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WiC 565 (Nov 26, 2021)

Taught a tough lesson

Economy, Talking Point Edtechs exit our Top 50 China Unicorns ranking after regulatory storm

Start-ups that reach $1 billion in value were once regarded as a rare breed. Today the unicorn story is much more commonplace. Indeed, unicorns are ...

Feeling like they got skinned

China Consumer Why China’s two top livestreamers went to war with beauty giant…

Last August Tesla crossed swords with Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo after it hosted a group-buying session offering the Tesla Model 3 for ...

A refreshing ale

Banking & Finance CR Beer is a Hong Kong blue-chip once more

With the blessing of the British government, the Communist Party of China (CPC) set up a Hong Kong office for its Eighth Route Army in 1938. ...

Chips on the table

Internet & Tech A former AMD partner in China is set for a blockbuster Shanghai…

What does it mean to achieve enlightenment? Mahayana Buddhism claims it’s a state that already exists inside each of us. However, few have been ...

Age cannot wither it

Entertainment Sun Li’s harem drama is still hugely popular a decade after…

Even though it ended seven years ago, the American version of The Office is still one of the most-watched shows on Netflix. More than 46 ...

China and the World Beijing lauds Xu Guojun’s extradition from the US

Former movie financier Shi Jianxiang enjoys his moments in the limelight. An internet search of his name returns various photos of him posing with ...

Healthcare Dialysis machine maker SWS to go public

Over 600,000 Chinese citizens receive blood dialysis – a number that is is expected to rise substantially in the coming decades as the population ...

Society Widow calls time on Bo Yang’s controversially named book

A decade ago when Taiwanese starlet Barbie Hsu tied the knot with Wang Xiaofei, the heir to the South Beauty restaurant group, the marriage was billed ...

Olympic outreach

Sino-File “I offered her our support and to stay in touch at…

Emma Terho, Finnish former ice hockey medallist and chair of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) Athletes’ Commission, discusses her recent ...

And Finally New song predicts Beijing-to-Taipei bullet train

The lyrics are simple and the melody sounds synthetic. But the subject is one of the biggest geopolitical flashpoints of our time. ‘Going to ...