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How to set up a Taobao shop | Daxue Consulting
23Mar

How to set up a Taobao shop | Daxue Consulting

Guide on how to set up a Taobao shop to enter the Chinese market Read more about market entry in China Taobao is Asia’s largest network retail business, founded by Alibaba group in 2003. As the largest online shopping platform, current business includes both C2C and B2C transactions. Today, Taobao has also become the most used online […]

China’s soap market is dominated by foreign brands
06Mar

China’s soap market is dominated by foreign brands

Overview of China’s soap market: which opportunities for foreign brands? In China, where the population has reached 1.4 billion in 2020, 23.68 units of soap are consumed annually per person. The market is subject to a consumption upgrade as the disposable incomes of Chinese rise and consumers look for quality. Other trends include the increasing […]

The adult toys market in China: untapped economic potential
04Mar

The adult toys market in China: untapped economic potential

Over the past 20 years, China has become more and more open. Sex is still a sensitive subject but consumer attitudes and the policies of the Chinese government are more flexible. The adult toys market in China is unfolding and is largely untapped.  E-commerce, brand image, strong consumer demand: the sex toys market in China is […]

China Paradigm 94: Why China is a new innovation paradigm
02Mar

China Paradigm 94: Why China is a new innovation paradigm

Matthieu David interviews Yuan Yingzi, Executive Director at Europe China Foundation and Strategic Innovation Lab Strategic Analyst at Ubisoft. China’s business ecosystem is attracting interesting resources which fuel Chinese innovation. European start-ups are starting to look to Chinese investors and VCs for partnerships and funding. How does the Europe China Foundation function to help build […]

Chocolate market in China
02Mar

Chocolate market in China

The chocolate market in China consists of all chocolate-based products, including but not limited to boxed chocolate, chocolate candy bars, and chocolate flavors. Supermarkets and grocery stores are the two main retail channels of chocolate products in China. Online retail and specialty retail have both displayed strong growth as the distribution channels of chocolate products […]

China’s Social Credit System: What businesses should know
27Feb

China’s Social Credit System: What businesses should know

How China started to measure trustworthiness of businesses At the beginning of the 21st century the Chinese government began to make systematic use of new mediating technologies to measure the trustworthiness and financial creditworthiness of individuals and businesses. Establishing an online financial credit system was seen as key to better integrating China into the global […]

Daxue Talks transcript #34: Understanding labor taxes in China and non-taxed items for foreign workers
25Feb

Daxue Talks transcript #34: Understanding labor taxes in China and non-taxed items for foreign workers

Labor taxes in China Find here Daxue Talks episode 34. In this episode of Daxue Talks, Matthieu David, the founder and CEO of daxue consulting, explains how the labor is taxed in China and what tax-free items can an entrepreneur offer to its foreign workers in China. Full transcript below: Matthieu David: Hello, I am […]

Daxue Talks transcript #33: Corporate taxes in China: how is profit taxed and what are the different VAT rates
25Feb

Daxue Talks transcript #33: Corporate taxes in China: how is profit taxed and what are the different VAT rates

Corporate taxes in China Find here Daxue Talks episode 33. In today’s Daxue talk, Matthieu David, the founder and CEO of daxue consulting, discusses the system of corporate taxes in China. You will discover what an entrepreneur should expect in terms of the profit tax and VAT system in China. At what rate is profit […]

China’s conquest of wine: Evolving wine drinking habits in China
18Feb

China’s conquest of wine: Evolving wine drinking habits in China

Over the last ten years, China has been making up for lost time in terms of wine consumption, knowledge, and production. Although the country has a longer history with beer and hard liquor, wine drinking habits in China are evolving. E-commerce and westernized lifestyles: The wine market in China is changing at a quick pace […]

Chinese daily life during the Coronavirus outbreak: Facing boredom with humor and digitization
11Feb

Chinese daily life during the Coronavirus outbreak: Facing boredom with humor and digitization

How are Chinese people entertaining themselves during the Coronavirus outbreak? The 2020 Lunar New Year will be remembered for more than just the year of the rat. In addition to celebrating the New Year with family, China also had its hands full containing the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus. The economic impact of the Coronavirus […]

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