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Xiao Shenyang
Feb 20, 2009 (WiC 3)

Born in Kaiyun in Liaoning province, Shen He is an apprentice of the famous Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan. He started his career performing Er Ren Zhuan, a popular comic form in Northeast China. Later on, he adopted Xiao Shenyang as his stage ...

China’s quirkiest attempt to globalise: playing cricket
Feb 20, 2009 (WiC 3)

With the world’s biggest haul of golds at last year’s Olympics, it may seem oxymoronic that China got “absolutely thumped” by the Maldives at a sport. Then again, that sport was cricket. Indeed, China’s national cricket team enjoyed ...

High born
Feb 20, 2009 (WiC 3)

Forget the Mile-High Club, Jiang Yulan has joined an even more exclusive group: she has given birth at 33,000 feet (or 6.2 miles above the nearest maternity ward). Jiang was on a flight back to Hunan when she went into labour. Ordinarily she ...

It began with the gift of a pair of pandas. Direct air and sea routes followed. Then came a commitment…
Feb 20, 2009 (WiC 3)

It began with the gift of a pair of pandas. Direct air and sea routes followed. Then came a commitment to buy up a large volume of Taiwan’s flat screen television production. Beijing is going to great lengths to forge better ties with its ...

Beggar’s Chicken
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

What is it? Don’t be fooled by the name, the dish is anything but poor; in fact some Chinese restaurants list it under the more auspicious “Emperor’s Chicken” title. The recipe varies, but starts with a whole ...

Getting the numbers right
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

Rumour has it that Sun Bin, one of the best known military strategists in ancient China, was the descendant of Sun Tzu, the author of The Art of War. Indeed, the two strategists do seem to share more than a surname: both were clever and ...

And we’re not talking about the stuff in your email inbox…
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

Cometh the hour, cometh the SPAM – or at least that is what Shanghai canned food manufacturer Ma Ling Aquarius is hoping. Ma Ling is picking up on news in the US press that cash-strapped American consumers are trading down in their grocery ...

An unhealthy crime
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

The Beijing Times has reported that a farmer with acute anaemia committed armed robbery. The motive, however, was a little unusual. He wanted to take advantage of the free medical treatment he would receive in prison. The farmer held up and then ...

In a symbolic passing of the consumerist torch, China bought more new cars in January than America. According to news…
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

In a symbolic passing of the consumerist torch, China bought more new cars in January than America. According to news agencies, the US saw car sales plummet to 656,976 last month, versus a forecast 735,500 for China. “This is the first time in ...

The failed military strategist
Feb 6, 2009 (WiC 1)

Zhao She was a well respected general in Zhao, one of the seven states in the Warring States Period. His son, Zhao Kuo, started learning Sun Tzu’sThe Art of War during his childhood and knew the strategies inside and out. Even though he’d ...

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Xiao Shenyang Feb 20, 2009 (WiC 3) Born in Kaiyun in Liaoning province, Shen He is an apprentice of the famous Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan. He started his career performing Er Ren Zhuan, a popular comic form in Northeast China. Later on, he adopted Xiao Shenyang as his stage ...

High born Feb 20, 2009 (WiC 3) Forget the Mile-High Club, Jiang Yulan has joined an even more exclusive group: she has given birth at 33,000 feet (or 6.2 miles above the nearest maternity ward). Jiang was on a flight back to Hunan when she went into labour. Ordinarily she ...

Beggar’s Chicken Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2) What is it? Don’t be fooled by the name, the dish is anything but poor; in fact some Chinese restaurants list it under the more auspicious “Emperor’s Chicken” title. The recipe varies, but starts with a whole ...

Getting the numbers right Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2) Rumour has it that Sun Bin, one of the best known military strategists in ancient China, was the descendant of Sun Tzu, the author of The Art of War. Indeed, the two strategists do seem to share more than a surname: both were clever and ...

An unhealthy crime Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2) The Beijing Times has reported that a farmer with acute anaemia committed armed robbery. The motive, however, was a little unusual. He wanted to take advantage of the free medical treatment he would receive in prison. The farmer held up and then ...

The failed military strategist Feb 6, 2009 (WiC 1) Zhao She was a well respected general in Zhao, one of the seven states in the Warring States Period. His son, Zhao Kuo, started learning Sun Tzu’sThe Art of War during his childhood and knew the strategies inside and out. Even though he’d ...