The Money Talks Podcast

The Chinese Government says there are too many startups in the country making electric vehicles and it would like to see mergers and acquisitions in the sector.

So is China in for a big consolidation in the EV industry?

Host: Timothy Pope

Guest: Steven Cai, Managing Director of Automotive and Industrial Industries, Accenture

The Holiday decorations are already up in one Chinese city.

Yiwu in eastern China's Zhejiang province makes most of the world's Christmas ornaments.

But despite the jolly decorations, it isn't feeling very festive, because they were already supposed to be shipped around the world.

Zhang Shixuan and Timothy Pope look at the logistics of the holiday season, and why it's running so late this year.

做四休三，你怎么看？

Would you like to spend less time in the office?

In Iceland 86% of employees have the option to work fourdays a week instead Monday to Friday. During a four year study into reducingworking hours, researchers found that productivity in Iceland went up, notdown.

So if it works in Iceland, why not in China? Do Chinesepeople want to work less? Could Chinese companies be doing more to give theirstaff flexible working options?

Hosts: Timothy Pope and Zhang Shixuan

Guests: Lei Yang, National General Manager, Hudson China;Barbara Ex, Founder and CEO, Whitespace.

中国开启碳交易市场

The world’s biggest polluting country has formally launched a carbon emissions trading scheme.

How’s it going to work? Who’s included? What difference could it make?

Host: Timothy Pope

Guest: Jason Ekberg, Partner at Oliver Wyman

棕榈油涨价来袭 说好的冰激凌蛋糕自由呢

Does a surge in the price of palm oil mean we're going to have to pay more for soap and ice cream this summer? Have commodities prices gone crazy, or is it all just more post-Covid-19 economic drama?

This week the Money Talks team looks at what's going on with commodities prices.

金属回收行业向好背后的绿色经济帐

China's steel industry has been one of the main engines behind the country's rise to be a world-leading economy. But reforming the sector for a green future is going to take a lot of work, and the government wants to start with recycling.

“二师兄”价格走低市场怎么看？

Chinese farmers are breeding pigs as heavy as polar bears. Could heavy hogs be what's pushing down the pork price?

This week brings together consumer price, commodities, the Chinese economy and, of course, really big pigs.

燕麦奶市场的天花板到了吗？

Did oat milk change the way drink forever? Clever marketing, a pandemic and growing environmental awareness have seen oat milk go from obscurity to mainstream in the blink of an eye. 

This week we look at China's milk market, and whether people really want the cows out.

Our host got himself injured so all we've got for you this week is an apology. Sorry!

老年人的“数字鸿沟”如何化解？

Are China's senior citizens becoming marginalised in an increasingly digital world? Many of them think so, and rely on family to help them with online tasks younger generations would consider basic.

The Chinese Government has embarked on a year-long campaign to address this issue, and many tech firms have been quick to act.

Hosts: Zhang Shixuan and Timothy Pope