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And Finally

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Profiteers seize on Guangzhou divorce delays
Feb 11, 2021 (WiC 528)

Ticket touts in Western countries make most of their money around pop concerts and sporting events. In China they trade in more essential things, like train tickets and hospital appointments. Scalpers in Guangdong province have just added a new ...

Talk of the town

A government-commissioned drama is a surprise hit
Feb 5, 2021 (WiC 527)

When did government propaganda become so enjoyable? That’s what many Chinese are saying after watching Min’ning Town – a government-commissioned TV series about bringing people out of poverty in Ningxia province. The 23-episode ...

Too old to care

Suzhou granny joins OAP lawbreakers in China
Jan 29, 2021 (WiC 526)

In the HBO smash-hit series Game of Thrones, Daenerys Targaryen is known as ‘Mother of Dragons’ for her feat of raising a trio of the fire-breathing beasts. But to bump into the ‘Grandmother of Dragons’, you’ll have to go to ...

‘Edgy’ television ad backfires on cleanser brand
Jan 22, 2021 (WiC 525)

Hallmarks of beauty in much of Chinese society typically include V-shaped jaws, double eyelids and pale white skin. Another sign of the times is the thousands of make-up tutorials that are posted to the Chinese internet, claiming to show how ...

Chained to their desks

Controversy over a cushion that tracks the work rate of office staff
Jan 15, 2021 (WiC 524)

When a Hangzhou-based tech company distributed ‘smart-cushions’ to its employees last year, they were introduced as health aids – gadgets that monitor heart rates, seating positions and fatigue levels. If a person had been sitting at ...

The kungfu college

Shaolin Monastery to roll out PhD programmes for overseas students
Jan 8, 2021 (WiC 523)

Twelve years after an application was made for UNESCO status, China’s taijiquan or tai chi – a type of martial art marked by slow, circular movements and breathing control – has been granted heritage ranking. It received the honour ...

Peak performance

China and Nepal agree on new height for Everest
Dec 11, 2020 (WiC 522)

In China they call it Qomolangma, while the Nepalis refer to it as Sagarmatha. But it was only on Tuesday this week that both Himalayan nations finally agreed on its height: 8,848.86 metres. Mount Everest – as it is known in English having ...

Tencent unveils its talented new ‘robo-dog’
Dec 4, 2020 (WiC 521)

Four-legged Jamoca is a metre long and weighs in at 70kg – which doesn’t sound too different from a large dog like a Great Dane, to which it bears something of a resemblance. But Jamoca is actually a product of Tencent’s Robotics X Lab ...

To the manor born

How a French palace symbolises China’s new style of online showing off
Nov 27, 2020 (WiC 520)

Louis XIV – the longest reigning monarch in European history, with more than 72 years on the throne – is remembered as the inspiration for Louisiana, a southern state in the US. In China this winter one of his more direct creations was ...

Diplomat dives in

British consul wins plaudits for river rescue
Nov 20, 2020 (WiC 519)

When Stephen Ellison heard people screaming he rushed to the river bank and saw a young woman drowning. He jumped into the water and swam her to safety. The 61 year-old is the British consul general in Chongqing. He was visiting the scenic ...

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