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WiC 598 (Sep 2, 2022)

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Economy, Talking Point New entrants to the HSI reinforce the view it’s become a…

The Hang Seng Index (HSI) stands out as “the ultimate capitalist measure of Hong Kong,” wrote Robert Nield, president of the Royal Asiatic ...

A logistical nightmare?

Banking & Finance Breakthrough as new audit deal signed to avoid delistings of China…

In response to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last month, the House Speaker and her immediate family members went straight onto a Beijing blacklist ...

Not censored

Property A clarification: Cao video was doctored

Last week, we mentioned that business tycoon Cao Dewang, the founder of Fuyao Glass, appeared in a livestream during which he warned young people ...

Fast tracked

Belt and Road China’s Jakarta bullet train line to open in July

On August 18, 12 high-speed railway engines were loaded onto a Cosco Shipping container vessel in Qingdao for the ocean journey to ...

Warning from Wyoming

Rise of the RMB Powell speech heaps more pressure on yuan-dollar exchange rate

It wasn’t just Wall Street that was rattled by the warning from Jerome Powell last Friday that there could be pain ahead as the Fed tries to get ...

Bigger than Huawei

Chinese Character Meet China’s richest woman – she’s from the petrochemicals industry

News flash: Yang Huiyan is no longer Asia’s richest woman. Yang has held the title for long periods since she inherited the controlling stake in ...

Unmanned fleets

Auto Industry Are trucks autonomous driving’s killer app?

Could trucks overtake taxis in the race to bring driverless trips to everyday life? Much of the coverage of the revolution in autonomous driving in ...

Classes in Chiang Mai

Education Why Thai schools have seen a big increase in students sent…

Less homework and rote learning for their kids and fewer stressful phone calls from teachers – these are just a few of the things that Chinese ...

The model candidate?

Entertainment Qin Zewen, China’s contender for Miss World, runs into trouble

As Chinese netizens will point out, there has been no shortage of celebrities willing to massage their academic credentials. Taiwan singer Fan Wei-chi ...

Climate credit

Sino-File “They have said they will do X, Y and Z and…

US climate envoy John Kerry tells the Financial Times that China has “generally speaking, outperformed its commitments” in tackling global ...

Moral messages

And Finally Audiences annoyed as censors target cartoon

In the first instalment of the Despicable Me franchise, released in 2010, the hero Felonious Gru is a longtime villain who devotes himself to ...

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