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· Benny Luo
$10,000 in Three Weeks: An Interview With China’s ‘Queen of Poker’
In recent years, the popularity of poker in Asia has exploded. One of the more accomplished players who’s made a name for herself is Celina Lin, known as “China’s Queen of Poker.” Originally from Shanghai, China, the 32-year-old Lin has quite the winning track record in her…
· Waylae Gregoire
Meet the Woman Teaching Manners and Etiquette to China’s Elite
Last month, we highlighted a short series by GQ titled The Bling Dynasty that covered China’s blossoming culture of the newly rich and the hurdles their society faces with so many instant millionaires and billionaires popping up everywhere. One of those challenges has to do with…
· Jacob Wagner
Jack Ma’s Reason For China’s Lack of Innovation Also Explains Why You Aren’t Creating Cool Shit
Even with its booming economy and growing startup culture, many would say China still lacks innovation when compared to its Western counterparts. Alibaba founder and billionaire Jack Ma recently gave his reasoning for why China lags behind in innovation during his speech at a…
· Alan Van
20-Year-Old Entrepreneur is So Successful He Has His Own Factory in China
A lot of people at the age of 20 are still deciding on what major to declare. Hell, some 20-year-olds don’t even know whether they should be in college. Alex Shlaferman doesn’t have either dilemma — he pretty much knew what he wanted to do at 15 when he was traveling around the…
· Si Shen
What American Startups Can Learn From China’s Work Culture
With Chinese companies accounting for the largest tech IPOs on record, all eyes are now on these technology giants. While everyone wonders what the secret sauce might be, we can imagine what lies behind the scenes- it’s the employees who are keeping these companies afloat with…
· Editorial Staff
China’s Douchiest Millionaire Just Did Something Unbelievable to Homeless People in New York
Editors note: All images credited to Julia La Roche of Business Insider.
· Skyler Miller
Here’s Why Everyone in America Owes the Government at Least $56,715
Here’s an unsettling fact: No one in the United States is debt free. Currently, every single man, woman and child in the nation owes $56,715, and that number is increasing daily. How is that possible?
· Alan Van
Chinese Father Offers $1 Rides to Strangers to Pay for Son’s Leukemia Treatment
What would you do if a loved one was dangerously ill but there wasn’t enough money to treat them? How far would you go? A man from the capital city of China’s Anhui province hit the streets to beg for money after his sick son’s leukemia treatment became too expensive to keep up.…
· Anthony Orona
Starbucks Exec Sees Chinese Man in Starbucks, Immediately Assumes He’s a Spy
Daniel Liu was visiting a Seattle Starbucks roastery on a business trip when a Starbucks executive approached him and said: “I wanna let you know that we’re very open with all our technology, and all of our equipment, and if you want to take any of it to China, you’re totally…
· Anthony Orona
Fortune’s 50 Greatest Leaders in the World are Not Who You’d Expect
Three months into 2015, our hard-working and observant colleagues at Fortune have already compiled and arranged a roster of the year’s exceptional for us to peer over, deeming them the “World’s Greatest 50 Leaders.”
· Max Chang
Researchers Find Ingenious Method of Cutting the Calories in Rice By 60 Percent
Apparently, how you cook rice and why you eat it is a big deal on the internet. Rice, an important staple food in many countries, is valuable because, one, it is cheap, and two, it’s high in calories because it’s a starch. So why would we ever need a way to cook low-calorie rice?
· Max Chang
Legendary Investor Warns Our Capitalist Society Will End in ‘Revolution, Higher Taxes or War’
Photo: Bret Hartman/TED Paul Tudor Jones II, the famous hedge fund manager who predicted the global stock market crash known as Black Monday in 1987 that tripled his capital, has another prediction for us — our capitalist society is going to devolve into one of these three…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
A 20-Year-Old Man Nearly Starved to Death After His Sugar Daddy Locked Him in His Apartment
A young Chongqing male nearly died this week after being locked up in the apartment of his sugar daddy, a 40-something male, China News reports. According to Yubei Police Station, Liu, who has only been identified by his surname, was locked in a room in a rented apartment…
· Max Chang
This One Bad Habit is the Reason Why Most of Us Are Nearsighted
We are all going blind. Seriously. Most of us now wear glasses not because we are hipsters or just trying to look smart, but because we can’t see a foot in front of us without having to squint. The science journal Nature looked into this a little more by analyzing statistics in…
· Jacob Wagner
Tourists From This Country Spent a Whopping $163 Billion Overseas in 2014
Yes, that’s a billion with a “B.” According to a report by Xinhua, tourists from China spent around $1 trillion yuan (roughly $163 billion) overseas last year. That figure exceeded the $155 billion estimation by the China Tourism Academy. Gao Hucheng, China’s Commerce Minister…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Billionaire Gifts Over $1 Million to His Home Town’s Elderly for Chinese New Year
Many Chinese all over the world receive red envelopes full of cash during Chinese New Year. The money is typically given by the married to children and the unmarried and is supposed to bestow good fortune on those who receive it, as our site explains. Most get around over $100…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Chinese Startup Hands Out Brand New Teslas to Employees as Year-End Bonus
Businesses in China, particularly in the tech industry, tend to be more generous to their employees than in other countries when it comes to year-end bonuses. The rewards for the companies, of course, include retention of their workers, and keeping them motivated. This year, one…
· Max Chang
Why Red Envelopes Stuffed With Cash Are Given Out on Lunar New Year
Red envelopes have been a staple of Lunar New Year for as long as anyone can remember. No matter whether you celebrate the holiday or not, you’ve probably wondered why your Asian friends receive red envelopes filled with cash every year. Heck, many recipients of red envelopes…
· Max Chang
A 29-Year-Old Man Who Refused Free Business School Now Makes Over $8 Million a Year Selling Sheep
Lu Yanzhe, out of Liaoning, China, was like any other academically smart student who excelled in school. He not only graduated from one of China’s most elite universities, but was also offered a full-ride scholarship to a business school in the U.S. Instead of taking the deal,…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s Where All the World’s 2,089 Billionaires Live
The U.S. and China now make up half of the world’s billionaires, and India has moved into third place for most billionaires, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2015. At a record 2,089, there are more dollar billionaires in the world today than ever before, up by 222 from…
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FILA China
Anta turned a fading Italian tennis label into China's premium athleisure crown jewel by keeping FILA's ~2,000-store footprint flat and instead tripling productivity per store — proof that in China, brand cachet and retail discipline beat raw expansion.
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Company · China · HKEX:2020
Anta Sports
Anta is China's largest sportswear group — it out-sells rivals at home and owns FILA China plus Arc'teryx and Salomon, turning national-brand pride into a global portfolio.
Company · China · HKEX:2331
Li Ning
Li Ning is the face of 'guochao' — the national-pride streetwear wave that made Chinese consumers choose a homegrown label over Nike and Adidas.
Company · China · NYSE:BABA
Alibaba
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Company · China · NASDAQ:BILI
Bilibili
Bilibili is where China's Gen-Z lives online — anime, gaming, and creator culture, with a fandom so loyal it powers a wildly popular New Year gala.
Company · China · NASDAQ:IQ
iQIYI
iQIYI is the 'Netflix of China' — the subscription streamer whose original C-dramas, variety shows, and donghua set what a billion-plus viewers binge.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · China · NYSE:MNSO
Miniso
Miniso turned character-IP collabs and blind-box impulse buys into a global store network — Sanrio, Disney, and Chiikawa merch you didn't plan to buy, plus its own TOP TOY chain.
Company · China · HKEX:9999
NetEase
NetEase helps explain gaming, music streaming, and online entertainment habits in Chinese consumer culture.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
The Grammys created an award for Asian pop. BTS said no.
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.