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  • Alibaba to license 10,000 physical stores

    Alibaba announced on Monday that Tmall.com will license more than 10,000 physical stores in China this fiscal year.

    August29,2017


  • Apple to expand applied research lab in China

    U.S. tech giant Apple announced on Tuesday that it will expand its applied research lab in Shanghai and establish a new lab in Shenzhen later this year.

    March12,2024


  • Apple COO hails China's manufacturing upgrades

    Jeff Williams, Apple's Chief Operating Officer (COO), has praised the upgrade of China's manufacturing industry, describing the shift from manual production lines to advanced lights-out factories as "exciting."

    July29,2024


  • Alibaba to license 10,000 physical stores

    Alibaba announced on Monday that Tmall.com will license more than 10,000 physical stores in China this fiscal year.

    August29,2017


  • Physical meetings of Italian institutional representatives to be restored in Beijing

    In economic terms, great results have been reached concerning export to China in the first ten months of 2021, with a steady 28.3% growth compared to the same period of 2020, namely +20% on pre-pandemic 2019 levels, and with 12.81-billion-euro goods and services exported from Italy

    December15,2021


  • TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores in U.S.

    TikTok was once again available for download in the Apple app store and Google Play store in the United States on Thursday.

    February14,2025


  • JD.com plans to open more physical stores

    JD.com Inc, China's second-biggest e-commerce player, plans to open 200 more bricks-and-mortar stores-mainly offering consumer electronics products-by the end of this year.

    August14,2017


  • Chinese commerce minister meets with Apple CEO Tim Cook

    Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with Apple CEO Tim Cook in Beijing on Monday, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Commerce.

    March25,2025


  • Italian luxury footwear at a physical exhibition in Moscow

    Thanks to the format studied by BolognaFiere, fifty Italian footwear producers have been able to exhibit their collections at the ongoing fair in Moscow with the support of the local personnel, in contact with Italian sellers via web.

    March26,2021


  • China Focus: Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges to increase investment in China

    Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday pledged to increase investment in China during his Beijing visit, which analysts believe highlights the importance of the Chinese market to the American tech giant.

    October24,2024


  • Apple opens largest retail store on Chinese mainland in Shanghai

    Smartphone maker Apple on Thursday inaugurated its largest retail store on the Chinese mainland in Shanghai, with Apple CEO Tim Cook opening the doors of the new store and welcoming Chinese consumers.

    March22,2024


  • China Focus: Apple boosts China presence, partners on green initiatives, AI

    U.S. tech giant Apple on Wednesday announced it is accelerating its support for the next generation of developers in China with a new 30 million yuan (about 4.18 million U.S. dollars) donation to Zhejiang University.

    March27,2025


  • Winter has come for physical outlets in age of e-commerce

    The closure of a 27-year-old shopping mall in Beijing has sparked sadness that winter has come for physical stores in the age of e-commerce. North Star Shopping Center in the Asian Games Village (Yayuncun) announced its closure Monday.

    January12,2018


  • Apple to increase investment in China

    Apple will increase investment in China and actively participate in China's "Internet Plus" strategy and smarter manufacturing, said Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday.

    August17,2016


  • U.S. experts laud physical and people-to-people connections of BRI

    The Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China to connect the Euroasia landmass is "the right thing to do", said Jeffrey Sachs, leading economist and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and senior UN advisor.

    May15,2019


  • Across China: Physically challenged share in China's livestreaming boom

    Shi Zaohua, a 29-year-old wheelchair user, has garnered a huge following of 200,000 fans since finding her niche in livestreaming e-commerce.

    November12,2020


  • China launches apple futures

    The world's first apple futures contracts started trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange in central China's Henan Province Friday morning.

    December25,2017


  • 55 Chinese suppliers support Apple's decarbonization efforts

    The U.S. tech company Apple Inc. on Tuesday called on global supply chain to take new steps to address greenhouse gas emissions and to decarbonize across the board. A total of 55 Chinese suppliers, among over 200 global peers, have promised to produce Apple products using clean energy such as wind power and solar power, said Ge Yue, vice president and managing director of Apple Greater China.

    October27,2022


  • China is Apple's most critical supply chain: Tim Cook

    Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday reiterated the company's long-term commitment to the Chinese market, speaking during his ongoing visit to Shanghai.

    March21,2024


  • China's minister of industry and information technology meets Apple CEO Tim Cook

    China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong met with Apple CEO Tim Cook in Beijing on Wednesday.

    October23,2024


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