Has the Hong Kong Stock Exchange become ‘international’ after appointing a foreigner to become the CEO? The Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced on February 9 that it had appointed Nicolas Aguzin, who is from...
Poverty alleviation in Yunnan
Welcome and best wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous Year of the Ox. We hear much about poverty alleviation in China and how successful it has been. Here are three stories of courageous village...
China News 8th February 2021
In our China news this week are two stories of interest everywhere. The first is about tackling corruption in China that has been a major feature of Xi Xinping’s Presidency. In an honest review, the journal...
China News 1st February 2021
Our first story is about political correctness in China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) allegedly uses entertainment to put across its messages. Under the rule of the CCP, Qing dynasty (the last Emperors...
China News 25th January 2021
Several different topics this week are hitting the news in China. Our first story has appeared in the West too. It concerns the latest generation of electric car batteries. Some companies believe they...
China News 18 January
Two local ‘heroes’ this week. Ding Zhen featured in our news of 21st December last year as the boy who captured the hearts of Asians on the Internet. This week, sadly, his image is tarnished by a video...
China News 11th January 2021
We have an article this week about opportunities for Hong Kong lawyers in the Greater Bay Area. Businesses can agree which legal system they want to use in their contracts and disputes. In two other articles...
China News 4th January 2021
This week, the first China news of 2021, we first look at the life of a well-known American sinologist through the eyes of the Chinese media. Our second commentary is from a leading Chinese professor’s view about...
China news – 6 April 2020
This week we focus on a single scholarly article, published in money.163.com, with the attention-grabbing headline: Nothing is more dangerous than answering the wrong question correctly. Written by Professor Liu...
China media coverage – 30 March 2020
One of the more bizarre stories this week from China has been the reported huge drop in the numbers of subscribers to the three mobile phone companies. The story first appeared on a Hong Kong news channel with...
