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WiC 465 (Sep 6, 2019)

First impressions

Internet & Tech, Talking Point Megvii is the first of China’s facial recognition firms to file…

The social media sensation in China over the last week was a face-swapping app called Zao. Similar services have been available in the past but Zao ...

Stirring the pot

China Consumer Yum makes another acquisition in China

Back in 2011, Yum China – which owns the Chinese businesses of KFC and Pizza Hut – agreed to pay $586 million for a stake in the popular hotpot ...

The Chinese Einstein?

Chinese Character Meet the physicist who has made China a leader in quantum…

The 75-minute Skype call between Pan Jianwei in Beijing and his former doctoral supervisor Anton Zeilinger in Vienna on September 29, 2017 was anything ...

Double or quits?

Internet & Tech China’s most famous bet gets renewed by Gree’s Dong and Xiaomi’s…

When senior executives are selling down stakes in their firm, it’s often a signal for stockmarket investors to consider their exit strategy: ...

Licence to drive

Auto Industry The government seeks to rekindle car sales

F or years the Tesla founder Elon Musk held out from making cars in China, waiting until he was allowed to do so without the profit-diluting and ...

Not checking out

Property A European R&D project of Han’s Laser turns out to be…

Switzerland’s Engelberg has been a resort town for nearly 170 years. As its English name “Angel Mountain” suggests, the spot is pristine and ...

Sins of the father

Economy The most unusual bribe yet: a son, or two, for the…

Maybe Mark Twain was right when he talked about ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’. Certainly the maxim has merit in the case of Wang Baoan, a man ...

Kiss, but don’t tell

Entertainment Why China’s entertainment stars want to keep their relationships secret

A year ago, K-pop stars HyunA and E’Dawn took the unusual step of going public with their relationship. After dating in secret for two years, they ...

Shooting for the stars

Sport Alibaba’s co-founder buys the Brooklyn Nets

Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975. Gates went on to become the world’s richest man. Allen wasn’t quite as wealthy but after ...

Exchange student

Planet China The Chinese have a reputation for ‘tiger’ parenting but there are…

The Chinese have a reputation for ‘tiger’ parenting but there are also families where parental responsibilities are more disengaged. Last week Sohu ...

Sino-File “The truth is I believe China will soon be leading the…

Toyota boss Toyoda Akio told a group of Tsinghua University students that “I need people like you” as he unveiled plans for a joint research ...

Chengdu’s new chippy

Cartoons Chengdu’s new chippy

Where is the best fish and chip shop in Britain? Not an easy one to adjudicate, although WiC’s top two candidates are in Skye and Ullapool. However, ...

More space for debate

And Finally Beijing’s new airport runs into a row over its ‘female friendly’…

When Beijing’s new airport opens in Daxing on September 30 it will be a temple to modernity. The $12 billion hub – located to the south of the ...