More on Yahoo!, Alibaba, eBay China…
The media fallout of the billion-dollar Yahoo! Alibaba deal is still rolling in. There’s a good piece in the WSJ about how eBay is trying to avoid a repeat of …
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Meet the Chuppies
They’re young, they’re affluent, and they want American goods. Meet the Chuppiers: young, urban, Chinese consumers. UPR commissioned a survey of selected Chuppies (1,140 Chinese consumers between the ages of …
Can Baidu Out-Google Google?
As the stock offering for Chinese search engine Baidu quadrupled on its first day of trading on the NASDAQ, I couldn’t help but wonder what the folks at Google are …
Chinese as a Second Language
Back when I was in college, eons ago, students began taking Japanese language courses in droves. Japan was perceived as an economic threat at the time and we Americans needed …
Wal-Mart in China
This month’s issue of Fortune magazine has an in-depth piece on Wal-Mart’s adventures in China. Despite having been operating in China since 1996, the company has just 43 locations operating …
Branding in China (free download)
Last month, Christopher Liechty, president the AIGA Center for Cross-Cultural Design, moderated a panel on branding in China. The transcript from the session has been published and is available for …
PayPal China To Debut This Year
PayPal has confirmed in the WSJ that it will launch PayPal China by the end of this year. PayPal currently offers a dozen localized Web sites. its growth strategy is …
Dell vs. Lenovo in China
A heated battle is brewing between computer makers Lenovo and Dell in China. And The Wall Street Journal has a very good article on the many issues involved. While Lenovo …
Will Google Wallet Force PayPal to Accelerate Global Expansion?
The announcement by the WSJ that Google is prepping a payment service is big news in the ecommerce world and, I think, good news for consumers. According to the article, …
Starbucks in Russia
According to the Moscow Times, Starbucks has opened its first retail location in Russia. No Russian Web site yet, but I have no doubt that one is in the works. …
Microsoft China: Localization or Capitulation?
The news that Microsoft’s new China MSN blogging portal is censoring “prohibited language” such as “democracy, freedom and human rights” is unsettling to say the least. “MSN abides by the …
Engadget Going Global
The techie news blog engadget is launching a China site, with more countries/languages to follow. According to engadget, the site “will feature translations of Engadget posts, as well as original …
Exactly How Big is Big?
VC Michael Moe writes about China and offers a heaping helping of China stats. Here are a few to ponder… China has an official 1.3 billion people—that’s 1/5th of all …
Disney Acting Local in Hong Kong
The NY Times has a great article about the making of Disneyland Hong Kong It looks like Disney learned some painful but important lessons about the importance of localization from …
Global Retail Trends: Are Americans Too Slow?
According to Deloitte’s 2005 report on the retail industry, the “need to go global” is one of the top 10 issues facing retailers. Here are two interesting excerpts… Globalization gained …