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WiC 362 (Apr 21, 2017)

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M&A, Talking Point What lies behind HNA Group’s $40 billion M&A buying spree?

Hainan-based HNA Group’s founder and chairman Chen Feng gave an interview to China Entrepreneur magazine in 2008 in which he described two of the ...

Internet & Tech Will Apple support Hon Hai’s bid for Toshiba’s semiconductor business?

The Japanese tradition of hanami (flower viewing) reaches its peak in April when the population holds parties under the cherry blossom ...

Chinese Character Top regulator falls foul of graft police in insurance sector shake-out

Maurice R Greenberg is a veteran of D-Day and a recipient of a Bronze Star for his service during the Korean War. A qualified lawyer, Greenberg chose ...

Economy Cao Dewang wants his family members to take over his firm

“Don’t let your fertile water flow onto an outsider’s field” is an old Chinese saying, which translates into English as “keep it in the ...

Auto Industry Why Volkswagen has invested in Chinese voice recognition unicorn Mobvoi

You may not have come across a ‘smart’ mirror before – unless you are thinking of the one in the Disney classic Snow White. In the ...

China Consumer Coca-Cola opens its largest production site in central China

In 2004 Coca-Cola endured a PR disaster in the UK amid a £7 million ($8.9 million) marketing push for its Dasani water brand. The bottled water was ...

China Ink After Xi summit in Florida Trump backs away from key currency…

Manipulators no more? Foreign press: “They're not currency manipulators” the American president told The Wall Street Journal ...

Entertainment, Society Wang Qishan moves his anti-graft efforts onto the small screen

Last October, China’s state-run broadcaster released an eight-part documentary that tackled official corruption. The show, called Always On the ...

China and the World Pakistan’s donkey dealers benefit from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Media coverage of the $62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has focused on Chinese investment in oil and gas pipelines, a key port in ...

Planet China Should the naming of government ships be left to the general…

Should the naming of government ships be left to the general public? Not in the UK, it seems, where an online campaign asked citizens to propose the ...

Belt and Road, Cartoons Myanmar has a track record when it comes to transporting essential…

Myanmar has a track record when it comes to transporting essential supplies to China. Famously the Burma Road was built between Lashio (in Myanmar) and ...

Sino-File “In the entire world I am definitely the most ideal privately-owned…

Yan Jiehe, the billionaire founder of Pacific Construction, told the Financial Times he is being advised by former Donald Trump aide Paul Manafort on ...

And Finally San Siro’s first ‘Chinese derby’ dismays fans

AC Milan and its city rival Internazionale share the 80,000-seat San Siro as a home stadium. And as of last week, the two teams have something more in ...

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