Topic 1-Alibaba on Way to Becoming Top Retailer

 

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has announced that its total trading volume in the current fiscal year has exceeded 3 trillion yuan ($463.3 billion), and is expected to soon surpass Wal-Mart as the world's largest retail platform. Why is online retailing so successful?

 

Topic 2-Beauty Business Tilts from West to East

 

A UK research report suggests that an increasing number of Chinese consumers of foreign cosmetic products are switching to South Korean and Japanese brands from French and US labels. Why is it that for Chinese consumers, the beauty business is tilting from the West to the East?

 

Topic 3-Chinese Tiger Parents

 

Recently, another tiger mom has made waves online by sharing her son's study schedule: as the 9-year-old gets up at 5am and doesn't rest until 11pm.

 

Why do Chinese parents prefer such strict way of bringing up their children? Is it really a good way of raising a kid?