Sitemap - 2020 - East West Hurricane

Update #89 - Soft Power, International Interest, and Asian Expansion

My Interview with Peony Li - The Spirit of Entrepreneurship, International Soft Power and Evolving Chinese Identity

Three Lessons from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business Emerging Markets Conference

My Interview with Bea Trinidad - Adventures in the Culinary World across Australia and the Philippines

Chinese Livestreaming: A Lesson For Our Future

Update #88 - Big Asian Companies, Sports and Entertainment

My interview with Sophie Li, Senior Manager at Sinopec Century Bright UK

Update #87 - Everything is Bigger in China, Western Investment, and Global Internet

My Interview with Christine Ng - Talent Acquisition, The Financial Times

Update #86 - TikTok Pakistan, Chinese Students, and Oppo Europe

Update #85 - Vietnam-UK Free Trade, Livestreaming Figures, and Shein

My Interview with Ali Samir - Strategic Partnerships and Deal Flow, Microsoft for Startups, and Former Pakistan VC

Update #84 - Indian Podcasts, Trump vs. Ant, and the NBA Finals

Update #83 - BTS' Virtual Concert Record, Beijing Robotaxis, and Shenzhen Digital Currency

My Interview with Jay Thornhill - Co-Founder and Head of Product Development at Baopals

My interview with Michael Yang, CEO of TikTok Agents

Update #82 - China's Box Office, Chinese Livestreaming, and Philippines Streaming Platforms

Update #81 - Golden Week Tourism, Street Burberry, and Airport Duty Free

Update #80 - Netflix India, An Indian App Store, and Google Chinese Antitrust

My Interview with Ken Uehara - Award-winning Filmmaker, UniDays, UNILAD

Update #79 - Disney Asia, Apple Singapore, and Southeast Asia's Tech Golden Age

Update #78 - Chinese Travel Innovation, ASEAN Tourism Plans, and Thailand's Tourists

Update #77 - Carbon Neutral China, Virtual Indonesian Events, and Sneaking Into India

Update #76 - Apple India, Japanese Entrepreneurs and Investing in Asia

East West Origins: Pakistani Founders and Sea Turtles

Update #75 - Flipkart is Flying, China is Growing, and Influencers are Digitizing

Update #74 - Euro-Asian Fintech, Kuaishou Going Public, and Rural Chinese Groceries

Update #73 - Zomato Goes Public, Tencent Plays Football, and Youtube Shorts in India

My Interview with Ryan Molloy - CEO of RedFern Digital

Brain Gain in the Time of Covid

Update #72 - Super Singapore, Chinese Hip Hop, and Indians Listing Overseas

Update #71 - Downtrodden Delivery Drivers, Origins from the Sea, and India's Telegram Piracy

Update #70 - Reliance Courts Amazon, Oracle Buys TikTok, and Kakao Goes Public

My Interview with Anup Dhalwani - Startup Advisor and Former Product at Facebook, Uber, and Snap

Update #69 - PUBG India, Chinese Premier League and Netflix K-Pop

Update #68 - Bottled Water Billionaire, Buying Bollywood, and Business Uncertainty

Update #67 - Korea's Big Export, Alibaba's Livestreaming Tech and Autonomous Retail

Update #66 - Mulan, Solo Living, and An Indian Funeral

Update #65 - Disney Indonesia, Indian EdTech, and Kuaishou Livestreaming

My Interview with Rashi Kakkar - Management Consultant and Writer of Decks and Diapers

Update #64 - K-Pop IPO, More Indian Bans, and Bilibili Content

Update #63 - Sea Group, Pinduoduo Agriculture, and Chinese Sports Fans

Update #62 - Beijing Laws, Philippines Lending, and Celebrity Beauty

Update #61 - Ant and Paytm, Qixi Festival, and Facebook Thailand

Update #60 - Pinduoduo's New Record, Douyin Selling, and Tokopedia's Complication

Chinese Reality TV - Fourtry, J-Style Trip and Design

Update #59 - Triller India, Didi Expands, and TikTok Drama

Update #58 - Autonomous Cargo Drones, Hong Kong Tourism, and Incremental Travel

Update #57 - Ant Group, Reality TV, and China Mobile

Update #56 - Little Sisters, East Asia Super League, and Pakistan

Update #55 - Hong Kong Stock Exchange, SEA Luxury, and Fake Universities

New Zealand and China Tourists

Update #54 - SEA Group, Bigo Joyy and Vin Diesel

Update #53 - Shenzhen 5G, Bytedance Education, and Live E-Sports

Update #52 - Unicorns, Joyy, and Disney Indonesia

Update #51 - Xiaomi Livestreams, iQiyi Accused and Reliance TikTok

Update #50 - Bilibili, Tencent Gaming, and Food Waste

What Do You Get When You Combine Disney Land and Costco?

Update #49 - Chinese Fitness, E-Sports, and Amazon India

Update #48 - LVMH, XPeng, and Pinduoduo

Update #47 - Google Learning, Samsung India, Grab Fintech

Update #46 - Beike Lists, Banned YouTubers, and Indian Ed Tech

Update #45 - Jollibee, Digital Currency, and Zoom China

What Mark Zuckerberg Told Me - East West Origins

Update #44 - Trump Bans, ChinaJoy, and Cloud Kitchens

Update #43 - More Indian Bans, Mukbang, and Tencent Streaming

Update #42 - Jack Ma, Burberry's Store, and League of Legends

Update #41 - Real Name Video Games, Southeast Asian Investment, and Secretlab

Update #40 - Acquiring TikTok, Gamer TV Shows, and Asian Luxury

My Interview with Andrew Baisley: Managing Director of Tech in Asia Studios and Former Facebook Partnerships, APAC

Update #39 - TikTok, Huawei, and Study Abroad

Update #38 - Delisting, Banning, and Victoria Beckham

Update #37 - Indonesian Retail, SEA Food Delivery, and Indian iPhones

Update #36 - Male Beauty, Huawei India, and Amazon India

Update #35 - Latest Livestreaming, Premier League, and Indian Family Offices

Weekly Update July 26 - Politics and Creativity

Update #34 - Ant's Blockchain, China's Movie Market, and Alibaba's Foreign Livestreamers

Update #33 - Missfresh, Livestream Failures, and Fashion Weeks

Update #32 - Pakistan's Bans, NBA's Masks, and China's Luxury Market

Update #31 - Apartment Livestreaming, Indian Gaming, Chinese Cinemas

Update #30 - Chinese Liquor, Air Asia Rehires, and Online Fans

Weekly Update July 18 - The Reliance Bundle

Update #29 - WeChat E-Commerce, AR Footwear, and iQiyi's iJoy conference

Update #28 - International Students, Indonesia Taxes, and Indian E-Commerce

Update #27 - Singapore's GDP, Paytm Mini-Programs, and Alibaba Russia

Update #26 - UK Bans Huawei, Bilibili Matchmakes and Jio's New Investor

Update #25 - AI Influencers, Embassy Livestreams, and Indian Labelling

Weekly Review July 11: Three Hurricanes - Hong Kong, TikTok, and Visas

Update #24 - PUBG, South East Asian Media, and Ant Financial

Update #23 - Business Relationships, Internet Trends and Stanley Ho

Update #22 - Chinese Students, Virtual Museums, and The Gaokao

Update #21 - Hong Kong, Netflix, and Zomato

Update #20 - Luckin's Chairman, Chinese Films, and Korean Students

Weekly Review July 4: How will things play out with India's ban?

Update #19 - TikTok's Losses, Pinduoduo, and Gojek

Update #18 - India's Moment, EquityList, and Korea's Brand

Update #17 - Smartphones, Online Classes, and KKR

Update #16 - India-China Apps, Korean Media, and East-West Influencers

Update #15 - Livestreaming, Liquor, and Snapchat Singapore

Weekly Review June 27: E-Commerce sales records means economic recovery...?

Update #14 - Apple, Sports, and Steam

Update #13 - Luckin Coffee, Indian Weddings, and Gucci

Update #12 - Mr. Bean, Mojito, and Pokémon Smile

Update #11: Retail Coupons, Travel Coupons, and Grab

Update #10: Facial Recognition, Reality TV, and Indian Music

Update #9 - Virtual Influencers, Jay Chou, and Early 618 Results

Update #8 - 618 Festival, JD/Kuaishou, and Disney+

Update #7 - Bank Bytedance, iQiyi, and the Film Industry

Update #6 - China E-Commerce, Shopping Festivals, and Vigo

Update #5 - American Express, Warner Music, and Didi

Update #4 - Dada Nexus, Chinese Basketball, and Tencent's Anime

Update #3 - NetEase, Alibaba Influencers, and One Championship

Update #2 - Cathay Pacific, Guangzhou, and Gojek

Update #1: Secondary Listings, Queen Viya, and Reliance Jio

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