On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began among Nanjing University students in the 1990s as a tongue-in-cheek counter to Valentine's Day has exploded into the world's ...

While the Western world is gearing up for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, China has already celebrated its biggest shopping extravaganza—Singles Day. Often overshadowing other global shopping events, ...

(Reuters) -Black Friday? No. Cyber Monday? Nope. Prime Day? Absolutely not. The world's biggest shopping event happens in China each year - and it's called Singles Day. Originally a holiday to ...

Singles’ Day on 11 November is now trending in the UK, with major retailers offering early holiday deals. Here’s why the ...

HONG KONG -- Businesses and consumers in China found the annual Singles' Day shopping festival less attractive this year amid a sluggish economy, forcing e-commerce firms to look abroad for growth.

Black Friday? No. Cyber Monday? Nope. Prime Day? Absolutely not. The world's biggest shopping event happens in China each year - and it's called Singles Day. Originally a holiday to celebrate being ...

BEIJING — Early indicators of China's biggest shopping event of the year reveal a pickup in select categories amid expectations of relatively modest growth in overall sales. Stream NBC 5 for free, ...

This year, Chinese e-commerce platforms turned to AI tools, also launching earlier campaigns ahead of Singles’ Day to court ...

Everyone who’s used a dating app knows that a match’s carefully crafted profile often bears little resemblance to reality. In China, a new profession is rapidly emerging to help people deal with that ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Hua Ruobin started using Blued two years ago to meet other gay men in China, setting up weekend dinners or dates in karaoke bars. The gay dating app has been a godsend for Hua, ...