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In today’s episode: A look into the short video pioneer’s IPO; Huawei founder apologizes after using the company to help his daughter; and social media users slam Ford for horsing around with ‘culturally insensitive’ advert

In today’s episode: Douyin's owner sues its rival for alleged monopolistic behavior; Weride plans to introduce a paid service for its self-driving minibus; and police arrest 80 people for allegedly manufacturing and selling fake Covid vaccines.

In today’s episode: Tech titan fires more than 100 employees for their alleged involvement in 60 corruption cases; forest bureau and a state-backed metals company fall into heavy criticism for their shoddy environmental records; and leading Chinese diplomat calls on Washington to ditch some of the Trump’s ‘misguided polices.’

In today’s episode: Beijing district allows pet owners to quarantine with their furry friends after sparking outrage online; why things are not looking so rosy for flower growers in southern China; and Xiaomi turns to U.S. courts to fight ban imposed by Trump administration.

 In this week's episode: New Delhi permanently closes the door to WeChat, Taobao, and TikTok; growth in China’s manufacturing sector slows slightly while the debt-to-GDP ratio surges; and German insurance company Allianz is given the go-ahead to set up China’s first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management firm.

In addition, we speak with Caixin Global podcast producer Nandini Venkata, who tells us about a story making the rounds recently regarding a nursing home accused of scamming its elderly residents.

In today’s episode: why legal experts are debating a police probe into a salesman who infected 82 people; coronavirus concerns dampen China’s annual Lunar New Year travel rush; and as many as 500 HNA-linked companies could be heading for bankruptcy restructuring.

In today’s episode: How early response and careful preparation helped Shanghai bring its coronavirus outbreak under control; coffee giant Starbucks may have suffered setbacks in other parts of the world, but sales in China have been as piping hot as its beverages; and the Biden administration is still holding its cards close to its chest on the restrictions Trump imposed on Chinese firms

In today’s episode: woman faces jail time after she flew from Boston to Beijing without disclosing symptoms or virus exposure; Douyin lands exclusive sponsorship deal for the nation’s biggest TV gala; and hundreds of IPOs are stuck in a logjam as regulatory scrutiny intensifies.

In today’s episode: speculation is brewing that a 62-year old may have taken his own life after being scammed by his own care home; WeChat, Tiktok and hundreds more Chinese apps have been permanently banned from India; and despite bouncing back from the virus fallout, the world’s second-largest economy is not in a rush to start ditching stimulus policies.

In this week’s episode: TikTok sister app steps up competition against Wechat and Alipay by introducing its own e-wallet; Hong Kong imposes its first COVID-19 lockdown; and Shenzhen will hand out roughly $3.1 million to migrant workers to discourage travel during the upcoming Lunar New Year.

In addition, we speak with Caixin Global managing editor Doug Young, who shares with us the story of Lín Qí 林奇, the head of a popular Chinese game studio, who was poisoned and tragically died on Christmas Day last year.