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SupChina is hosting its third annual SupChina Women’s Conference in New York on May 20. It’s a conference about business, technology, and finance in the U.S.-China sphere with an all-female lineup of star panelists. Here is your opportunity to learn from, network with, and be empowered by the CEO of Thrive Global and founder of ... Read More

How Vipshop has grown from a modest Guangzhou startup to an e-commerce giant is something of a mystery. Here's Jing Daily’s take on the 4 core strategies. Read More

According to the recent "Shanghai Wealth Report 2012," published by the Hurun Report and Australia's Gao Fu Wealth Management, Shanghai, mainland China's financial center and a rising star on the global business scene, now has 370,000 residents worth at least 6 million yuan (US$949,710). Read More

The sale of Aman Resorts to the Chinese HNA Group has reportedly hit a snag, as owners DLF may now be saying they want to put talks on hold due to "lower-than-expected bids." Read More

Craig Mattoli of Leona Craig Art in Guangzhou writes this week on the growing popularity, and potential downsides, of art funds and exchanges in the rapidly expanding Chinese market. Read More

Amid a simmering debt crisis made worse by dropping property prices and lingering global economic doldrums, the once red-hot luxury consumption that defined the southern Chinese city of Wenzhou is now showing signs of cooling down. Read More

Although Hong Kong is clearly already a money-maker for auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's, over the past year these auction houses have sought to cultivate a broader collector base in emerging markets like mainland China via more educational offerings. Read More

Over the past few years, business has been good for Poly, with the house's contemporary and traditional Chinese art, antiques, wine and baijiu auctions making it to the third-largest auction house in the world. Read More

Addressing the need for a social safety net in China to provide more financial security, Fan Cheuk Wan of Credit Suisse says that while this reform is critical, the "significant accumulation of private wealth" in China will naturally provide a measure of financial security and drive more private consumption. Read More

Mainland Chinese art collectors may still be somewhat new on the art scene, but in recent years another group of highly motivated, well-funded entrants has also joined the party: domestic Chinese companies looking to invest in corporate collections. Read More