysis to begin a career in analyzing data for the healthcare industry. She creates tools that make the data easier to read for her clients and […]
The Economics of Childhood Obesity in China: One in five Chinese children are overweight
In 1995, approximately one in twenty (5.3%) Chinese children were overweight. In 2014, one in five (20.5%) Chinese children were overweight. This makes China’s 2014 childhood overweight prevalence rate about the same as the USA in 1990. On top of this, the growth rate of the childhood overweight prevalence rate in China from 1995 to […]
The eye supplements market in China: Driven by office workers and elderly
Facing the increasing elderly population and risks of eye diseases for office workers, eye supplements market in China is growing. Statistics show, China’s elderly population will increase to 418 million in 2035, accounting for 1/4 of the total population. Cataract and glaucoma are often the most common problems of eye health in the elderly. Age-related […]
China Paradigm 104: Running an oral care business in China after selling a 400-person food delivery company
Oral care business in China Matthieu David interviews Lucas Englehardt, founder & CEO at xixilab. Hard work pays off. At least this was the case for Lucas’s first business which was food delivery. Using flyer marketing he’s managed to grow it into a sizable business and then eventually sell it to a German company for […]
Recession-proof markets in China | What markets will grow in 2020?
COVID-19 had a great impact on the Chinese economy. Although China is already recovering from the coronavirus, economists suggest we will see a U shaped recovery in contrast to a V shaped one. This means that the economy will not bounce right back to normal as it did after SARS. Rather, we will see some […]
Daxue Talks 44: The effect of coronavirus on the mental health and lifestyle of people in China
The effect of coronavirus on the mental health and lifestyle of people in China The next guest on Daxue Talks is a psychologist and the head of psychology at ChingHo clinic, David Ammerschlaeger. In this China business vlog, we clarify what effect coronavirus has on the psychological state of people and how it has changed […]