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WiC 423 (Sep 7, 2018)

China and the World, Talking Point Over 50 African leaders visit Beijing to discuss Xi’s Belt and…

First mentioned by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a state visit to Kazakhstan five years ago, the Belt and Road Initiative (or BRI) celebrates its ...

Internet & Tech Huawei claims series of ‘firsts’ for new microchip

In ancient times, the appearance of a Kirin, or Qilin in other parlance, was deemed a rare and auspicious event that heralded an era of peace and ...

Chinese Character Baidu couldn’t keep its AI star Lu Qi for long –…

It has a lower acceptance rate than any Ivy League college including Harvard Business School. But outside of the tech world, few have ever heard of Y ...

China Consumer Japan’s Shiseido profits from Chinese tourists

In today's fame-obsessed world, celebrity endorsements can be an important influencer in selling consumer goods and services. But while there is no ...

Healthcare Fosun Pharma calls for calm after more allegations about malpractice

Better short-lived pain than a long one, is the “tough love” that The Economist magazine said China’s drugs regulator sees as the necessary path ...

Auto Industry Trade war with the US takes its toll, although exports hold…

One of the first victims of China’s trade spat with the United States was the crew of the Peak Pegasus, a cargo ship loaded with $20 million worth of ...

Property Evergrande hopes to build the ‘magic kingdom’ that Wanda gave up…

From running football clubs to buying movie studios and cinema chains, China Evergrande and Wanda Group have gone head-to -head in a number of ...

Entertainment As divorce rate surges TV shows on celebrity couples’ marital advice…

Back in May, some of China’s more overbearing local governments demanded that couples take a quiz before they could be granted divorces. It included ...

Aviation How myopia is a problem for China’s airforce

China first stealth fighter jet, the J-20, went into combat service in February of this year. A second radar-evading fighter, the J-31 is currently in ...

Society Murder or self-defence as gangster Brother Dragon dies?

In 2010, a contestant on a dating show announced she would rather “cry in the back of a BMW than laugh on the back of a bicycle”. It was a ...

Planet China One of the key traits required for running an educational establishment…

One of the key traits required for running an educational establishment is an innate sense of what is appropriate. The principal in charge of the ...

Sino-File “While China will remain an important part of our global manufacturing…

Techtronic’s CEO Joseph Galli comments on the impact of the Sino-US trade war. The firm currently makes the majority of its power tools in China but ...

Cartoons Raising the red flag

The Shaolin Temple is no stranger to making the news in China, in part because of its monks’ martial arts skills (which regularly prompt challenges ...

And Finally Why unfaithful husbands are losing sleep

In 2015 a group calling themselves the Impact Team hacked the user information of Ashley Madison, the Canadian website that facilitates extra-marital ...