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WiC 471 (Oct 25, 2019)

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China Consumer, Talking Point A supermarket deal sees an ex-con boss reinvent himself in ‘new…

China enacted its Property Law in 2007 to give individuals the same legal protections over their property as the state. The decision was seen as a ...

China Consumer Li Ning’s turnaround story wins over fund managers

In the world of fashion “one day you are in, and the next day you are out,” to quote Heidi Klum’s catchphrase on the reality series Project ...

China Consumer Why young male celebrities are so sought after by cosmetics giants

Back in 1996, Japanese beauty giant Kanebo broke with tradition by choosing Kimura Takuya, a pop singer, to appear in a lipstick campaign. In the TV ...

Economy Another drop in GDP growth rate to 6%

The last time that China’s GDP was growing at 6% was the third quarter of 1992. Because growth in the third quarter of this year was the same, ...

China and the World Finnish tycoon turns to China for undersea link

For decades those Estonians who make the weekly commute across the Gulf of Finland from Tallinn to Helsinki have dreamed of a faster option than the ...

Telecoms Germany says no to 5G ban on Huawei

History students in Germany make a mandatory stop at the Stasi Museum. Here they learn how neighbours in the former East Germany spied on one another ...

Education, Society Henan school case puts spotlight on bullying teachers

The Chinese media has a bleak expression to describe the methods employed by some of the country’s 17 million teachers. Dama Jiaoyu ...

Entertainment New Tencent acting contest proves the latest reality TV hit with…

In 2017 Zhejiang Satellite TV debuted the reality series The Birth Of An Actor, which pitted actors against one another in re-enacting scenes ...

Red Star The next Chinese Nobel laureate in Literature?

Can Xue missed out on the Nobel Prize for Literature earlier this month (despite the award going to two winners this year) but local interest in her ...

Banking & Finance Moji app’s IPO plans thwarted

When information technology giant IBM announced that it was buying the digital assets of The Weather Company in 2015, some onlookers wondered why. What ...

Banking & Finance KOL incubator Ruhnn hit by American lawsuit over its Nasdaq IPO…

With 3.8 million people following her on weibo, Zhang Yuhan promised a sprinkling of sales magic for potential sponsors. So a Shenzhen-based ...

Planet China China has a long history of alchemy, with the first of…

China has a long history of alchemy, with the first of the imperial edicts promising death to gold counterfeiters dating back to 144 BC. Yet the ...

Sino-File “China is moving quickly with the launch of a similar idea…

Mark Zuckerberg warns the US Congress that if Washington blocks Facebook’s global digital currency Libra the main beneficiary will be a Chinese ...

Cartoons A different kind of record

Among the stranger of the Guinness World Records is the most toothpicks stuck into a beard (3,500) and the highest jump on a pogo stick (just over 11 ...

And Finally French fashion house the latest to apologise for a faux pas…

In 1947 French fashion designer Christian Dior unveiled his first collection. It was noticeably different to the boxy, functional outfits worn by women ...

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