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WiC 551 (Jul 30, 2021)

An education for investors

Economy, Education, Talking Point What is really behind Beijing’s internet sector crackdown?

Angela Merkel has visited China no fewer than 12 times since becoming German chancellor in 2005. Ties between the two nations’ economies are tight ...

Taking over Tokyo

China Consumer, Sport Chinese firms dominate Olympic sponsorships

The Olympics makes much of its income from consumer brands that want to sponsor the world’s biggest sporting event. But with the Games in Tokyo ...

Internet & Tech AI unicorn CloudWalk gets nod for STAR Market IPO

The polygraph, so beloved in spy films and detective novels, is underpinned by the idea that a liar can be caught out through physical symptoms. The ...

Wanted: a baby boom

Economy Government reveals more details on its new Three-Child Policy

Is China really dropping all restrictions on family size? That seems to be the case, according to a new document from the State Council. Published ...

China’s Houdini returns

Auto Industry Will Faraday Future now deliver – having finally gone public on…

Many people have tried to sum up Chinese entrepreneur Jia Yueting over the course of a colourful and tumultuous career that’s seen him bankrupt one ...

The art of giving

Celebrities, Society Celebrities compelled to show their support with flood relief donations

After the devastating earthquake that killed 69,227 people in Sichuan province in 2008, actress Zhang Ziyi pledged to donate Rmb1 million ($146,000 at ...

Kicking the toxic habit

Auto Industry SVOLT debuts an EV battery that’s cobalt-free

Few would disagree that electric vehicles represent the future of driving. BloombergNEF, a researcher, reckons that global sales of zero-emission cars ...

The future of fission

Energy & Resources Could molten salt reactors soon be added to China’s nuclear network?

In recent years Sino-US superpower rivalry has centred on sectors like chipmaking. China wants to achieve self-sufficiency in semiconductor ...

Lessons from Zhengzhou

Environment Catastrophic floods expose the downsides of a ‘cashless’ society

Heavy rains have continued in the central province of Henan this week, flooding new areas and leading to further loss of life. The official death ...

Society Kris Wu scandal puts KTVs back into the spotlight

KTV, or karaoke, has more of a reputation in China for boozing, sex and corruption than it does for a night out singing with friends and ...

Sino-File “If I’d stayed in China I might probably never have a…

Chinese-born table tennis player Han Ying explains her decision to represent Germany at the Tokyo Olympics. The China Daily added there were 17 ...

And Finally Fine dining now on offer for dogs in Shanghai

Beef and potato, salmon and salad; at first glance one of Shanghai’s newest restaurants looks like a normal bistro. But the sign above the door of ...