INSIDE CHINA

While many businesses around the world struggled to remain viable during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, one Hong Kong‑headquartered electrical‑appliance manufacturer – G.E.W. International Corporation – managed a 20% year‑on‑year upturn in sales in the market in Mainland China, an achievement it largely ascribes to its investment in live‑stream marketing (main picture). More

With Mainland China one of the few economies to resume anything like a normal expo programme, the 5th China (Guangzhou) International Cross-border E-commerce & Goods Expo (ICEE) took place at the Guangzhou Poly World Trade Center Expo in late July. More

To date, it is fair to say Sri Lanka has weathered the global coronavirus outbreak better than most countries. As of 20 August, it had recorded some 2,902 cases and just 11 deaths. More

Demand for smart televisions and related devices continues to surge across Russia, a development spurred both by a growing preference for online‑sourced news and entertainment as well as the country’s stay‑at‑home‑related COVID-19 containment policies. More