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Ford Motor China may soon be selling cars through Alibaba’s Tmall and via an “auto vending-machine” concept. The US automaker yesterday signed a three-year agreement signed with Alibaba Group to expand its footprint in China. It is the latest partnership in a…
Ford Motor Co will launch 50 new vehicles in China by 2025, including 15 electrified vehicles, the U.S. firm said at an event in Shanghai on Tuesday, as it looks to rev up sales growth in the market and shift towards cleaner electric cars. Ford’s sales in…
Prominent Chinese co-working space operator UrWork is opening a second Singapore location in the first quarter of next year. The company, which is backed by Alibaba’s Ant Financial and Sequoia Capital among others, launched its first overseas branch at Ayer…
Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia will be increasing flight frequencies from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, Thailand to Kunming, the capital and largest city in Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Daily direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kunming will be increased…
Beijing’s iconic Xidan Joy City celebrated its 10 year anniversary today by unveiling its newly renovated Rose Garden relaxation zone. The celebration also marks the completion of the first phase of a significant upgrade of the mall’s interior and public…
UK-headquartered luxury fashion retailer Mulberry Group plans to launch in Hong Kong. Announcing its first half-year results, the brand revealed plans – but no details – to expand in both Hong Kong and Mainland China through an omnichannel strategy. Other,…
Pharmacy and healthcare company Walgreens Boots Alliance has paid RMB2.76 billion (US$417 million) for a 40 per cent stake in a drugstore chain owned by Sinopharm Group. Sinopharm is China’s largest retailer of pharmaceutical and healthcare products and…
Family dining and fun activities feature in Shanghai’s new Neobio Family Park, designed by architecture firm X+Living. It’s a concept ideally suited to shopping centres trying to attract families and fill distressed space at the same time. Within two…
South Korean fashion retailer Shinwon Corp has launched a joint menswear brand with China’s Golden Eagle Retail Group in a move to advance into China. It is the first such move by a Korean fashion company. Shinwon says the new brand, Mark M, is available in…
In its first three days, Nanchang Capital Outlets generated sales of more than RMB21.8 million (US$3.2 million) with customer traffic exceeding 1.8 million. It is the second outlet project this year for Beijing Capital Grand, the commercial property arm of…
One of General Motors’s China ventures will recall nearly a million vehicles due to fuel tank problems, the country’s quality watchdog said on Friday, the latest in a spate of major auto recalls in China over the last few months. SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co…
China Jo-Jo Drugstores has added seven more retail outlets in Hangzhou. Chairman/CEO Liu Lei says the stores offer convenient access to best-in-class pharmacy products and services. All stores are full-service pharmacies staffed with licensed pharmacists.…
Toyota Motor’s sales in China fell 1.3 percent in November from a year earlier to 109,600 vehicles, following a 13.5 percent gain in October, the company said on Tuesday. The Japanese automaker’s sales during the first 11 months of the year totaled 1.18…
Apple Inc’s chief executive Tim Cook said developers using its platform in China number 1.8 million and have earned a total 112 billion yuan ($16.93 billion), representing roughly a quarter of total global App Store earnings. Cook shared the data on Sunday…
Carrefour Taiwan has opened four more stores, three in Taipei and one in Tainan. The French hypermarket chain introduced the stores all in a space of a week, and all will be open 24/7. First up was Tainan Yu Nong at 650sqm, followed by Luzhou Guanghua…
The world’s largest Starbucks Reserve Roastery opens in Shanghai tomorrow, a store the company also describes as its “most beautiful”. At 2700sqm (nearly 30,000sqft) the store is twice the size of the Seattle Starbucks Reserve Roastery flagship. It features…
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