Alipay is the largest third-payment online payment platform in China. And, Alipay is not satisfied to be only an online payment solution and made great attempts expanding offline in 2015.
Hong Kong: Only 14% on Online Advertising in Q3 2015
The advertising business admanGo’s survey data shows that internet advertising accounts for only 14% of total advertising spend in Hong Kong in Q3 2015.
Chinese Luxury Traveler Insights 2015
The Hurun Report recently published The Chinese Luxury Traveler 2015, for the fourth consecutive year. The report revealed the features of Chinese traveling enthusiasts, including their decision-making process, social media habit, travel trend, sales and gifting preference.
Chinese Globe Shoppers: Almost 1/3 of All Tax Free Shopping Spend
Shoppers from China spent 18% more on Tax Free Shopping in 2014 compared to 2013 according to Global Blue.
British Scholar Criticized Western Media on Weibo
John Ross, former economic advisor to Ken Livingstone when he was Mayor of London, criticized western media coverage of Hong Kong’s too hypocritical on his official verified Weibo account, which attracted hot discussion of Chinese netizens.
33% of People in China Watching Online Video Every Day
In TNS Connected Lif study, it found that one third (33%) in mainland China, 32% in Hong Kong, watch online video every day, on either PC or mobile devices:
Chinese Travellers Favorite Destination in August
In August 2013, China outbound travelers kept growing, Asia was the main destination for Chinese tourists. Data showed that Hong Kong, Macao, Thailand and Singapore were the top choices of Chinese outbound travelers. And the number of travelers to Australia surged 40% compared to last month.
10,000 Packages from Taobao Being Shipped to Taiwan Every Day
The annual financial report of Alipay, part of Alibaba Group, showed that half of Alipay revenue came from Taobao. In the top 10 cities of per capita Alipay expenditure listed in the statement of account, four cities of Taiwan are included. Perhaps more surprising is that Taiwan’s Chiayi City climbs atop. The per capita Alipay […]
Nielsen: China Online Consumers Still Among The Most Optimistic
Consumer confidence also fell by one point last quarter in China from 105 to 104 according to third quarter global online consumer confidence findings from Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch and buy. According to the same Nielsen survey, Global online consumer confidence fell for the seventh consecutive quarter as confidence in 31 of […]
Charts: Internet Usage – HK v.s. SEA
According to Nielsen’s report on Hong Kong digital behavior, 87% of Hong Kong consumers have used the Internet in the past 12 months, compared to neighboring markets such as Singapore (67%), Malaysia (38%), Thailand (31%), Philippines (30%) and Indonesia (19%).