Hi, you're listening to a special episode on the 4th China International Consumer Products Expo. Check out what participants have to say about the event!

(01:39) Ireland's ambassador to China, Ann Derwin

(04:01) Irish Food Board

(05:27) Estée Lauder

(08:46) "Newcomers" & "old friends"

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In this episode, we look at Qingming Festival holiday consumption, "Shenzhen bag" and young people's new consumption habits, and the upcoming consumer products expo in Hainan.

(00:22) Qingming festival holiday consumption

(03:17) "Shenzhen bag" and trade in second-hand goods

(09:40) 4th China International Consumer Products Expo

Trailer:

https://www.hainanexpo.org.cn/videos/2337.html

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In this episode, we look at China's performing arts industry, the "multilingual" businesswomen in Yiwu City, rapid development of microdramas, and the newly-unveiled negative lists for cross-border trade in services.

(00:56) World Theatre Day & the performing arts industry

(03:46) Zhang Jiying the "polyglot" in Yiwu

(08:03) China's huge market for microdramas

(10:22) Negative lists for cross-border trade in services

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·Flower tour recommendations (Chinese version):

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/l4sMn--QiNPOsnrFV2Zdeg

·e-CNY user guide:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YYK75SqEy01G_ekWLcNkkg

·(00:37) Cherry blossom industry scale will reach 100 billion yuan in the next five to ten years

·(03:12) The finals of the Village Super League, or 村超(cun chao), kicked off on March 16, together with the "happiness economy"

·(05:44) How to use China's digital currency?

·(07:40) Hefei city's rising population and emerging industries

·(09:17) "ma la tang" from Tianshui city -- foodies let's go!

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* File: A Guide to Working and Living in China as Business Expatriates（2024 Edition）.pdf

http://images.mofcom.gov.cn/wzs/202403/20240306153128529.pdf

* (00:45)   Alipay and WeChat Pay have made it easier than ever to link your Visa and Mastercard accounts to their platforms

(03:30)   "She-Power" -- about 1/3 female truck drivers contribute over half of their family's total income

(05:10)   Crushing rumors -- The real plane that overshot the runway after landing at the American airport

(07:05)   Something "new" -- "New Quality Productive Forces"

(09:20)   Revival of "Hanfu", the 2,000 year-old traditional attire 

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