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Hermès and Other Luxury Brands Turn to E-commerce: Taobao Operators Must Embrace Digital Transformation

Recently, Lingmao E-commerce observed that the luxury brand Hermès has launched a limited-time store on its WeChat public account to boost sales. This initiative, themed "A Tribute to the Iconic Scarf Team," features products such as watch straps ...

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RTX 4090 Ti GPU bracket surfaces for $14 — the last remnant of the allegedly canceled Ada Lovelace flagship GPU

A bracket for the unreleased Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Ti GPU, priced around $14, appears on Taobao.

Tom’s Hardware

Intel Arrow Lake CPUs up for sale on Chinese marketplace — $1,360 buys six mechanical samples

Six Arrow Lake engineering samples have been listed on Taobao, giving us our first good look at what retail CPUs could look like.

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Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba's Quarterly Profit Shrinks 29 Percent

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba reported a 29 percent fall in quarterly profit on Thursday as it battles sluggish consumption during an economic slowdown.

International Business Times

Chinese-made T-shirts cash in on Trump’s defiant response to shooting

Chinese e-commerce platforms like Temu are selling apparel featuring image of a bleeding, fist-pumping Trump.

Al Jazeera

Chinese E-Commerce Platforms Sell Trump Shooting T-Shirts

Chinese retailers exploit images of Trump assassination attempt by selling T-shirts online, raising copyright concerns.

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Alibaba is replacing its e-commerce head after just nine months in the job as it tries to beat back Pinduoduo- and Temu-owner PDD

Eddie Wu, Alibaba Group CEO, is now taking direct control over the tech giant's e-commerce division.

Fortune

Chinese retailers are already slashing the prices of the iPhone 15 by over $100 amid reports of a sluggish launch for Apple's latest smartphone

Analyst reports are suggesting that Apple's latest iPhone may be struggling in the Chinese market.

Fortune

SK Hynix 48 GB SODIMMs Hit Retail in China

SK hynix 48 GB DDR5 SODIMM modules hit Taobao in China, with the modules priced at about $165.

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RTX 4090 FE's Axial Fans Are Also Great at Cooling CPUs

Chiphell forum user repurposes the GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition's axial fans for a CPU cooler.

Caixin Global

Opinion: Significance of Jack Ma’s Reappearance Should Not be Underestimated

Alibaba co-founder’s well-publicized visit to a local school signals a shift in China’s treatment of big tech

Financial Times

China’s fake science industry: how ‘paper mills’ threaten progress

The country has become a prolific producer of academic research but fraudulent studies risk serious real-world consequences

Tom’s Hardware

Fake Samsung 980 Pro SSDs Are Spreading Around

Chinese forum user shares his experience with what he thought was a Samsung 980 Pro SSD, but it turned out to be a fake.

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Want to buy a repurposed Covid testing booth? In China, you can

Thousands of booths where people once took Covid-19 tests fell out of use when the Chinese government ended its Zero-Covid policy in December 2022. Since then, some of these booths have been put up for sale online in the hope that someone will give them a second life.

France 24

China’s 'toilet revolution': How activists are hiding messages of protest in public spaces

When a lone protester hung up banners criticising the Chinese government just days before the 20th Communist Party Congress kicked off, he started a quiet but national revolution. Alhough the original activist’s whereabouts are now unknown, citizens have been spreading his message discreetly, from graffiti in public toilets to stickers…

Reuters

China's livestreaming sales king returns to screens after long absence

China's top livestreaming sales influencer Li Jiaqi reappeared on screens on Tuesday, ending an over three-month-long absence that began after he was cut off abruptly, mid-show, on the eve of the anniversary of the country's Tiananmen Square crackdown.

The Guardian - UK

‘Oh my God, buy it!’ China’s livestream shopping stars risk being censored

Online sales stars enjoy huge influence but can fall foul of the authorities and vanish from the retail multiverse

ABC News

China's Lipstick King Austin Li was a rich influencer adored by Beijing officials. One mistake triggered his downfall

Austin Li was beloved by young shoppers and the Chinese Communist Party. But when he tried to sell an ice cream cake to millions of his followers, everything went wrong.

The Guardian - UK

Li Jiaqi: Chinese influencer’s career hangs in balance after ‘tank cake’ stream

Young role model’s broadcast cut short after appearance of dessert thought to reference 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

Benzinga

Alibaba Could Suffer Fallout From Mysterious Disappearance Of 'Lipstick King'

The sudden disappearance of China's "Lipstick King" from Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE: BABA) Taobao may come as a blow to the live-streaming platform.

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