Staff sort parcels at an express delivery warehouse during 618 shopping festival on June 18 in ... [+] Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. China just concluded its mid-year e-commerce shopping festival ...

I am the CIO of KraneShares, a China-focused ETF provider ... Today is the last day of JD.com's signature 618 shopping festival, a one-month-long event ending on June 18th of every year.

Alibaba is in the middle of its latest sales campaign for the 618 shopping festival - China's second-largest shopping extravaganza behind Singles' Day - in which major e-commerce players compete ...

social-media-inspired buys and interactive shopping experiences. For all the pressures that come with family reunions—awkward questions, marriage talk, and shifting traditions—the Spring Festival ...

The analysts' industry checks suggest that since the 618 shopping festival, iPhone retail sales in China are up 20% on the year. But it remains to be seen if the recent momentum will persist.