Culture

To mark International Women’s Day, FOCUS continues to profile female business leaders in the UK and China to hear their tips on correcting gender imbalance and discover how they got to where they are today. Here, Robynne Tindall speaks to fashion designer Jehanne de Biolley Jehanne de Biolley has been living and working as a designer in China for 30 years. Born in Belgium, she lived in London for over …

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, FOCUS is profiling female business leaders in the UK and China to hear their tips on correcting gender imbalance and discover how they got to where they are today. Here, Robynne Tindall speaks to Adele Ma, Chief Representative in China for Jardine Matheson Prior to joining Jardine Matheson, Adele worked as a diplomat in the China Mission to the European Union and …

To mark International Women’s Day, FOCUS is profiling female business leaders in the UK and China to hear their tips on correcting gender imbalance and discover how they got to where they are today. Here, Robynne Tindall speaks to founder and cultural curator Noxolo Bhengu Noxolo Bhengu is the founder and creative director of Ndawo Afrika, a culture curation and events company. She is a trained actress, writer and director …

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, FOCUS is profiling female business leaders in the UK and China to hear their tips on correcting gender imbalance and discover how they got to where they are today. Here, Robynne Tindall speaks to Layla Wang, co-founder of TRiO Wine Bar in Beijing What inspired you to get into your current industry? I have always been interested in the hospitality industry and …

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, FOCUS is profiling female business leaders in the UK and China to hear their tips on correcting gender imbalance and discover how they got to where they are today. Here, Robynne Tindall speaks to Min Qu, Director for Asia Pacific at Cambridge Assessment English Min Qu has been working in the education industry for almost 21 years, with a clear passion for …

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, FOCUS is profiling female business leaders in the UK and China to hear their tips on correcting gender imbalance and discover how they got to where they are today. Here, Robynne Tindall speaks to Linian Li, Vice-President of China Business for DeepVerge and Greater China Country Manager for Modern Water Linian Li takes the lead in managing and developing Modern Water’s business …

From xianxia (alternate reality) to danmei (boys love) novels, a new book on reading in China reveals just how different Chinese readers are from their Western counterparts. Paul French caught up with author Megan Walsh to find out more Knowing what China is reading is useful for anyone trying to better understand the Chinese consumer and Chinese society. It’s a great addition to our knowledge of trends, tastes, consumption and, of …

As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has come to an end, one name has attracted the most attention both on and off the slopes: Eileen Gu. With so much attention on the young freestyle skier, Nik Alderson asks, who is Eileen Gu and why does it matter? With so many questions and potential controversies swirling around the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics — from geopolitical tensions to whether China could maintain …

Foreign brands are becoming savvier about marketing around Chinese festivals, particularly the culturally and commercially significant week-long Lunar New Year holiday. As the Lunar New Year festive period draws to a close, Qing Na from Dao Insights examines how Apple, McDonald’s and L’Oréal created campaigns that won over Chinese consumers  Apple’s short film inspires young dream chasers in China  Apple took the CNY marketing battle to the next level this …

The unlikely star of Team GB’s Winter Olympic showing so far isn’t an athlete — it’s the outfits from the opening ceremony, which attracted thousands of positive comments from Weibo and WeChat users in China, writes Robynne Tindall With the amount of media attention directed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, it has been hard to predict what the top news headlines would be in advance. However, perhaps no …