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Furore as lawyer gets handcuffed to a basketball post by maverick judge
Jul 17, 2009 (WiC 24)

British judge, John Deeds is famous for his unorthodox methods. He may be fictional – the lead character in the BBC’s longest running legal drama, in fact – but he’s influential too. So much so that juries in Britain have been told not to ...

China’s spying soprano has died aged 70
Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23)

The death in Paris last week of Shi Pei Pu, an operatic soprano from Shandong, brings to an end one of the more unlikely stories of recent times. Even now it is a story that is difficult to comprehend. In 1964, Shi met Bernard Boursicot, a ...

Odd couple
Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23)

They say opposites attract, but in the case of Wang Yang the choice was to go for someone very similar. So similar in fact that he opted for a wife who shared his name exactly. It must have made for an unusual wedding ceremony: “Do you, Wang ...

Michael O’Leary, the combative head of European low cost carrier Ryanair, is never short of a cost-cutting idea. Recent suggestions…
Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23)

Michael O’Leary, the combative head of European low cost carrier Ryanair, is never short of a cost-cutting idea. Recent suggestions have included higher fares for the obese, and passengers carrying their luggage to the aircraft. But his ...

A-Mei
Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23)

Zhang Huimei, or “A-Mei” as she likes to be called, was born a tribal princess of the Puyuma clan of Taiwan’s aboriginal ethnic group. Making up just 2% of Taiwan’s population, the Puyama have often been reduced to kitschy song and ...

Charles Yang
Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23)

Charles Zhang was lucky: the Cultural Revolution ended just as he finished middle school. So he enrolled in Tsinghua, China’s most prestigious university. In 1986 he received a full scholarship from Nobel prize winning physicist, Lee Tsung-Dao ...

Li Shufu
Jul 3, 2009 (WiC 22)

Li Shufu was born into a farming family. His career as an industrialist began in making spare parts for refrigerators in 1984. He then switched to aluminium bending board, before moving on to produce the first Geely motorcycle in ...

Chinese media speculates on the merits of spending $2.11 million on a lunch
Jul 3, 2009 (WiC 22)

"You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant,” was Warren Buffett’s response when asked whether America’s $787 billion stimulus package was working. His meaning: no matter how much stimulus you apply, it takes ...

Man’s best-dressed friend
Jul 3, 2009 (WiC 22)

Beijing-based Hu Xi is making waves in China’s fashion industry. But she doesn’t dress women, or even men. She makes clothes for dogs. According to CCTV, Hu has just set up the country’s first fashion studio for canines. So far eager ...

In 1988 a government-mandated hike in commodity prices proved so calamitous that there was a run on the banks. By…
Jul 3, 2009 (WiC 22)

In 1988 a government-mandated hike in commodity prices proved so calamitous that there was a run on the banks. By that standard, this week’s decision to raise the prices paid by motorists at the pump was met with relative calm. According to ...

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Odd couple Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23) They say opposites attract, but in the case of Wang Yang the choice was to go for someone very similar. So similar in fact that he opted for a wife who shared his name exactly. It must have made for an unusual wedding ceremony: “Do you, Wang ...

A-Mei Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23) Zhang Huimei, or “A-Mei” as she likes to be called, was born a tribal princess of the Puyuma clan of Taiwan’s aboriginal ethnic group. Making up just 2% of Taiwan’s population, the Puyama have often been reduced to kitschy song and ...

Charles Yang Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23) Charles Zhang was lucky: the Cultural Revolution ended just as he finished middle school. So he enrolled in Tsinghua, China’s most prestigious university. In 1986 he received a full scholarship from Nobel prize winning physicist, Lee Tsung-Dao ...

Li Shufu Jul 3, 2009 (WiC 22) Li Shufu was born into a farming family. His career as an industrialist began in making spare parts for refrigerators in 1984. He then switched to aluminium bending board, before moving on to produce the first Geely motorcycle in ...

Man’s best-dressed friend Jul 3, 2009 (WiC 22) Beijing-based Hu Xi is making waves in China’s fashion industry. But she doesn’t dress women, or even men. She makes clothes for dogs. According to CCTV, Hu has just set up the country’s first fashion studio for canines. So far eager ...

Odd couple
Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23)

They say opposites attract, but in the case of Wang Yang the choice was to go for someone very similar. So similar in fact that he opted for a wife who shared his name exactly. It must have made for an unusual wedding ceremony: “Do you, Wang ...

A-Mei
Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23)

Zhang Huimei, or “A-Mei” as she likes to be called, was born a tribal princess of the Puyuma clan of Taiwan’s aboriginal ethnic group. Making up just 2% of Taiwan’s population, the Puyama have often been reduced to kitschy song and ...

Charles Yang
Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23)

Charles Zhang was lucky: the Cultural Revolution ended just as he finished middle school. So he enrolled in Tsinghua, China’s most prestigious university. In 1986 he received a full scholarship from Nobel prize winning physicist, Lee Tsung-Dao ...

Li Shufu
Jul 3, 2009 (WiC 22)

Li Shufu was born into a farming family. His career as an industrialist began in making spare parts for refrigerators in 1984. He then switched to aluminium bending board, before moving on to produce the first Geely motorcycle in ...

Man’s best-dressed friend
Jul 3, 2009 (WiC 22)

Beijing-based Hu Xi is making waves in China’s fashion industry. But she doesn’t dress women, or even men. She makes clothes for dogs. According to CCTV, Hu has just set up the country’s first fashion studio for canines. So far eager ...