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Travel & LeisureChina hotel chains eye Southeast Asia, with Jin Jiang to open 180 locations Chinese travelers and businesses in region spur sector's expansion plans Jinjiang Inn is one of many brands operated by China's largest hotelier, Jin Jiang In... [1]

YIWU, China -- Yiwu International Trade City looks like a series of giant shopping malls from the outside. [2]

HANGZHOU, China -- Young entrepreneurs are flocking to China's booming e-commerce market, looking to cash in with interesting, one-of-a-kind products. [3]

TOKYO -- Japan's Daio Paper and Pigeon are partnering with internet giant Alibaba Group Holding to develop and sell baby products in China, where demand is growing for high-quality Japanese products. [4]

BEIJING/SHANGHAI -- At 7-Eleven's Jianguomen store in central Beijing, long lines of customers form at lunchtime. [5]

TOKYO -- Hanasato, a high-end Japanese restaurant housed in a sprawling mansion surrounded by lush gardens, has been serving traditional multicourse kaiseki cuisine in the suburbs of Yokohama for decades. [6]

TOKYO -- Yahoo Japan plans to buy the operator of the country's largest online fashion retailer, Zozo, the two companies announced on Thursday. [7]

SHANGHAI -- Chinese tech titan Alibaba Group Holding is enhancing its online shopping platform with big data and artificial intelligence, looking to expand its vast business empire further by creating new demand and enticing customers to spend more. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-22 · 41% match

China hotel chains eye Southeast Asia, with Jin Jiang to open 180 locations

Travel & LeisureChina hotel chains eye Southeast Asia, with Jin Jiang to open 180 locations Chinese travelers and businesses in region spur sector's expansion plans Jinjiang Inn is one of many brands operated by China's largest hotelier, Jin Jiang In

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-12 · 39% match

China revs up global sales push despite Trump's trade war

YIWU, China -- Yiwu International Trade City looks like a series of giant shopping malls from the outside.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-08-18 · 42% match

Alibaba event draws successful e-commerce entrepreneurs

HANGZHOU, China -- Young entrepreneurs are flocking to China's booming e-commerce market, looking to cash in with interesting, one-of-a-kind products.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-12-07 · 40% match

Daio Paper and Pigeon team with Alibaba on baby goods in China

TOKYO -- Japan's Daio Paper and Pigeon are partnering with internet giant Alibaba Group Holding to develop and sell baby products in China, where demand is growing for high-quality Japanese products.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-07-24 · 39% match

China requires a unique formula

BEIJING/SHANGHAI -- At 7-Eleven's Jianguomen store in central Beijing, long lines of customers form at lunchtime.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-07-25 · 39% match

'Kaiseki' cuisine slips down Japan's post-pandemic menu

TOKYO -- Hanasato, a high-end Japanese restaurant housed in a sprawling mansion surrounded by lush gardens, has been serving traditional multicourse kaiseki cuisine in the suburbs of Yokohama for decades.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-09-12 · 38% match

Yahoo Japan to buy online fashion giant Zozo for $3.7bn

TOKYO -- Yahoo Japan plans to buy the operator of the country's largest online fashion retailer, Zozo, the two companies announced on Thursday.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-05-20 · 38% match

Seeing is wanting: Alibaba creates demand out of thin air

SHANGHAI -- Chinese tech titan Alibaba Group Holding is enhancing its online shopping platform with big data and artificial intelligence, looking to expand its vast business empire further by creating new demand and enticing customers to spend more.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-04-29 · 38% match

Why all is not well in Zozotown

TOKYO -- Even as the Zozotown marketplace remains a top destination for young Japanese shopping for clothes online, the company behind it needs to come up with a design for continued growth.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-03-04 · 38% match

Mandarin Oriental to open three hotels in Japan's Setouchi

TOKYO -- Luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental is opening three new hotels in Japan as part of an ambitious expansion focused on lesser-known destinations.

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