Children Play, Moms Purchase-and E-commerce Prospers

China's maternal and infant goods e-commerce platforms are investing heavily and speeding up their steps to expand offline channels, such as opening indoor theme parks for children or brick-and-mortar stores, to seek new business growth avenues and enhance their "stickiness" among consumers.

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Land That Job! How to Introduce Yourself in Chinese for Interviews

We put together a guide to introducing yourself in Mandarin for interviews. With a little help, you can prove just how talented you really are at this beautiful and challenging language. Luckily, introductions for interviews aren’t all that complicated in Chinese. At least, not much more than they would be in English. So it won’t be hard for you to make a great first impression and set yourself apart from the rest of the candidates.

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New Tariffs Proposed by Beijing Have California Wine Exporters Worried

Vern Vierra, the owner of St Jorge Winery in Lodi, California, has been exporting wine to China for eight years. Now he faces a new challenge-China is planning to impose a 15 percent tariff on US wine and other products in response to the proposed US tariff increases on Chinese imports.

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Crude Oil Futures Signal China Near Commodity Pricing Power

BEIJING-China will launch crude oil futures on March 26, as the world's second-largest economy moves to gain pricing power over commodities. After years of false starts, the crude futures contract will make its debut at the Shanghai International Energy Exchange or INE, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the country's top securities regulator, announced on Feb 9.

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British Farmers Seek Slice Of Chinese Beef Market

Plans to reverse China’s ban on British beef could be “transformational” for United Kingdom agriculture and generate 250 million pounds ($350 million), according to a leading farming industry body. Last month, the Chinese government announced plans to lift a 22-year ban on British beef imports, introduced after an outbreak of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly shortened to BSE or known as “mad cow disease”.

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How Do Chinese Celebrate The Chinese New Year?

Chinese New Year or 'Spring Festival' is China's most important festival and holiday. This new year falls on Friday, February 16th 2018, beginning a year of the Dog. Chinese New Year is celebrated by a quarter of the world! Spring Festival is a major holiday in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, and in many of China's neighboring countries such as Singapore and South Korea. And it's celebrated in the world's many China towns.

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The Third Stop of The Ancient China Silk Road-Lanzhou

Lanzhou is the capital city of Gansu Province in northwest China. The Yellow River, the Chinese Mother River, runs through the city, ensuring rich crops of many juicy and fragrant fruits. The city is the transportation and telecommunication center of the region. Covering an area of 1631.6 square kilometers (629.96 square miles), it was once a key point on the ancient Silk Road.

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