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WiC 434 (Nov 30, 2018)

Dolce & ‘gone China’

China Consumer, Talking Point A case study in how to blow-up a brand in the…

Dolce & Gabbana has form when it comes to causing a fuss in China. One notable blunder happened in January 2012 at D&G’s flagship store in ...

Betting the ranch

Internet & Tech Why Xiaomi’s founder may win a long-running wager with Gree’s boss

The use of facial recognition technology is one of many ways that artificial intelligence (AI) is being deployed in China. But a malfunctioning system ...

Healthcare Hospitals suspended for fleecing social security fund

China has taken giant strides toward achieving ‘basic’ universal healthcare. Reforms introduced in the past two decades have dramatically lifted ...

Cross Strait Why voters punished Taiwan’s ruling party

If you are looking for an insight into Taiwan’s midterm election results last weekend, nothing speaks louder than the victory of Han Kuo-yu. He ...

Terror in Karachi

Belt and Road The pressure builds on Pakistan corridor plan

On the morning of Friday November 23, three armed men attacked the Chinese consulate in Karachi in Pakistan. They were members of the Baloch Liberation ...

Banking & Finance Bitcoin crash clouds crypto currency firms’ IPOs

Lei Hua did not expect the business of harvesting next-generation currency would lead to his downfall. A headmaster at a high school in Hunan, Lei ...

Making a packet

Tobacco China Tobacco picks profit over public health

Giving up smoking is hard as an individual. But it’s even harder for governments when cigarettes account for 6% of their tax revenue. That’s the ...

Down with the flu

Healthcare Why vaccine production in China has fallen by half this year

The English word flu comes from the Italian “influenza”, meaning influence. In the medieval period it was thought that unfavourable celestial ...

Noxious neighbours

Environment A chemical spill in Fujian casts nearby fishing villages into crisis

Before the district of Quangang in Fujian province emerged as a hub for refining petrochemicals many of the locals made their livings by ...

Sting in the tale

Entertainment Tencent-invested Marvel film gets huge online marketing push in China

When Venom was first released in the US in early October, it ran into serious headwinds. In addition to lacklustre reviews from most of the ...

Planet China This column has tested the bounds of the idiotic on many…

This column has tested the bounds of the idiotic on many occasions, but the efforts of a father to get his son out of bed takes things to a whole new ...

Sino-File “We can’t find much change in their approach. President Xi may…

Larry Kudlow, director of the US National Economic Council, plays down hopes of a deal on trade when President Trump meets President Xi for dinner this ...

When you wish upon a (red) star

Cartoons When you wish upon a (red) star

Among the American companies most at risk of collateral damage from trade war tensions or the threat of consumer boycotts in China, high up on the list ...

And Finally Ride-hailing firm Yidao in kowtow controversy

The physical act of the kowtow – bowing so low the forehead touches the ground – was a sign of respect and reverence in ancient China. ...