BUSINESS

Is China’s Pet Boom Over?

Sluggish consumption and a push for animal adoption are weighing on China’s once-hot pet market

BUSINESS

How China’s Small-Town Bookstores Innovate to Survive

Benefiting from government subsidies and close-knit communities, independent bookstores try to compete and make profit in China’s smaller cities

BUSINESS

Why Are Diamonds No Longer China’s Best Friend?

As the diamond market plummets, young Chinese people are finding new alternatives to symbolize their love

BUSINESS

Welcome to China’s Most International Small Town

Despite being a small county-level city 300 kilometers from Shanghai, Yiwu has 10,000 foreign residents from over 100 countries

BUSINESS

Was China’s Love for Camping Just a Pandemic-Fueled Fad?

With Covid-19 restrictions lifted, campsites struggle to adapt to fierce competition and increased choice for travel-deprived tourists

BUSINESS

How Baijiu Reinvented Itself for Chinese Youth

China’s traditional liquor was supposed to be out of touch, but it’s proving the doubters wrong by adapting to the social media age

BUSINESS

Online Mindfulness Courses are Booming in China, But Do They Actually Work?

As meditation and mindfulness apps continue to surge in popularity, consumers struggle to get their money’s worth

BUSINESS

Five Mega Scandals From China’s Annual Consumer Rights Festival

From chemical rice to monstrous “water armies,” here are the most shocking consumer rights scandals revealed during China’s annual “3.15 Gala”

BUSINESS

Post-Pandemic, Can China’s Winter Olympic Town Thrive Again?

​A year on from the Winter Olympic Games, has Zhangjiakou bounced back from the pandemic and lived up to its promise as China’s ski capital?