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WiC 581 (Apr 22, 2022)

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Charging into our list

Economy, Talking Point Latest update to our Top 50 Unicorns ranking adds more EV-related…

For anyone watching the new Apple TV+ drama WeCrashed about Adam Neumann’s meteoric rise and implosion as the boss of WeWork, the unicorn ...

A strategy under strain

Economy Shanghai lockdown is angering residents and triggering supply worries

Few people are aware today that even after Shanghai fell to the Japanese army in 1937 about 1,000  US Marines remained stationed in the parts of ...

A trio of listings

Banking & Finance Zhihu, among others, eyes Hong Kong share sales

When Zhihu went public on the New York Stock Exchange a  year ago, the Quora-like Chinese online content platform priced its shares at $9.50, ...

The ‘iron brothers’

Belt and Road Beijing sanguine over Pakistan leadership change

When pollsters measure international approval levels for China there is one country which consistently takes the number one slot – Pakistan. In ...

Naval gazing

China and the World Beijing’s Solomon Islands deal irks Canberra

In 1942, a few months after Pearl Harbor was bombed, Allied forces launched a major attack against a Japanese base on Guadalcanal in the Solomon ...

Financing a revolution

Internet & Tech What does Vanchip’s IPO say about China’s broader chip strategy?

Rarely a week goes by without a mention in the media of China’s bid to become a major player in the world of semiconductors. Such headlines are ...

Back in the game

Internet & Tech Beijing gives out online game licences again

The gestation period for Chinese gaming licence approvals has at least one similarity with childbirth: Beijing just started granting new ones again ...

The weight of opinion

Entertainment Are Chinese starlets more vulnerable to body shaming?

Last week, pop star Selena Gomez was body shamed for having gained some weight after pictures of her most recent public appearance surfaced online. In ...

Qingtuan

Fast Food A 'Cold Food' staple

Similar to Japanese mochi, qingtuan, or literally ‘green rice ball’, is a glutinous rice dumpling dyed green with mugwort juice (or ...

Graham goes to Taipei

Sino-File “The American people understand how important you are to us. We…

US Senator Lindsey Graham speaking during a trip at the weekend to visit Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen. The senior Republican politician added: ...

Got it covered

And Finally How phone cases became a huge business

Even if “mirror selfies” isn’t part of your daily lexicon it is not hard to figure out its meaning: rather than taking a photo directly – that ...

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