AustCham Podcast | Niu on building a premium Chinese brand with global characteristics

Niu have developed a booming premium e-scooter business from scratch in just two years – raising hundreds of millions of yuan through record breaking crowdfunding campaigns and becoming the brand for discerning Chinese millennials. AustCham’s Luke Pegrum and Santiago Mateos sat down with Niu’s Director of Overseas Business Casper Zhao to find out what foreign …

Post Event Update | Payment in Progress – The Future of Online Payments and Private E-commerce

The Future of Online Payments was held on July 21 at Tech Temple in Dongcheng. Austcham co-hosted the event with BritCham and BenCham. Payments exchanged over platforms like WeChat and AliPay have increased exponentially since 2010 and those in attendance heard fascinating insights into how non-bank institutions are storing and transmitting ever larger measures of …

AustCham Podcast | Protecting Intellectual Property in China

  Intellectual property protection is a major issue for foreign enterprises moving into China. While China is one of the most active IP markets in the world, IP law is still relatively young and full of loopholes. In this podcast, AustCham Beijing sits down with Courtney Macintosh who is a Senior Associate at the Beijing …

AustCham Podcast | Marketing to China’s Growing Consumer Base – Opportunities and Challenges For Foreign Businesses

    China has seen rapid growth in its consumer market in recent years, and foreign companies are jumping at the opportunity to gain access but are often unsure of how to market their brands in such a highly competitive arena. Angelica Hao, Digital Director at Millward Brown Beijing, kindly sat down to discuss with …

AustCham Podcast | E-commerce Regulatory Requirements For China

  Ecommerce is a booming industry in China right now, however, there are many regulatory requirements companies need to consider before they can legally participate in the Chinese market. Austcham Beijing was pleased to sit down with Sabrina Zhang, the regional partner of Dezan Shira & Associates to discuss some of the ins and outs …

Member News: How to Tap into China’s Booming E-Commerce Market – CKGSB

Today, Alibaba made close to $4 billion in sales within the first hour of Singles’ Day in China, the world’s biggest online shopping event. The figure is nearly double the $2 billion spent in the same time of the retail giant’s sales last year. In fact, Alibaba’s sales reached $9.3 billion on Singles’ Day in …

Post Event Update: AustCham Beijing & the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Present the 2015 E-Commerce Forum

On the 5th of November AustCham Beijing and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) held an E-Commerce Forum, focusing on the best practices of E-Commerce in China. Speakers included Bryan Carr the Managing Director of SmartTrans, Allen Qu the CEO  & Founder of Netconcepts and Pablo Gracia managing director of Eibens. The event was …

Selling, Sourcing and E-Commerce in China 2016

The latest publication from China Briefing, entitled Selling, Sourcing and E-Commerce in China 2016, is out now and available for purchase through the Asia Briefing Bookstore.   Over the past few decades, China has developed into a manufacturing and trading powerhouse. Now known as the Factory of the World, China’s economic model has been built …