EDM 1 – Issue 524

How Covid-19 is stirring the pot in China’s instant noodle wars

Also: Hong Kong’s bourse steams ahead as it searches for new boss; Baidu bets on EV acceleration with Geely; and another employee death heaps more misery on e-commerce giant Pinduoduo

Plus: Trump’s final days bring more tensions over Taiwan; as gaming great Sheldon Adelson dies, Macau’s casinos head for investor reshuffle on 2022 licence fears; and critics query why megastar Zhang Ziyi is playing a 15 year-old princess in her debut TV series