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Whitening toothpaste safety scare

Posted on 2013-05-10 by Barry van Wyk

This post is an extract from the Danwei Bulletin, a briefing of company and market news collected from the Chinese news and social media before the information appears in English language reporting and sent to premium subscribers of the FT’s China Confidential and … Continue reading →

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Fake sanitary pads: Massive margins driving rampant piracy

Posted on 2013-05-03 by Barry van Wyk

A typical sanitary pad customer will use the product for several decades, so a company with a strong brand and good distribution has a license to print money. And where there is money in China, there are pirates. Southern Metropolis Daily 南方都市报 … Continue reading →

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Corporate earthquake donations and social media

Posted on 2013-04-26 by Barry van Wyk

Soon after the Sichuan earthquake of 2008, donation fever gripped China as individuals and companies lined up to donate funds for disaster relief. Some of this enthusiasm turned sour: Internet users drew up a spurious list of the top ten … Continue reading →

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The Danwei Bulletin

Posted on 2013-04-10 by Danwei

Media intelligence and research services Contact us The Danwei Bulletin by Danwei on April 10, 2013 The Danwei Bulletin is a new weekly report produced by Danwei and published on the FT’s China Confidential website and sent to premium subscribers. The Danwei Bulletin is a briefing … Continue reading →

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