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WiC 432 (Nov 16, 2018)

Top of the market?

Property, Talking Point A fresh row in Hong Kong over how to raise the…

Many of the street names in Hong Kong are a legacy from the colonial era. Some tell the stories of the territory’s earlier geography as ...

Still a golden opportunity?

Corporate Q&A The inventor of the ‘BRIC’ concept shares his views on the…

Earlier this year Jim O’Neill was elected chairman of the esteemed British think tank Chatham House. The well known economist – whose official ...

Alive and clicking

China Consumer Takeaways from this year’s Singles’ Day

Mariah Carey was there, as was retired basketball star Allen Iverson and Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr. A Chinese pop group called CY Girls ...

Economy Why Alibaba is upset by latest Hurun list

The Hurun Research Institute became a household name in China by compiling a list that ranked local tycoons by their estimated net worth. It devised ...

Pump up the volumes

Entertainment How a Chinese singer’s fans knocked Ariana Grande off the top…

There are ways to turn a bad breakup into a positive experience. Taylor Swift, for instance, has used her catchy tunes to dismantle her ex-boyfriends. ...

Media & Gaming Pony Ma looks for answers on China’s Quora-equivalent Zhihu

Chinese internet giant Tencent can afford to hire the best management consultants. But its boss Pony Ma has recently resorted to Zhihu, the country’s ...

Telling moment for Cook

Internet & Tech Apple refuses to break out key data as production in China…

Apple founder Steve Jobs was never that impressed by his stock investors or their needs – preferring, for instance, to hoard cash rather than give it ...

The brains on the panel

Energy & Resources Huawei moves deeper into solar power with new types of power…

What turns a country into a superpower? In economic terms nations that produce the most goods and services have an edge, or those that can amass the ...

Howls of protest

Planet China The Chinese zodiac says we are in the Year of the…

The Chinese zodiac says we are in the Year of the Dog. But no one seems to have reminded government officials in the city of Wenshan in Yunnan. In late ...

Leaving their mark

Cartoons Leaving their mark

Relations between Beijing and Washington have darkened because of the trade war. Yet the sour mood has not affected the business interests of Donald ...

No need to smell the coffee, yet

Sino-File “We haven’t seen any impact from the geopolitical situation between the…

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson added in an interview with CNBC that “we have built Starbucks in China for China” and “we’re playing the long ...

And Finally Wanda scion brings home a gaming world title

China’s fuerdai – the second generation rich – tend to get a bad rap. Earlier this year, we reported that Wang Sicong, the only son of ...