How Jack Ma went from English teacher to tech billionaire

Jack Ma, the rags-to-riches entrepreneur behind Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, plans to hand over the reins at the company he […]

How China became the world’s e-commerce king

For anyone with an Amazon Prime account, the idea that online shopping could get any easier might seem like an […]

The Emerging Global Web – Slide Show

Link: The Emerging Global Web Terrific slide show presentation on the emerging markets global web development, including stats on mobile […]

How Alibaba Could Underprice Amazon, and Other Things You Should Know

By Danielle Kucera, Bloomberg, Here’s an SAT analogy test for you: Alibaba is to China as [blank] is to the […]

China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions […]

Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions […]

The Alibaba phenomenon

From www.economist.com/news/leaders/21573981-chinas-e-commerce-giant-could-generate-enormous-wealthprovided-countrys-rulers-leave-it China’s e-commerce giant could generate enormous wealth—provided the country’s rulers leave it alone ON ITS way to becoming […]

Rebalance the China Economy

I posted my old research piece – rebalance the China economy, which was written in 2010.  When I read the […]

Jack Ma Is the Loneliest Billionaire in China

It’s been a rough 18 months for Chinese Internet tycoon Jack Ma, founder and chairman of the Alibaba Group, a sprawling […]

Social Media in China: The Same, but Different

by Thomas Crampton Much has been written of late about the PRC government’s efforts to control and censor the Internet. […]