Results tagged “advertisers”

A record number of more than 10,500 Chinese Muslims are expected to fulfill their pilgrimages to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, according to the Islamic Association of China (IAC) Sunday.

A man on the inside sent us this Brand Republic story from late last week. If you've ever wondered why bloggers never link to the South China Morning Post or why you don't see any stories from them on Google News, here's why:

to embroil a listed company this year.

Shanghaiist has a fondness for elephants retained since our childhood exposure to Barbar. In mid-May we linked out to a Washington Post report that stated that the world's illegal ivory trade was being facilitated by Chinese-run smuggling rings that have extended their reach into Africa over the last decade.

American in Shanghai, a fascinating and entertaining insight into the remarkable career of an entrepreneurial ex-pat. Shanghaiist spoke with the author to find out more.

The story goes on to reveal that Baidu has a network of "200 different distributors who in turn farm out the others" to sell keywords for search advertising:

The move follows a series of recent complaints over a huge billboard in the Xujiahui area that displayed the bare thigh of a Hong Kong pop star who was selling skin-care products. ...

Zhou Wenyue of Shanghai Daily tells us about the debate that has been simmering for some time now, since the issue of sexual discrimination in advertising ignited.

Image from Amazon.com.

While some choose to generalize and lump all Chinese into one big pool of "Confucian consumers," others might say that to do so would be akin to corporate suicide (not to mention just plain stupid). For example most young Shanghainese want iPods and the latest mobile phones while their counterparts in Guangzhou would be happy with a nice mobile phone that doubles as an mp3 player. The expert in this interesting International Herald Tribune story calls the kids in Guangzhou "pragmatic cool." We suppose youth in Shanghai are legitimately cool ... or just rich and spoiled.

Both local and international media are reporting that American television and pop-culture sensation Desperate Housewives might be headed for Chinese television, with episodes dubbed in Mandarin airing by the end of the year. All 23 first-season episodes would air on CCTV-8's "Overseas Theater" timeslot, two episodes a day, according to the Shanghai Daily.