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 largest shopping event: Singles’ Day.
Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why ’11/11′ may catch on in the US
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