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WiC 562 (Nov 5, 2021)

Xi’s no go to Glasgow

China and the World, Talking Point How has China responded to “the last chance” to save planet…

The successes of the Paris climate summit of 2015 could not have been achieved without months of groundwork from Chinese leader Xi Jinping and former ...

Food for thought

Economy Why has Beijing asked the public to ‘stock up’ on daily…

In October 1962 there were fears that the world was on the brink of nuclear war. Indeed, after a televised address by John F Kennedy, many Americans ...

Spill the beans

Society Elon Musk’s literary post on social media puzzles netizens

What was he thinking? That’s a question often asked of the unorthodox Tesla CEO Elon Musk – now ranked as the world’s richest man by Bloomberg. ...

Full metal racket

Energy & Resources Aluminium firm Zhongwang struggles for survival

Once a symbol of American industrial might, Alcoa was split in two in 2016. The revamp came amid falling aluminium prices and as a result of ...

Homecoming king

Auto Industry Is Duan Yongping steering OPPO and Vivo into carmaking?

“Common prosperity” is the talk of the town in policymaking circles. Although Party officials have been keen to explain that it doesn’t mean ...

Called to account

Banking & Finance PwC faces investigation after complaint over Evergrande audit opinion

It has been a torrid time for auditing firms in China. Regulators have stepped up their oversight, fining a number of auditors after a spate of stock ...

Mystery shoppers

China Consumer Why Carrefour’s irate with Sam’s Club

“Too many monks but too little gruel’ is a Chinese proverb. It was also a metaphor for a commercial spat in Shanghai this autumn, where a growing ...

China and the World Reliance on Chinese magnesium irks Europeans

Two of the symptoms for sufferers of magnesium deficiency are nausea and anxiety. Companies in Europe are experiencing something similar after a sudden ...

Zhou’s latest IPO

Internet & Tech Kuaishou’s smaller rival seeks Hong Kong listing

While property brokerage platforms like Beike are laying off staff amid slowing home sales (see last week’s Talking Point China’s plans to ...

Turing’s talents

Media & Gaming Chinese welcome new AI stars to their screens

It might be called a reality TV show but nothing about any of its contestants is real at all. Titled 2060, the new offering from Jiangsu TV ...

IMAX sees box office surge

Entertainment Big, big screen format suits Warner Brother’s new sci-fi blockbuster

Frank Herbert’s landmark 1965 sci-fi novel Dune was first adapted into a film in 1984 but director David Lynch was so unhappy with the cut ...

Go with the flow

Sino-File “Getting business executives and their families in and out of China…

Ker Gibbs, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, tells the Financial Times that tough border and quarantine controls in China ...

Crazy like a fox

And Finally Chinese swoon at newly created character launched at Shanghai Disneyland

Move over Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh – the newest Disney character that’s captured the hearts of Chinese consumers is a little pink fox ...