China

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 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.

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.

INSIGHT: Women’s Sports Sponsorship Is 1 Billion+ Dollars Behind Parity with Men's Sport In Asia

July 13, 2016

Despite the trailblazing achievements of Asian female athletes on the global stage in recent years, commercial investment in women’s sport remains alarmingly low in Asia, in comparison to…

Challenger Chinese Mobile ZTE Poised To Get Busy In Thailand

July 8, 2016

Chinese brand ZTE is optimistic about tripling its smartphone sales this year in Thailand to 900,000 sets, and becoming one of the top five brands in the category,…

INSIGHT: ASN's Mid-Year Review Forecasts Massive Uplift for Content & Sponsorship in Asia in 2016

July 6, 2016

ASN - the leading source of commercial intelligence for the Content & Sponsorship industry in Asia - has released data that shows an explosion in Non-traditional Media spend…

Chinese Smartphone Maker Vivo Continues Blockbuster Sports Investment

July 4, 2016

Big spending Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has made another significant investment in the Asian sponsorship landscape, by securing an exclusive deal with NBA China.

Major Chinese Corporations Poised To Take Over Fallen Serie A Giant

July 1, 2016

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, owner of Serie A club AC Milan, has agreed to sell his majority stake of the football club to a Chinese consortium,…

Sports Giant Adidas Piggybacks On Wanda As It Battles Nike In China

June 29, 2016

German sports brand Adidas is poised to collaborate with Chinese conglomerate Wanda, which includes an exclusive sponsorship deal for the two Ironman triathlon events in China, as it…

Sponsorship Kerfuffle Brews For Reigning CBA Champion

June 27, 2016

Last season’s Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) champion Sichuan Blue Whales have begun legal proceedings against YEMA Auto, the club’s principal sponsor in the 2014/2015 season, for breach of…