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A successful ‘spelling’ game

New Harry Potter mobile game proves massive hit in China for NetEase
Sep 24, 2021 (WiC 557)

The first Harry Potter novel did not arrive in bookstores in China until 2000, three years after the English-language version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone became a global phenomenon. Like elsewhere, the JK Rowling novels ...

What does your future hold?

A game that predicts ‘life outcomes’ makes waves in China
Sep 17, 2021 (WiC 556)

When readers are first introduced to Nora Seed in Matt Haig’s bestselling novel The Midnight Library, she is a 35-year-old with regrets. She no longer talks to her only living relative and is drifting apart from her only friend. When ...

Grapes of wrath

Japanese anger over Chinese viticulture
Sep 10, 2021 (WiC 555)

How much would you pay for a single strawberry or a bunch of grapes? And does it matter where the fruit comes from? If you were Japanese the answer to the latter question would be yes. It matters a lot. A single bijin-hime strawberry ...

A way to waste less

New food shops reward environmentally-minded
Sep 3, 2021 (WiC 554)

It used to be the case that the discount sections in Chinese supermarkets were dominated by pensioners with the time and inclination to hunt for bargains. Now, thanks to the emergence of several new stores specialising in sales of ...

Days of thunder

Hong Kong fury at Nicole Kidman’s quarantine-free arrival in the city
Aug 27, 2021 (WiC 553)

Hong Kong’s government has a “zero infection” goal as part of its Covid-19 policy. As a result the territory has some of the strictest quarantine measures in the world, including a mandatory 21-day stay in designated hotels for potentially ...

The art of giving

An act of charity triggers a sales surge for sportswear firm Erke
Aug 20, 2021 (WiC 552)

At first glance the branding for Chinese sportswear firm Erke looks a lot like Nike. They both have swooshes as their logos and both brands use the Chinese character克 (ke). But while Nike was named after the Greek goddess of victory, Hongxing ...

Fine dining now on offer for dogs in Shanghai
Jul 30, 2021 (WiC 551)

Beef and potato, salmon and salad; at first glance one of Shanghai’s newest restaurants looks like a normal bistro. But the sign above the door of the sleek new eatery identifies a rather different clientele. “Not a human restaurant,” it ...

Manholes missing

Passion for a livestreamer leads to mass theft
Jul 23, 2021 (WiC 550)

Manhole covers can bear a passing resemblance to supersized coins. And sometimes they can be worth something, especially the ones that are made from easily recycled metal. Which is probably how a twenty-something surnamed Fan from Nanjing had ...

‘Defective’ dogs

Why Shenyang police auctioned off its canines
Jul 16, 2021 (WiC 549)

‘Too cute’: that was the reason why three police dogs were eliminated from the Ministry of Public Security’s training programme and auctioned off to ordinary citizens earlier this month. In total 54 dogs were sold at the sale: all of ...

Fund manager favourite Moutai is selling $500 bottles of wine
Jul 9, 2021 (WiC 548)

“I think if we drink enough Moutai, we can solve anything,” Henry Kissinger, the then US Secretary of State, is said to have optimistically told Deng Xiaoping in 1974. Maybe it’s the 53% alcohol content that helps to get the thinking ...

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