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WiC 446 (Mar 29, 2019)

Born to succeed

Economy, Talking Point Succession issues at stake for tycoons in Hong Kong and mainland…

Hong Kong’s most valuable real estate firm Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) was co-founded by three Guangdong natives in 1963. The trio included Kwok ...

China Consumer Estee Lauder distributor sues NetEase’s Kaola

Gucci’s CEO Marco Bizzarri has been resolute about refusing to partner with Chinese e-commerce firms. “Frankly speaking, on most of the platforms ...

Internet & Tech Chinese firms show off their AI capabilities at the electronic appliance expo

Made in China 2025. It sounds so much snappier than a policy to “advance the development of the manufacturing industry, enhance industrial ...

‘Private’ healthcare

M&A Resolution reached in one of China’s most drawn-out takeover battles

The hostile battle to take over China Vanke drew to a close in early 2016 – in the end thanks to the government’s influence. The state-backed ...

Telecoms Is China making progress on SOE reform?

First the government tried snapping its fingers. Then it tried rapping their knuckles. When that didn’t work out, it decided to break a finger to ...

Fear of the other

Internet & Tech Tencent investors highlight their concerns

Fear of ‘the other’ is one of humankind’s most deeply rooted psychological tendencies. It is what kept us safe in ancient times, although today ...

For crying out loud

Entertainment The critics don’t like it, but a Taiwanese tearjerker wins over…

Many of the best love stories end with heartbreak. From Romeo and Juliet to Titanic or the more recent A Star is Born, the ...

Under starter’s orders

GBA, Society, Sport Hong Kong Jockey Club hosts race meeting in Guangdong

Founded in 1993, the Guangzhou Jockey Club had 5,000 members at its peak, with more than 1,200 horses. Monies bet topped Rmb10 million ($1.48 million) ...

Healthcare Regulators take aim at the chewing of areca

Taiwanese farmers used to call the betel nut ‘green gold’. In fact, in the mid-1990s as much as a fifth of the island’s arable land was used for ...

Banking & Finance Meet the voracious investor in China’s food and beverage brands

After years of outperformance, 3G Capital, the trusted investment partner of Berkshire Hathaway, looks to have shed its halo. Apart from facing a probe ...

Chemical reaction

Environment Deadly explosion shakes Jiangsu

What will it take to end China’s terrible record of chemical accidents? That’s what many were asking in the wake of a powerful explosion in ...

Politics in the park

China Consumer Disney English falls out with VIPKID

VIPKID and Disney English, two leading providers of English language education, are in direct competition. Both target students aged 2-18, both have a ...

Planet China For many students, sleeping in late and skipping lectures is a…

For many students, sleeping in late and skipping lectures is a common occurrence at university. But in China it is becoming a thing of the past thanks ...

Seats of (unexpected) power

Cartoons Seats of (unexpected) power

The country that’s far and away the most famed for its ‘smart toilets’ is unquestionably Japan, where these electric devices can cost as much as ...

Sino-File “Our expanding footprint in China demonstrates our lasting confidence in the…

Guillaume Faury, president of the commercial division of Airbus, comments on a deal struck with China’s Aviation Supplies Holding Company to sell 290 ...

And Finally Why a Hong Kong pop idol is fighting to defend her name

In 2012, former basketball star Michael Jordan filed a lawsuit against Chinese sports apparel company Qiaodan for using his name for business purposes ...