China

Billboard Continues Asian Expansion With China Push

September 14, 2016

Following Billboard’s recent ventures into the Philippines and Thailand earlier this year, the American entertainment giant has set its eyes on China’s emerging music scene.

AFC Clocks A High-Profile Deal With Swiss Luxury Watchmaker

September 5, 2016

Swiss luxury watch brand Tag Heuer is rapidly cementing its position as one of the leading sponsors in the Asian sponsorship scene, and has now sealed a four-year…

Popular Korean Digital Comics Platform Ventures Into US

September 2, 2016

Line Webtoon, which is owned by South Korea’s online search engine Naver, is looking to produce TV and movie adaptations of its most popular digital comics in U.S.

Chinese Electronics Giant Haier Invests In Local Wine App

September 1, 2016

Chinese consumer electronics behemoth Haier has invested US$10m in 9KaCha, a popular homegrown wine app similar to Vivino, and is poised to use the platform’s exhaustive wine and…

Chinese National Football Teams Score Zegna As A Partner

August 30, 2016

Luxury Italian menswear brand Ermenegildo Zegna - one of the first to enter China’s fashion market in the 1990s - has secured a 4-year deal to be the…

Leading Korean Conglomerate Likely To Scale Back Spend As New Drama Unfolds in North Asia

August 24, 2016

Korean conglomerate Lotte Group has found itself neck-deep in the controversial THAAD missile crisis between South Korea and China, a catch-22 which will certainly have an impact on…

Will Hallyu Pay The Price For Korea-China Missile Shield Spat?

August 5, 2016

The THAAD missile-shield fallout between South Korea and China might affect the former’s entertainment content export to its biggest market.

Chinese Smartpone Maker Guns For Indonesia Market Dominance With FC Barcelona Partnership

July 26, 2016

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo, which first secured a three-year sponsorship with leading European football club FC Barcelona (FCB) last September, has clinched a two-year deal to become the…

Challenger Korean Tyre Brand Splashes On Two European Club Football Partnerships; Category Continues To Neglect Asian Market

July 21, 2016

Kumho Tyre has sealed a two-year partnership with London-based EPL club Tottenham Hotspur, which has South Korean football star Son Heung-min on its books.

Challenger Korean Tyre Brand Splashes On Two European Football Partnerships: Category Continues To Neglect Asian Market

July 21, 2016

Kumho Tyre has sealed a two-year partnership with London-based EPL club Tottenham Hotspur, which has South Korean football star Son Heung-min in its books.