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WiC 541 (May 21, 2021)

Chemical reaction

Energy & Resources, Talking Point A megamerger in China sees the new firm dwarf Dow, DuPont…

Before media firms began compiling China rich lists and billionaire rankings, the wealthiest Chinese man was probably Wang Yung-ching from ...

Auto Industry, Internet & Tech Buffett to profit as BYD lists its chip unit

When BYD listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2002, its main focus was rechargeable batteries for mobile phones. Investor enthusiasm was limited ...

Internet & Tech Taiwanese tech firm faces a boycott across the Strait

In 1991, an organisation called the China External Trade Development Council (CETRA) hired a branding agency from Los Angeles to give Taiwan a new ...

Pay-to-view, in reverse

China Consumer Why Tencent is giving people ‘coins’ to watch videos on its…

“Remember that time is money. He that can earn ten shillings a day by his labour, and goes abroad, or sits idle one half of that day, though he ...

Reviewing the reviews

China Consumer Eleven Chinese brands barred from Amazon’s US site

Amazon closed its Chinese site, Amazon.cn in 2019 after failing to crack a market dominated by domestic giants like Alibaba and JD.com. But that ...

Calling it quits

M&A Danone offloads entire stake in Mengniu

When Danone broke up with its first Chinese partner Wahaha in 2007, it set off such a ruckus that the then French President Nicolas Sarkozy felt ...

Talking the talk

China and the World Will new personnel see China resume a broader dialogue with the…

The first ‘Strategic Economic Dialogue’ (SED) between the US and China took place in December 2006. For Washington, a high-level forum was needed ...

China and the World Xiaomi removed from Washington’s blacklist

Investment between the United States and China fell to its lowest level last year since 2009, said a new report on Wednesday by Rhodium Group and the ...

It’s harder than it looks…

Entertainment Why stars are disappearing from livestreaming e-commerce platforms

E-commerce livestreamer Fan Yebing (a pseudonym) has made a name for herself on Alibaba’s livestreaming platform. That’s because she bears a ...

Inheritance lax

Society Case of a contested will sparks broad debate in China

China wants more of its population to make wills. Forty years of economic growth means many of the country’s elderly have more assets to pass on. But ...

Sino-File “But what happens if that doesn’t occur and the Chinese say,…

Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg discusses with the Financial Times how China is tying up cobalt supplies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the major ...

And Finally Panic in Shenzhen as 350-metre building sways

Skyscrapers are designed to sway on their foundations during earthquakes. But if a tower starts shaking for no apparent reason, is there might be a ...