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China’s Online Sales to Surpass Rest of World’s

Nov 12, 2014

After breaking U.S. IPO records in September, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba this week made...

Bitter Singles, Love, and Marriage Markets in China

Feb 13, 2014

The South China Morning Post reports on Shanghai singles’ efforts to ensure that no...

Singles Day Sets Online Shopping Record

Nov 11, 2013

More than 400 million shoppers visited Alibaba on Monday, known as Singles Day in China, and the...

Tired Of Being Alone?: Singles’ Day Offers A Fix

Nov 10, 2013

At Foreign Policy Liz Carter explains that while lonely Americans “have Reddit and...

Black Friday in Red China

Nov 24, 2012

November 11th was Singles Day—in Evan Osnos’ words, the “Chinese answer to Black Friday … an orgy of consumption on a level the world has rarely seen”. At The New Yorker, Osnos contrasts this festival of middle...

Singles’ Day Draws in Online Shoppers

Nov 13, 2012

China Daily reports Singles’ Day promotions have successfully draw in online shoppers. This report comes amid the shift in political power with the 18th party congress and claims of the continuing need for economic growth: By 7...