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WiC 382 (Sep 29, 2017)

Voting for the exit

Internet & Tech, Talking Point Facing its first proxy fight, will Sina follow in Yahoo’s footsteps?

In many ways Yahoo and China’s Sina Corp are similar companies. Both started out as internet portals – and in the dotcom era both ruled the roost ...

M&A HNA’s finances still under question

Anthony Scaramucci sold his hedge fund to a Chinese group to free his path to become the mouthpiece of America’s president. But after lasting just 10 ...

Creative destruction

Entertainment Now not showing – top director’s film pulled from Golden Week…

One of the things that made Feng Xiaogang so successful in China was that unlike other filmmakers of his generation – such as Chen Kaige and Zhang ...

Healthcare China counts on ‘sharing economy’ to aid healthcare reform

‘Medical malls’ were dreamed up in the United States in the 1980s to bring healthcare services closer to residential areas. The concept largely ...

China Consumer Toys ‘R’ Us remains bullish on China despite going under in…

“I don’t wanna grow up,” was a slogan Toys ‘R’ Us used in the 1980s. Unfortunately the US toy seller appears to have grown to adulthood and ...

Internet & Tech Intel’s big expansion plans in China

Intel turns 50 in 2018, and its critics say the company is displaying all the hallmarks of a mid-life crisis. For the first time since 1992, Intel lost ...

Yunnan Cross Bridge Noodles

Fast Food Guo qiao mi xian

Cross Bridge Noodles is a Yunnan specialty comprising a bowl of hot soup with rice noodles and accompanying ingredients such as thinly sliced meats, ...

Red Star Popularity spike

Commanding a Rmb100 million ($15 million) annual income, the 23 year-old, 195cm tall Zhu Ting is one of China’s star athletes, with some believing ...

Society Entrepreneur leaves a suicide note, blames his wife for death

At first glance, the story of Su Xiangmao and Zhai Xinxin has all the familiarity of a modern fairy tale. The two made contact through online dating ...

Why the property obsession?

Ask Mei Chinese home ownership isn't limited to China

These days whenever I talk to my Chinese friends and relatives, even in third-tier cities like Weifang in Shandong, the topic somehow always shifts to ...

China and the World Lion State leader travels to Beijing to rebuild relations after rift

It wasn’t that long ago that China, home to 1.38 billion people, was open in its admiration for tiny Singapore – a standout example of a country ...

Sisters reunited

Planet China Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau’s award-winning movie Lost and Love was…

Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau’s award-winning movie Lost and Love was based on a true story in which a farmer doggedly searched for his ...

Yet more burger choices

Sino-File “We were really intrigued by the opportunities in China, and think…

Jamie Richardson of the US fast food chain White Castle talks to the Wall Street Journal about the decision to open its first Chinese outlet in ...

Overweight Shanghai?

Cartoons Overweight Shanghai?

With big money comes big expectations, and it turns out Carlos Tevez isn’t fulfilling them for his Chinese football club. In January the Argentine ...

Not the right model

And Finally A share too far for the ‘sharing economy’: sex dolls

China’s passion for the “sharing economy” has created plenty of success stories, but an even greater number of more dubious contenders (see ...