China

K-Pop Peace Concerts To Travel Around The World In 2017

September 23, 2016

World peace and pop music have been bedfellows since time immemorial, so it's not surprising to see Korean reunification dreams taking this proven route.

ASN Interview: QQ Music’s Andy Ng Discusses China’s Digital Music Streaming Landscape

September 22, 2016

Presently, China ranks 19th in the world’s largest music market and has been punching well below its weight, however the stratospheric rise of licensed digital music streaming platforms…

Manchester City Score Global Robot Partnership From Chinese Tech Firm

September 14, 2016

Fresh from a successful fan-led hackathon in the UK, Manchester City continues creating buzz in the tech world after signing a landmark partnership deal with Shenzhen-based tech firm…

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…