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SF Express sets out to prove Jack Ma wrong as it pushes into pharma
May 25, 2018 (WiC 410)

"Many logistics firms have gone public. But I could not see any difference in them before and after their listings, except [their bosses] becoming one of the richest tycoons, which is meaningless,” Alibaba’s Jack Ma declared, as he chided ...

Shares of Viagra’s China alternative soar then plummet
May 25, 2018 (WiC 410)

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer discovered its solution to erectile dysfunction (ED) by accident. According to company legend, Pfizer was investigating the application of sildenafil citrate as a treatment for high blood pressure but discovered it ...

CSPC Pharmaceutical displaces Lenovo in HSI
May 18, 2018 (WiC 409)

When it went public in Hong Kong in 1994, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group was known as China Pharmaceutical Group. At that time whenever a firm had ‘China’ at the front of its name, that ‘national’ trademark usually suggested it was the ...

Good Doctor makes stock market debut as Xiaomi files for Hong Kong IPO
May 4, 2018 (WiC 407)

For a long time companies needed three consecutive years of profit before they could apply for a listing on Hong Kong’s main bourse. This rule was amended in 2004 to make way for “large corporations” with market values higher than HK$4 ...

Breakthroughs in China’s biotech sector are leading to IPOs
Apr 27, 2018 (WiC 406)

One of China’s major breakthroughs in mainstream medical cures happened in the early 1970s, when Ningbo-born scientist Tu Youyou came up with a drug for treating malaria called Artemisinin. Derived from sweet wormwood, it was meant to assist ...

Hongmao set to become a landmark case for TCM marketing
Apr 27, 2018 (WiC 406)

You’d have to be pretty naïve about human biology to believe that drinking Red Bull really “gives you wings”. But the slogan still got the drink brand into trouble five years ago, when an American consumer sued its Austria-based owner. The ...

New rules on blood donations hit hospitals and surgeons
Mar 23, 2018 (WiC 402)

In early February, Pu Buzhen was due to start chemotherapy for a rare bone marrow disease known as aplastic anaemia. The 34 year-old had waited a year for treatment. Her family had sold cars and property to pay for it. But 10 minutes into the ...

To grow in China’s health supplement market Citic buys into foreign brand
Mar 9, 2018 (WiC 400)

Whether ejiao, or donkey-hide gelatin, has real health benefits became a hotly discussed topic recently. The debate was sparked by a weibo post penned by the National Health and Family Planning Commission’s hotline service, which ...

Ping An’s healthcare IPO points to growth of ‘Big Health’ theme and AI
Feb 9, 2018 (WiC 397)

Long before the term ‘unicorn’ was popularised in the investment world, Jim Clark was founding billion-dollar companies. In fact, Clark was the first man to create three multi-billion dollar tech firms. His incredible story is told by Michael ...

Chinese scientists break new ground cloning monkeys – stirring US fears
Feb 2, 2018 (WiC 396)

In the 16th century novel Journey to the West the Monkey King creates an army of clones by pulling hairs from his tail and scattering them on the battlefield. Today in China, scientists have achieved something similar – creating two ...

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