Vivo attempts to tap into high-end market

18:06, March 30, 2019

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  Shifting to high-end market not an easy job for teapots

  As China's independent refiners, or teapots, see their costs rising thanks to the country's new taxation system and higher crude oil prices, insiders are urging them to shift focus to the high-end market to avoid their margins being further crushed.A bird's eye view of the Hengli Petrochemical Industrial Park in Changxing island, Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province. (Photo: Xinhua)New tax

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  Podcast: Story in the Story (3/26/2019 Tue.)

  From the People's Daily app.And this is Story in the Story.Although progress has been made in leaps and bounds in the last ten years to promote the ‘she economy’ or women-targeted market, experts say much still needs to be done to tap the intellect and innovation capabilities of women in China.Industry data shows that female consumers are driving growth in

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  Bilibili offering raises $824 million as Chinese tech companies tap market after IPOs

  (Photo: VCG)Chinese video platform Bilibili's convertible bond sale and follow-on share offering raised $824 million, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.The move marks a return to the capital markets for Bilibili just over a year after it went public in New York. This year has already seen other US-listed Chinese firms return to markets to raise