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WiC 610 (Dec 2, 2022)

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A bet on red that won

China Tourist, Talking Point US casinos retain Macau licences in spite of worsening Sino-US relations

Macau’s emergence as the world’s casino capital was explosive once it opened up its gambling industry to new entrants in 2002. Five new casino ...

‘Golden era’ is over

China and the World Nuclear deal reversed as Sino-UK ties worsen

In testy remarks captured on camera at the G20 summit in Indonesia last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping gave Justin Trudeau a dressing-down, ...

Screen star

Internet & Tech Kuaishou’s new businesses propel huge growth

Recently, short-video platform Kuaishou added a new feature called ‘Blind Date Corner’. As the name implies, it’s a livestream with an angle on ...

No good options?

Healthcare Zero-Covid policy sparks rare protests in key cities

Assuming there was a mechanism in place to ask the question, now might be the time for the Chinese government to conduct a nationwide poll with the ...

In the net

Sport Shockwaves as soccer star in corruption probe

Argentina and Germany arrived at this month’s World Cup in Qatar as two favourites to win the trophy. Yet both were beaten 2-1 – by Saudi Arabia ...

Profiting from gossip

Entertainment Celebrity divorce brings sales bonanza for star’s former mother-in-law

When it comes to messy divorces, Barbie Hsu and Wang Xiaofei’s split must rank highly on the list of China’s most high-profile partings. Since the ...

From adulation to incarceration

Entertainment Canadian star jailed for 13-years after rape convictions

When rape allegations against Kris Wu first surfaced in 2021, the Canadian-Chinese pop icon wrote on his weibo: “If there is behaviour of this kind, ...

Finally at the frontier

Sino-File “Twenty-five years is a long journey. Every time I missed my…

Chinese astronaut Deng Qingming, who finally made it into space as one of three crew on the Shenzhou 15 mission on Tuesday. Qing, 56, has been ...

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