Beijing’s Bookworm
— October 5, 2015Ten-year-old Chinese bookstore chain The Bookworm, founded by two expats, has become a go-to-destination
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Chan Koonchung remains banned, but big in China
— May 21, 2014Chinese novelist Chan Koonchung says he writes for “his Beijing friends” though they can’t buy
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Hachette UK’s Tim Hely Hutchinson Sees Big Potential In Asia
— July 2, 2013HONG KONG: Asia is an important growth market for Britain’s second-largest publisher, Hachette UK.
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Hong Kong Book Fair gets professional, goes global
— July 7, 2013The Hong Kong Book Fair, now in its 25th year, remains firmly focused on the Chinese-language titles,
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Eslite Expands Aggressively into China
— April 30, 2013Taiwanese bookstore Eslite is expanding at a time when bookstores around the world are folding.
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