Headlines From China: ‘Nomadland’ Chinese Director Zhao Now Needs to Win Over China

‘Nomadland’ Chinese Director Zhao Now Needs to Win Over China

Chloe Zhao just became the first Chinese and Asian woman to win an Oscar for best director. Some movie buffs are now pondering if the prestigious award will help her smooth Beijing’s feathers ruffled by controversial comments she made almost a decade ago. At the awards ceremony on Sunday in Los Angeles, Zhao alluded to her Chinese and Confucian roots that kept her “going when things get hard” and for her belief that “people at birth are inherently good.” “This is for anyone who has the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves, and to hold on to the goodness in each other,” she said. Read more Bloomberg

Co-Branding in the Digital World

This week our focus is on the growth of digital co-branding — partnering with digitally native brands to increase brand awareness and drive consumer demand. Although “digitally native brand” (DNB) is a relatively new term that has developed over the past decade to describe consumer-facing companies that have their origins online that are developed over the internet, the ancestors of today’s DNB are videogames. Read more Jing Daily