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And Finally

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The deer hunters

But in modern China it’s more about conservation than sport
Dec 4, 2009 (WiC 41)

Even to a devoted historian, Herbrand Russell – the 11th Duke of Bedford – would hardly count among the more remarkable figures of the 20th century. But if you care about deer conservation, and especially species native to China, his story is ...

The other Obama

President's half-brother lives in China and has written a novel
Nov 27, 2009 (WiC 40)

Long before Barack Obama began to display his political ambitions, he harboured ideas of becoming a novelist. And now his China-based half-brother has revealed his own literary ambitions, with the publication of Nairobi to Shenzhen – which ...

Blue Hawaii wants red China

The 50th state welcomes a doubling in the number of Chinese visitors
Nov 20, 2009 (WiC 39)

Starwood Hotels recently finished the first round of Chinese language and cultural training for 1,000 employees at its four hotels along Waikiki beach in Honolulu. Apart from learning Mandarin, says Li Wei, director of business development for ...

That chiselled look

New Mao statue causes a stir
Nov 13, 2009 (WiC 38)

His countrymen are used to seeing him in statuesque pose, in a long overcoat and with his right arm outstretched and aloft. But in his latest reincarnation, Mao Zedong has been given a new twist, by the city of Changsha. Standing in the middle ...

Food for thought

A fortune teller predicts a catastrophe in China for top French chef
Nov 6, 2009 (WiC 37)

Europe’s greatest chefs are coming to China. Last week, El Bulli’s chef Albert Adria was in Beijing where he described Chinese dishes as “elegant, exquisite and sexy”. In further praise he said: “I consider Chinese food the most ...

Mystery man wins $52.6 million in lottery record
Oct 30, 2009 (WiC 36)

A man called An – from the city of Anyang in Henan province – recently woke up Rmb360 million ($52.6 million) richer, after winning the jackpot in China’s Dual-Coloured Ball lottery. The lottery draws from six red ball numbers from 1 to ...

Why an entrepreneur mailed Obama his revolutionary fly-slaying device
Oct 23, 2009 (WiC 35)

China’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ isn’t an eastern version of the famous novel about schoolboys marooned on an island. He’s an entrepreneur with an unusual innovation: an environmentally-friendly ‘Fly Slaying Machine’. Hu Xilin, a ...

A lot of wise people

There are two million descendants of the philosopher, Confucius
Oct 12, 2009 (WiC 34)

He’s been dead for over 2,500 years but his family keeps growing all the same. According to the latest version of his family tree, Confucius (known as Kong Zi in Mandarin) now has over 2 million descendants. The announcement was made at a ...

General confusion

Is he or isn’t he? Newspapers unclear on Mao junior’s promotion
Oct 2, 2009 (WiC 33)

As a grandson of the Great Helmsman, Mao Xinyu was always going to attract his fair share of national attention. And so it has turned out this month, with press speculation that the 39 year-old has been promoted to the rank of major general in ...

Suits you, sage

Warren Buffett prefers Dalian’s Dayang to Savile Row
Sep 25, 2009 (WiC 32)

At this year’s Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting – one of the highest profile events on the US investor calendar – Warren Buffett was spotted wearing a Dayang Trands suit, tailor-made for him by the Dalian-based menswear ...

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