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UN, Alibaba working to improve e-commerce in rural China

TheUnitedNationsannouncedonMondayitwillpartnerwithChinesee-commercegiantAlibabatoincreasespendingonChina'srurale-commerceinfrastructure.Atotalof200millionUSdoll

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Mobile literature hits pay dirt as millennials bookend market

AnewbusinesshasemergedinChinathatmakesmoneybyserializingandpublishingdigitalliterature,includingnovels,forusersofhand-helddevices.Onesuchwork,TenMilesofPeachBlo

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China's online shop is shaping Russian e-commerce market

The online shopping rise in China in recent years has now spread to its northern neighbor, Russia.

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China's online shop is shaping Russian e-commerce market

TheonlineshoppingriseinChinainrecentyearshasnowspreadtoitsnorthernneighbor,Russia.MariaChiscakova,a22-year-oldlivinginwesternRussiaplacesatleastoneorderviatheIn

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China’s digital ads market to hit $50b in 2017

The Chinese digital advertising market is expected to reach US$50 billion by the end of 2017, an eMarketer report said on Monday.

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China’s digital ads market to hit $50b in 2017

TheChinesedigitaladvertisingmarketisexpectedtoreachUS$50billionbytheendof2017,aneMarketerreportsaidonMonday.AccordingtotheNewYork-basedmarketresearchcompany,Chi

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Chinese e-commerce adapts to new consumption trends

AsChineseconsumersbecomeincreasinglyaffluentandsophisticated,thecountry'se-commercecompaniesarecateringtonewconsumptionpatternstograbalargermarketshare.Yanxuan,

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Nike, Sanrio, Universal Studios face EU probe over sale terms

U.S.sportsgoodsmakerNike(NKE.N),Comcast's(CMCSA.O)UniversalStudiosandHelloKittyownerSanrio(8136.T)foundthemselvesinEUantitrustregulators'crosshairsonWednesdayov

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Can Google teach kids not to troll?

Kidsarecreativewhenitcomestobeingcruelonline.OnInstagram,they'llpostagroupphotofromapartyandtagsomeonewhowasn'tinvitedtomakethemfeelbad.Theyusemusicsharingappst

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China shuts down 10 illegal live streaming apps, websites

The Ministry of Culture has shut down 10 online streaming apps and websites in a campaign against illegal online content.

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Police crack down on illegal online animal trade

PolicehavebeeninvestigatingthecasesincereceivingareportinSeptemberlastyearthatthehighlyendangeredredslenderloriswasbeingsoldonBaiduTieba,apopularonlineforum.Pol

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Palace Museum plans web-only tickets

The Palace Museum in Beijing, the most visited museum in the world each year, plans to stop selling paper tickets from its box office, perhaps by later this year.

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Cybersecurity may be slipping through our fingers

Rather than providing a safeguard, new voice-and fingerprint-recognition systems may actually help hackers to raid people's bank accounts. Cheng Yingqi reports.

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Samsung tops U.S. TV online market: data

Four out of 10 televisions sold on online shopping malls in the United States this year were manufactured by South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co., a report showed Thursday.

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Black Friday 2016 Online Sales Break Record; Crosses $1 Billion In One Day

A digital marketing research group has recorded online sales at a record high of 3.34 billion U.S. dollars during the Black Friday shopping spree in the United States.

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U.S. crowds pick up slightly on Black Friday, online sales jump

U.S. online sales surged on Black Friday, with Amazon.com Inc offering the steepest discounts among e-commerce sites as it set the agenda for what has traditionally been the biggest shopping day of the year for brick-and-mortar retailers.