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The ‘Louis Vuitton’ of vegetables
Organic food sees growing demand, but it’s too pricey for most
Jun 19, 2009 (WiC 20)

Heavy metals in vegetables, poisonous dyes in eggs and industrial chemicals in tainted milk – the litany of food horror stories coming out of China is well known. But the unimpressive track record is helping drive sales in another food ...

Cao Dewang
Cao Dewang
Jun 19, 2009 (WiC 20)

Cao Dewang’s business education began on the streets, cycling a round-trip 80km to sell fruit in the city of Fuqing. He spent some time as a chef before landing a job in 1976 at Fuqing Gao Shan Special Glass Factory. And his big ...

Blame it on Rio
“A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love,” opined Marilyn Monroe. For many Chinese ‘kissing-without-loving’ well describes the short romance between…
Jun 19, 2009 (WiC 20)

“A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love,” opined Marilyn Monroe. For many Chinese ‘kissing-without-loving’ well describes the short romance between Rio Tinto and its jilted suitor Chinalco. But like many who are spurned, an initial ...

Tiger Salad
Tiger Salad
Jun 12, 2009 (WiC 19)

What is it? Tiger Salad, better known as laohu cai, originated amongst the Uighurs of Xinjiang, in the far west of China. The dish is also popular in Mongolia. Typically, it consists of spring onions, green pepper, red chilli and coriander, cut ...

Slap and tickle
Slap and tickle
Jun 12, 2009 (WiC 19)

It is now official: the world’s stupidest philanderer lives in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province. Affairs are commonplace in China today, and the newspapers often report on illicit relationships. Still, there is a certain decorum to ...

The big dig
The big dig The Chinese are looking for a new leader, but they might need to dig him up. Work…
Jun 12, 2009 (WiC 19)

The big dig The Chinese are looking for a new leader, but they might need to dig him up. Work is beginning on the next phase of excavation of the Terracotta Army in Xian, and the dig team is hoping to uncover the troop’s commanding ...

Bull market
Charlatans abound in China’s management training industry
Jun 5, 2009 (WiC 18)

Peter Drucker was reluctant to be referred to as a ‘guru’. The world’s leading management thinker had come to the conclusion that gurus were all too often charlatans. Drucker preferred to be called a writer instead. China is a country ...

Heartless
Heartless
Jun 5, 2009 (WiC 18)

In the pantheon of unintended consequences, it has to rank as one of the stranger examples. Hospital bills in China can be huge, so it was a major boon when a man named Zhu was told that community leaders had agreed to pay his hospital expenses. ...

Macau’s new Bubble
Monte Carlo enjoys The Belle Epoque. Vegas boasts The Bellagio. And now Macau has The Bubble. Or at least that…
Jun 5, 2009 (WiC 18)

Monte Carlo enjoys The Belle Epoque. Vegas boasts The Bellagio. And now Macau has The Bubble. Or at least that is what the City of Dreams will be hoping. Macau’s gaming and property analysts might well argue that the territory has actually ...

Li Ning
Li Ning
May 29, 2009 (WiC 17)

Li Ning, the “prince of gymnastics” as he is known in the mainland, is the most famous gymnast in modern China, having won over 100 medals in his 19-year athletic career. Best of the haul are his three gold medals from the 1984 Los Angeles ...

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