Issue 161
Aug 24, 2012
Why Focus Media’s boss no longer wants to be listed in… Media, Talking Point
A little over 30 years ago, a new term began to be murmured around company boardrooms…
Will investors warm to SOHO China’s strategy? Property
These are busy days for Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, the celebrity couple behind the property…
Why all the shops closed in Liaoning province Economy
The ‘law of unintended consequences’ was a term coined by Robert K Merton in 1936. And…
Wanxiang to buy a majority stake in US car battery maker M&A
Paul Ryan, running mate of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, recently took Barack Obama to task for…
Suspended death sentence for wife of ousted Party boss Bo Xilai Economy
Like a carefully crafted TV show, Gu Kailai’s trial was supposed to have a little something…
Why Suntech’s founder has stepped down as CEO Energy & Resources
Shi Zhengrong once said he was less interested in profits than “solving the problems of mankind”.…
Tensions with Japan escalate over disputed isles China and the World
Wars can start over the smallest of provocations. The severed ear of Robert Jenkins prompted…
Retail giants promise pricing plunge; shoppers wait for action China Consumer
"We could become profitable tomorrow, but there is no value in that itself. We have to…
Yantai-based winery’s stock plunges over scare China Consumer
Whether it is theoretically possible to drink 100 bottles of wine a day, few would consider…
More evidence of China strategy to boost local film takings Entertainment
Four years ago The Dark Knight took the world’s box office by storm, pulling in over…
Hurdler fails again, China comes second in medal table Sport
"Strange”, “baffling” and “surreal” was the take on the opening ceremony for the London Olympics at…
Living by a busy road has at least one severe drawback:… Planet China
Living by a busy road has at least one severe drawback: the noise. But according to…
