By Stephen Evans When Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened in Beijing over the weekend, it took $53m (£37m). That is still under a fifth of the $238m that it took on the opening weekend in the United States, but the Chinese market is growing at a phenomenal rate – up 35% in 2015 over […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in China
Seventh film in science fiction series still has a long way to go to beat Avatar in becoming highest grossing film of all time The latest instalment of Star Wars has opened in cinemas across China, where its unpredictable popularity looks set to undermine expectations it would become the highest grossing film of all time. […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in ChinaChina to overtake U.S. as No.1 in entertainment
‘Star Wars’ Awakens to the Force of China’s Entertainment Empire Country set to overtake U.S. as world No.1 in entertainment Bloomberg News The Walt Disney Co. film, directed by J.J. Abrams, is projected to bring in a total of 1.5 billion yuan ($229 million) in China, according to David Hao, a research analyst at Credit […]
China to overtake U.S. as No.1 in entertainmentChina embraces precision medicine on a massive scale
David Cyranoski Formidable capacity in genome sequencing, access to millions of patients and the promise of solid governmental support: those are the assets that China hopes to bring to the nascent field of precision medicine, which uses genomic, physiological and other data to tailor treatments to individuals. Almost exactly one year after US President Barack […]
China embraces precision medicineChina’s electric car lesson
Levi Tillemann Two years ago, I sat across a table from a high-level Chinese official discussing the country’s then embarrassing foray into electric cars. China had promised to sell 500,000 such cars by 2011 and lead the world’s transition away from oil. Instead, that year it sold exactly 2,338. “What would you do?” he asked. […]
China's electric car lessonRestaurant in China Replaces Servers With Phone App
Rather than eliminate tipping — something restaurants in the U.S. are now experimenting with — one Beijing restaurant is getting rid of waiters all together. According to KMOV, Chinese restaurant Renrenxiang has replaced servers with China’s most popular messaging app, On We Chat. Diners can use the app to call in their order based on […]
Restaurant in China Replaces Servers With Phone AppAustralian uranium in demand as China goes full steam for nuclear
Stephen Cauchi Despite reactor closures in Europe and the US, the global outlook for uranium looks bright, with Asia’s burgeoning nuclear energy industry fuelling demand for the radioactive metal. Australia’s uranium market is also set for a bright future, with a strong possibility of new mines opening in Western Australia provided global demand strengthens as […]
Australian uranium in demand as China goes full steam for nuclearNot only China’s wealthy want to study in America
Frank ShyongContact Reporter Tree months before the gaokao, China’s all-or-nothing college entrance exam that can determine whether students become cashiers or CEOs, Kenny Fu was having second thoughts. His parents, small-business owners, wanted him to study in the U.S, but Fu’s English was poor and he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to make friends. […]
Not only China's wealthy want to study in AmericaSamsung Launches Galaxy A9 in China: Giant Screen, Giant Battery
And you thought Apple’s iPhone 6s Plus or Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge+ were big. The latter has officially debuted the Galaxy A9 in China, and the smartphone sports a six-inch screen that’s surely getting to the point at which one would have to buy some special pair of pants just to carry it around (we […]
Giant Battery, Samsung Launches Galaxy A9 in China: Giant ScreenAlibaba is investing $1.25 billion into a Chinese food delivery company
Kazunori Takada, Reuters Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has agreed to invest $1.25 billion in Chinese online food delivery service Ele.me, leading business weekly Caixin reported on Friday. The report, citing unidentified sources, said Alibaba will obtain a 27.7 percent stake in Ele.me, becoming its biggest shareholder. Officials at Alibaba could not be immediately reached for […]
Alibaba is investing $1.25 billion into a Chinese food delivery company