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WiC 422 (Aug 31, 2018)

Unscrupulous landlords

Property, Talking Point Why the cost to rent an apartment in major Chinese cities has…

It is said that rent controls date back to ancient Rome. One theory is that Julius Caesar swung into action after a Senator complained his rent was ...

Fresh scandal over safety

Internet & Tech Didi in crisis after another of its customers is raped and…

Chinese ride hailing app Didi Chuxing has at least 450 million users and arranges 30 million journeys a day. But the rape and murder of a female ...

Looking to the future

Corporate Q&A Tycoon discusses sustainability, philanthropy and the benefits of flat caps

It’s conventional wisdom that billionaires in Hong Kong derive much of their fortune from the property sector. But Lui Che Woo is different. The 89 ...

Pig in the middle

Agriculture WH Group hit by swine flu and trade war

The children’s cartoon character Peppa Pig was banned from Chinese social media in May. The British creation, the People’s Daily lambasted, had ...

Fleeing the scene

Economy Why business bosses are running away – again

It’s the vacation season for beleaguered bosses around the globe but in China a few of them have headed off on holidays from which they did not ...

Logistics 7-Eleven gets delivery partner Meituan as sector competition heats up

Three years ago we looked at the Chinese names chosen by 40 of the world’s top multinationals, giving top marks to selections made by BMW and ...

Environment Farmers’ crops destroyed in huge Shandong flood

The world deadliest dam disaster happened in 1975 when Henan’s Banqiao Dam collapsed, killing 26,000 people (according to official figures; others ...

Ask Mei Deciphering CCTV’s evening news

While preparing for a talk at the local Italian Chamber of Commerce on China’s media landscape, I came across a slide introducing tier-one national ...

China Down Under Canberra bans Huawei from 5G

Are Australia and China friends again? So it appeared just a few days ago in early August after the then prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, delivered a ...

A craving for learning

China Consumer, Education Education stocks have become a hotspot for Chinese investors

The allure of an Ivy League education is compelling for some Chinese tycoons, although their tendency is to make donations to the schools in question ...

Fast Food Thick wheat noodles served al dente

There’s more to Sichuan cuisine than its spicy tofu and spicy sesame noodle. A lesser-known member of the noodle brethren is tian shui mian, ...

Inside the harem

Entertainment TV viewers say Qing concubine drama offers lessons on office politics

Back in 1998 a TV show called My Fair Princess outperformed expectations, winning a huge following from audiences. The series told the story ...

Skirting the rules

Planet China The Chinese are no strangers to apparently arbitrary decision-making, especially where…

The Chinese are no strangers to apparently arbitrary decision-making, especially where local governments are concerned. But a new regulation on ...

Set to sparkle?

Sino-File “It is still less than 5% of Alrosa’s global sales but…

Sergey Ivanov, CEO of Russian diamond firm Alrosa tells the Financial Times that he is increasing his marketing spend in China to catch up with rival ...

Leaving his money lying around

Cartoons Leaving his money lying around

The word ‘venal’ first appeared in the English language in the mid-17th century, derived from the Latin word ‘venum’ meaning ‘thing for ...

And Finally How to pull a sports marketing coup in China

It is hard to know precisely when the first instance of ‘guerrilla’ or ‘ambush’ marketing happened. But one famed example occurred 18 years ...