Author Archives: CLD-Admin

What happened: As US government pressure has grown over the past few months, various US-listed Chinese companies have looked at the alternative of a secondary listing on Hong Kong’s stock market. Alibaba was the first to list in Hong Kong in 2019, and since then, news followed that the search-engine Baidu was considering delisting from the US […]

Term/Phrase:  High Fashion Face (高级脸) About the Trend:  The phrase “high-fashion face” was coined roughly three years ago in China, and it has been instrumental in shaping Chinese beauty standards for the Gen-Z demographic during this time. But now, its online popularity is gaining new momentum because the Weibo hashtag #CreatingtheHighFashionFace has attracted over 89 […]

This post originally appeared on WALKTHECHAT, our content partner.  Today, we study the top-100 best-selling KOL campaigns on Douyin (Chinese version of Tik Tok) during the last 30 days. Our goal: helping you understand how to really sell on Douyin. Note: the period studied ranges from the 17th of June to the 17th of July 2020. The […]

What Happened: The Top 50 Livestreaming Sales Ranking List, which was just released by Pangqiu Data and other e-commerce service platforms, shows that the total turnover of top livestreamers plunged by 41 percent from June to July, garnering even lower numbers than in May. Viya and Li Jiaqi held their top positions over the month, but […]

Tencent Holdings reported its second-quarter financial results on August 13, which showed its total revenue surging up 29.3 percent to $16.5 billion (114.9 billion yuan) and a net profit that increased 28.2 percent to $4.35 billion (30.2 million yuan) year-over-year. Both numbers topped analyst estimates. The outstanding performance during Q2 (ending June 30) is being […]

On Monday, Chinese sportswear maker Li-Ning showcased a collaboration with the Danish brand Soulland, which was taking part in a runway show at Copenhagen Fashion Week — the first official fashion week to return to live events (in addition to online presentations) after the appearance of COVID-19. The two designs were teased during the week-long […]

COVID-19 has hurt one fashion brand after another, and now it’s classic British fashion label Topshop’s turn. Its 14,000 square-foot flagship store in Hong Kong will close when the lease comes up this October, making the brand yet another in a string of international fashion retailers that have exited the territory. Up to this point, […]

What Happened: The print fashion magazine CR Fashion Book will launch a Chinese language edition in partnership with the Beijing Koala Media Group this fall, with an initial print run of 25,000 copies, as reported by WWD. In addition to carrying fashion editorials from the mothership, the China version will feature locally produced content, including […]

Chinese Valentine’s Day, also known as the Qixi Festival, marks the third occasion on China’s calendar to celebrate love and romance. The annual celebration falls on August 25 this year, and luxury brands have been running campaigns centered around this lucrative marketing opportunity since late July. Unlike earlier gift-giving holidays when brands opted for softer […]

Chris Tung, chief marketing officer of Alibaba, only wears a T-shirt in public once a year: at the annual Taobao Maker Festival. At a virtual press conference in late July that kickstarted the event, Tung was seen sporting a black T-shirt featuring four cartoon angels of different skin colors.  “I love what it stands for; […]