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Chinese Education Goes Global: Capturing a Trillion-Dollar Market

A TikTok filter challenge called "Mandarin Fruit Voices" has gone viral. Essentially a straightforward Mandarin learning game with crude animations, minimalist gameplay, and fruit-based pronunciation exercises drawn from early childhood education materials, it has nonetheless captivated international users. For those who once struggled with English, the long-held dream of a world united by Chinese now appears increasingly within reach.

Is the Era of International 4A Agencies Over?

Power dynamics in the advertising industry are shifting: while international 4A agencies lose their grip, a new wave of local agencies is emerging.

The Melancholic Saga of Xiaomi in India

In January 2024, Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi Note 13 5G series in India, achieving an outstanding sales feat of nearly CNY 900 million within a mere two days. Expressing gratitude on Twitter, Xiaomi India thanked its consumers, hailing the series as "super smartphones that redefine excellence." The commitment echoed the promise to persist in delivering innovation and premium products to the Indian market.

Is the U.S. TikTok the biggest opportunity for going global in 2024?

TikTok, a short-video social platform under ByteDance, made its debut in May 2017 and has since become a global phenomenon with over 1 billion active users worldwide.

Temu Unleashed: A Journey of Skepticism, Revelation, and the Quest to Redefine E-commerce

Temu's triumph is a one-of-a-kind success story, impossible to replicate. Beyond the pursuit of "becoming Temu," there's a fervent hope for a reshaped global e-commerce landscape.

EqualOcean Founding Partner Yuanpu Huang: Long China, a New Playbook in New Era

On November 10, Yuanpu Huang, the Founding Partner EqualOcean, was invited by China Creation Ventures (CCV) to give a speech on Long China, a New Playbook in New Era in English. He believes that Go Global will be the opportunity of the times for Chinese companies. Here we present the edited transcript.

Preview on Reports | Chinese Brands Enter a New Phase with Innovation and Brand Focus

Under the background of "promoting high-level opening up to the outside world", EqualOcean will release the "TOP50 GoGlobal Brands in China, 2023" report at the "GoGlobal 100 Forum" in Shanghai in November 2023, and elect the leading goglobal brands in various industries. It will also interpret and analyze their development status, practices and development trends, and sort out the industry chain of goglobal businesses.

Preview on Reports | The Evolution of Chinese GoGlobal Companies

Under the background of "promoting high-level opening up to the outside world", EqualOcean will release the "TOP50 GoGlobal Brands in China, 2023" report at the "GoGlobal 100 Forum" in Shanghai in November 2023, and elect the leading goglobal brands in various industries. It will also interpret and analyze their development status, practices and development trends, and sort out the industry chain of goglobal businesses.

Review | Which Chinese Company Secured Investments from Middle East Tycoons?

Is it really easy to raise money from Middle East?

WIM2022: Transcripts of Fireside Chat: China Globalization [2/2]

EqualOcean organized the WIM2022 event in New York City from July 29 to July 30, 2022. The following is the transcript of the Fireside Chat of China Globalization. Chris Marquis, Melanie Wong, and Bob Guterma are three guest speakers on this panel.

WIM2022: Transcripts of Fireside Chat: China Globalization [1/2]

EqualOcean organized the WIM2022 event in New York City from July 29 to July 30, 2022. The following is the transcript for the Fireside Chat of China Globalization. Chris Marquis, Melanie Wong, and Bob Guterma are three guest speakers on this panel.

WIM2022: Transcripts of SPAC Panel, Better Way for Chinese Companies to Be Listed

EqualOcean organized the WIM2022 event in New York City during July 29 to July 30, 2022. The following is the transcript for the Panel of SPAC. James Hu and Kevin Chen are the two guest speakers in this panel.

WIM 2022 New York: Globalization Journey of Chinese VC/PEs

Venture capital seems to be the hottest topic over the years. Venture capital in China has faced a current dilemma and leads the decline of the whole industry. This article will dig into the venture capitals in China, and discuss how they could save themselves from the current situations.

WIM2022 New York: The US and China Should Work Together Rather Than Compete

Join us in World Innovators Meet 2022 New York to learn more about the US-China relations.

Attempt at NFT Localization: China's Digital Collection In 2022

The report deeply dissects the concepts of NFT and digital collections from a global perspective. It disassembles and analyzes the development status of China's digital collection industry from the perspective of the whole industry chain. This paper analyzes the current mainstream application scenarios of digital collections enabling the real economy, so as to predict its future trends

Exclusive Interview with Zhou Mi, Managing Partner of Puhua Capital

“I entered the venture capital industry in 2008. I experienced the financial crisis in 2009 and the boom of the classical venture capital model from 2011 to 2015. Having experienced many ups and downs, I believe that venture capital will tide over the tough period and usher in new opportunities.”

Revving Growth of AI in Fintech

This article analyzes AI's role in fintech by applications.

The Evolving Role of the Renminbi in Global Finance

Russia’s SWIFT punishment and added sanctions are putting China’s digital currency and CIPS systems into the spotlight

Turning Green: ESG Practices with the Corporate Conscience

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments have gone viral in corporate enterprises around the world, following the European Union’s net-zero goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. An ironclad commitment to reducing carbon emissions and becoming net-zero is also stamped in China’s 2060 datebook. ESG fanatics are now starting a long recap journey of learning from the past and sharpening their points of view.

Insurance Companies Look to Close the Protection Gap for the Pet Industry

The pet insurance market in the US was boosted by the pandemic. Can China, a relatively new entrant to the pet insurance industry, achieve similar success in the US?