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...Even as Chinese cosmetic companies gain ground, they risk becoming trapped in a “vicious cycle” of being a cheap substitute for foreign brands, said Li from Double V Consulting....
...“The company still hasn’t found a good commercialisation model,” said Miro Li, founder of the Hong Kong-based brand consultancy Double V. “This will be a problem in the long term.”...
...Li feared the worst, but the ticket collector merely waved him through, signalling his support for the protesters by making a V sign with his hand and smiling....
...China’s president Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 summit, sending his deputy and Beijing’s head of economic policy Li Qiang in his place....
...Chien Li-Ying is head of development at DaMou Entertainment....
...Analysts who focus on individual companies “have been slower to react to a fast-changing macroeconomic landscape,” said Li of BlackRock....
...Analysts also cast doubt on a repeat of the “V-shaped” recovery of two years ago, when Chinese consumer spending recovered sharply following the world’s first outbreak of Covid-19 in the central city of...
...“A V-shaped recovery is extremely unlikely.”...
...As ever, drop me a note at sid.v@ft.com if you’ve got thoughts and ideas for upcoming Future of Money newsletters....
...Alicia García-Herrero, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at Natixis, warned against expecting a “V-shaped recovery” from the world’s second-biggest economy and biggest consumer market if President Xi Jinping...
...The act largely explored the immigrant experience — “What’s Roe v Wade? Two ways of coming to the United States” — but it also packed the occasional punch for the US politicians....
...This trend continued through March even as it became evident that China’s economy was not going to snap back with a V-shaped rebound....
...Xpeng Motors, which is backed by ecommerce group Alibaba, raised $1.5bn in New York in August and Li Auto, a rival, raised $1.1bn on Nasdaq in July....
...“External demand is one of three major economic headwinds ahead which will cause the recovery to be W-shaped instead of V-shaped,” says Larry Hu, chief China economist at Macquarie....
...No, says Li....
...Victoria Li had a ferocious brew to “muddy ones’s senses”, which was inspired in equal parts by the movie Django Unchained and the Kentucky Derby’s mint julep....
...When Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited the UK in 2014, David Cameron presented him with a copy of the script for the first episode....
...The bank has fewer than 200 staff and had not appointed a chief economist until last month, when China’s David Daokui Li was hired....
...Snapshot Top market stories Market Forces: A V-shaped recovery needs more rocket fuel Investors urge debt-bloated US companies to shape up Moody’s upgrade sparks rally for Greek assets Is the party really...
...I would also flag the FT article on Thursday about the row between Chinese premier Li Keqiang and the central bank....
...Smart reads David v Goliath Large consumer goods companies are starting to feel the impact of their smaller, more innovative rivals....
...(FT) HK v SH The fight to attract IPOs used to play out between Hong Kong and Singapore but now the focus has moved northward....
...Smart reads Dumb pipes v bright lights Is AT&T savvy enough to understand the mischievous world of media?...
...Manuel V Pangilinan, chief executive and managing director, echoed that view during the same call, saying “the best way to approach is by asset disposal and not by incremental disposal of key assets”....
...He threw me some cotton shoes half my size and a smelly red vest with a “V” torn into its neck, and “Shanghai Detention Centre” stamped on its back. At about 3am I was tossed into a sweltering cell....
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