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WiC 530 (Mar 5, 2021)

Horns of plenty

Internet & Tech, Talking Point Top 50 China Unicorns Ranking reveals it’s all about tech and…

When US venture capital investor Aileen Lee coined the term ‘unicorn’ in Silicon Valley in 2013, she could only find 39 companies worthy of this ...

A resilient performance

Corporate Q&A Qatar Airways regional boss on navigating Covid and his China strategy

Could better times be on the horizon for the airline industry? After months of misery there was more positive news last week when the International Air ...

Geely hits EV accelerator

Auto Industry Li Shufu gets vocal about how he’ll drive China’s electric car revolution

The old saying that actions speak louder than words is one that Geely would have done well to remember in recent years. The ambitious carmaker has ...

Environment Hyatt closes its Alila resort in Zhejiang – but what was…

In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Mark Hoplamazian, chief executive of Hyatt Hotels, told the newspaper that he was so burnt out during ...

The final whistle

M&A Suning finds new backers, but dumps soccer club

GOME and Suning were China’s two most powerful retailers back in 2005. Dominating more than 80% of home appliance sales nationwide, their ...

Weight watchers

Banking & Finance Hang Seng Index constituents to hit 100, adding many more Chinese…

Investor excitement bubbled over in Hong Kong’s stock market last month with the explosive introduction of Kuaishou, the Chinese short-video app. In ...

Environment Carbon trading goes nationwide from June

Emissions trading schemes rely on a carrot-and-stick approach. Companies that disgorge greenhouse gases in excess of the permits they are assigned need ...

A show that’s about business

Entertainment Popular new drama pokes fun at China’s e-commerce giants

When it comes to the world’s most famous son-in-law, Jared Kushner, 40, is pretty high up on the list. Despite his political inexperience, the ...

Society Marriage numbers fall again in China, worrying officials

Civil marriage ceremonies in China are known for being impersonal, no-frills affairs. But now several provinces have streamlined the process even ...

Sino-File “I am vaccinated. If we didn’t have the Russian and Chinese…

Hungary’s Prime Minister Victor Orban received the Sinopharm jab on Sunday. On the same day the Financial Times spoke to a 69 year-old who also got ...

And Finally Ancient village in flames, after residents depart

For hundreds of years the picturesque village of Wengding nestled on a mountainside in the southwestern province of Yunnan. It was the home of a ...