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It’s a boy and it’s a girl: Twin baby pandas born in Shaanxi
Extreme weather is cooking parts of the world alive as other places flood, the drums of war are beating in Asia, and actual war is raging in Europe. But look on the bright side: We have photos of two super-cute new baby giant pandas.
Geely came out of nowhere to become a global auto giant, but can it compete in China’s highly competitive electric car market?
After acquiring Volvo in 2010, Geely launched a bold plan to have 90% of its sales come from electric vehicles by 2020. The company is still a long way from reaching that target.
Taiwan withdraws from hosting WorldPride 2025 over naming dispute
A blame game involving contradictory accounts erupted after Taiwan backed out from hosting a global LGBTQ gathering due to a name dispute with the event’s licensor.
Song Jiaoren and broken promises of the Chinese republic
Song Jiaoren is China’s “lost future,” remembered as a democrat who opposed authoritarianism — and not for reneging on promises in the naive hope that he could build an electoral coalition.
How European businesses feel about China’s economic direction | Live with Lizzi Lee
Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, says that EU companies are becoming more cautious about Beijing — and Xi Jinping’s zero-tolerance handling of COVID isn’t helping.
Editor’s Note for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China’s scorching heat wave dries up rivers and chokes supply chains
A prolonged heat wave in China has drained water reserves and ignited forest fires, forcing authorities to extend power curbs in a bid to shore up the country’s strained energy supply and keep the COVID-hit economy running.
Why do China books all look the same?
The color red, dragons, cropped Asian faces…when it comes to presenting China, book publishers often rely on a set of familiar tropes — to the detriment of the authors and the genre.
China’s cyber crime problem is growing
Since the Cyber Security Law took effect in 2017, China has promulgated a growing body of legislation to combat digital crime. But cases of cyber crime increased rapidly from 2017 to 2021, and cyber criminals prosecuted by China’s courts are becoming younger.
Surreal Hong Kong
Urban absurdities by Tommy Fung
China’s economy stumbles further as property market woes deepen | Live with Lizzi Lee
China’s high yield market is “over for a while,” says Alicia García-Herrero, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French investment bank Natixis.
New ‘Minions’ movie gets China-exclusive ending where villains turn good
No bad guys are uncaught in the Chinese version of the animated film Minions: The Rise of Gru, which opened in the country over the weekend.
Editor’s Note for Monday, August 22, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Beijing seethes as more U.S. and Japanese officials visit Taiwan
Envoys from the United States and Japan are currently paying visits to Taiwan, adding to the list of foreign delegations that have angered Beijing since Pelosi’s trip.
On a tightrope: Bona Film Group finally joins the A-share market
Bona Film Group made China’s most popular movie ever in 2021, and now it has finally joined the A-share market. But making movies in China since COVID has been a very risky business, and the company’s luck may not hold.
Decoupling — Editor’s note for Friday, August 19, 2022
A note for Weekly newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Does Asia think America’s best days are behind it? Q&A with Andrew Sheng
One of Time magazine’s “top 100 influential people in the world,” Andrew Sheng is a Malaysian-born banker, financial regulator, and scholar, and one of the most interesting people in the world to talk to.
