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WiC 357 (Mar 10, 2017)
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Firms in the firing line
China and the World, Talking Point US missile shield causes a commercial crisis for Korean firms in China

Soft power comes in all shapes and forms but “Hey, sexy lady” must count as one of its more unlikely manifestations. Boomed out five years ago ...

Forging ahead
Internet & Tech Chinese chipmakers are boosting capacity, but lack the top technology

In Only the Paranoid Survive, Intel founder Andy Grove argues that the key to success in the commercial world is being able to spot and ...

The next chapter
Media China’s leading online publisher pushes ahead with e-books

Two of China’s ‘Four Great Inventions’ pertain to the written word: the creation of paper, and the advent of printing. But in the modern day, ...

In the hot seat
Economy What were the takeaways from Li Keqiang’s 2017 policy address?

Former British prime minister Tony Blair is a politician known for his perspiration. Such was his sheen during one conference speech that his PR team ...

Power struggle
Auto Industry Less heralded battery firms mount a challenge

Cars that don’t run on petrol would seem to be less of a fire risk. That should count in Tesla’s favour over the longer term, although the American ...

Nothing but the best
Corporate Q&A An industry expert explains how China is now driving diamond sales

In his long career in the diamond business Nissan Perla has met his fair share of celebrities. Wealth-X, an intelligence network on the wealthy, even ...

Cheung Chung-kiu
Who’s Hu Chongqing's Li Ka-shing

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing is the largest foreign investor in the UK. He may soon have some competition. Step forward Cheung Chung-kiu (nicknamed ...

No brainers
Entertainment Chinese moviegoers shun La La Land for zombie-killing action flick

Even the star power of Ryan Gosling and multiple Oscar awards couldn’t bring Chinese audiences to watch La La Land. Released in the country ...

Chan Hoi-wan
Red Star A tycoon dowager?

To many people it might seem that Chan Hoi-wan became rich overnight: indeed, a sudden transfer of billions of dollars in assets made her the richest ...

Taken for a ride
Society New bike-sharing apps face vandalism problem

On-demand bicycle rental services, such as Mobike and Ofo (see WiC339) are the latest manifestation of the “sharing economy” in China. The new ...

Trump car
Planet China WiC doubts that the White House would consider switching its presidential…

WiC doubts that the White House would consider switching its presidential fleet to a Chinese car brand, even if its name echoes that of the ...

At arm’s length
Sino-File “The gap in capabilities with the US is enormous, but China’s…

Fu Ying, spokesperson for China’s National People’s Congress, comments on the announcement that Chinese defence spending will rise about 7% this ...

Pilotless scheme
Cartoons Pilotless scheme

“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads,” Dr Emmett Brown told Marty McFly as they prepared to blast into the year 2015 in the film Back to ...

Skate of emergency
And Finally China’s national ice hockey team just got hammered 10-0 by South Korea

Adrian Solano of Venezuela recently had the misfortune of being dubbed the world’s worst skier, as he struggled through the Nordic World Ski ...

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