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WiC 398 (Feb 26, 2018)

Who let the dogs out?

Economy, Others, Talking Point A new lunar new year ushers in the canine zodiac sign

February 16 marks the first day of the Year of the Dog. In Western parlance a ‘dog’ is usually the financial slang for something pretty terrible ...

Dog days ahead for him?

China and the World Trump to face a tough year, forecasts feng shui master Yeung…

The 12 Chinese zodiac signs calibrate with Jupiter’s orbit around the sun, which takes 12 Earth years. As a general rule of thumb, one is likely to ...

Pets promise profits

China Consumer China’s spending on dogs will soon exceed that of the US

Amy is going for a walk, Dengdeng is having his lunch, and Lele is playing with a ball. As you might have guessed, these characters are dogs, not ...

Economy How will you fare in the Year of the Dog? Check…

Contrary to what some Westerners think about Rats, those who are born under this zodiac sign are believed to be highly intelligent and ...

Chinese dogs: an overview

Society We look at the histories of China’s main dog breeds

Recent studies indicate that dogs first split from wolves and evolved into Canis lupus familiaris in China. Most of the world’s oldest ...

So what are China’s favourite dog breeds?

Society An acquired taste...

Chinese websites site periodically publish a list of the country’s top 10 favourite dogs. Amazingly Chinese breeds almost never feature. Four such ...

China’s most famous canine is…

History Lessons It goes back to 1894...

The most famous dog in contemporary Chinese history is Taiyang, or Sunny. A fierce canine from Taiwan, Sunny was on board the Zhiyuan when the Chinese ...

The darker side of China’s dog culture

Society Remember the the Yulin Dog Festival in Guangxi?

Four years ago when the Fédération Cynologique Internationale awarded the 2019 World Dog Show to Shanghai there was uproar from members of ...

A worrying new trend: Dognapping

Planet China As dog ownership grows in China a new business has emerged…

As dog ownership grows in China a new business has emerged – kidnapping pets and holding them for ransom. In many cases people simply pay up, ...