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WiC 534 (Apr 1, 2021)

Economy, Talking Point Why are local governments suddenly investing in private sector firms?

Various entrepreneurs have been styled as “China’s Warren Buffett” over the years, including Duan Yongping, the tycoon orchestrator behind ...

Love and losses

Economy Two marital breakdowns hit corporate China

No one ever wants to become a customer of Weiqing Network Technologies, a Shanghai-based firm that specialises in saving marriages from divorce. But ...

Classroom interventions

Education Beijing to rein in off-campus education providers

Located in close proximity to some of the best schools in Beijing, the Huangzhuang area in Haidian district bustles with activity on any normal day. ...

Internet & Tech Chinese firms target key chipmaking equipment

China’s struggle to achieve self-sufficiency in the manufacturing of advanced integrated circuits (ICs) is increasingly well documented. Foreign ...

China and the World South Korean cartoon banned because of maps

The main character in the South Korean anime series Super Wings is a plucky red and white plane called Jett who delivers parcels to children ...

Internet & Tech Chip champion Empryean eyes Shenzhen listing

If you don’t know how to make something you might need a manual to show you how. But what if there is a gaping hole in the bookshelf where the ...

Palace intrigue

Entertainment Veteran female director’s latest drama is panned by online critics

Li Shaohong, 65, is considered to be one of the best of the ‘fifth generation’ of filmmakers who went to the Beijing Film Academy in the years ...

Sino-File “I’d like to strike an optimistic note and I’m very confident…

Elon Musk in an interview with state-run broadcaster China Central Television last Tuesday. “China in the long term will be our biggest market, both ...

And Finally Uniqlo feels effects of an online skinny craze

On March 5 Uniqlo added a new, larger size to its children’s clothing in China. Previously, the largest size on offer was for kids up to 120cm ...