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Monthly Archives: October 2014

This sounds too good to be true. In Europe, we are used to cashback deals. The push for bank switching is a primary strategic activity and a small cash sum is invariably used as a tactical incentive.
 
Ping An Bank in China is taking that principle to a whole new level.
 
If a customer deposits 37,000 YUAN in a 3 year capital protected product they receive a free iPhone 6 and if they invest 45,300 YUAN, they can opt for the iPhone 6 Plus.
 
The model is that the customer receives their interest before product maturity and…

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China watcher Paul Gordon from the ToCN team takes a look at the impact the recent IPOD of Alibaba might have on smaller ‘e’tailers in the future. The multinationals are…

It’s just been reported that 75,000 mainland Chinese people visited Taiwan over Golden Weeks up 89% on last year. In contrast, visits to Hong Kong were up just 6.8% when…

What has an iconic salad and the founder of modern China got in common?  A good deal more than you would think as it’s just been announced that Hilton has…