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Who’s Hu

China’s tycoons: their stories in two minutes

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The man behind China’s stock exchange
Mar 22, 2013 (WiC 186)

Wei Wenyuan was once the most high-profile person at China’s stock exchange – he was the official who struck the historic opening gong for the Shanghai market on December 19, 1990. But after relinquishing his regulatory role, Wei would go on ...

Steel Princess
Mar 15, 2013 (WiC 185)

Going by the English name of Diana, Chen Ningning is known locally as the “Steel Princess”. The nickname comes from her family ties to the steel and mining industry. But it is also said to stem from Chen’s success in cutting determined ...

KWG Property
Mar 8, 2013 (WiC 184)

With a $2 billion market cap, KWG Property looks like just another Chinese property firm. But one way that it stands out is its similarity to the world’s biggest developer by market value – Hong Kong’s SHK Properties (which is worth $40 ...

SF Express
Mar 1, 2013 (WiC 183)

SF Express – the Chinese version of Fedex – never advertises. The courier grows its reputation via word of mouth. Its founder Wang Wei refused all media interviews until 2011. Wang kept such a low profile that in 2010, Hong Kong’s Next ...

Javelin champ
Feb 1, 2013 (WiC 180)

Born in 1965, Gong Hongjia would later become a leading angel investor in the Chinese technology sector. But at school he showed few signs of being tech-savvy, preferring literature to science. After scoring full marks in composition in his ...

“Use your own capital”
Jan 25, 2013 (WiC 179)

Born in a poor family in the countryside outside Lianjiang, a small town in Fujian province, Huang Rulun started out as a street vendor when China’s reform period began. Manila move In 1986 Huang moved to the Philippines ...

Vantone Real Estate
Oct 5, 2012 (WiC 167)

Feng Lun was born in Xi’an in Shaanxi province in 1959, joining the Communist Party when he was a student. After graduating from the Central Party School with a law degree, he spent time working in the central government until 1991, when he ...

Frugal traveller
Jul 20, 2012 (WiC 159)

An entrepreneur hailing from Shanghai, Wang Zhenghua first founded Shanghai Spring Tour in 1981. Spring Tour was one of only a handful of private travel agencies at the time but in less than a decade Wang turned it into one of the largest travel ...

Suits you, sir
Jun 29, 2012 (WiC 156)

Zhou Jianping was born in Xinqiao, a small town in Jiangsu province, in 1961. His first job was at the town’s cultural centre, before he opened his own photo studio. Getting started After making a little money, Zhou took ...

A sweet guy
Jun 22, 2012 (WiC 155)

Chen Zemin was born in Chongqing in 1947 into an army family. After graduating from medical school he worked in a hospital in Zhengzhou and in 1984 was then promoted to deputy head of another hospital in the city. Getting ...

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Who’s Hu

China’s tycoons: their stories in two minutes

Steel Princess Mar 15, 2013 (WiC 185) Going by the English name of Diana, Chen Ningning is known locally as the “Steel Princess”. The nickname comes from her family ties to the steel and mining industry. But it is also said to stem from Chen’s success in cutting determined ...

KWG Property Mar 8, 2013 (WiC 184) With a $2 billion market cap, KWG Property looks like just another Chinese property firm. But one way that it stands out is its similarity to the world’s biggest developer by market value – Hong Kong’s SHK Properties (which is worth $40 ...

SF Express Mar 1, 2013 (WiC 183) SF Express – the Chinese version of Fedex – never advertises. The courier grows its reputation via word of mouth. Its founder Wang Wei refused all media interviews until 2011. Wang kept such a low profile that in 2010, Hong Kong’s Next ...

Javelin champ Feb 1, 2013 (WiC 180) Born in 1965, Gong Hongjia would later become a leading angel investor in the Chinese technology sector. But at school he showed few signs of being tech-savvy, preferring literature to science. After scoring full marks in composition in his ...

“Use your own capital” Jan 25, 2013 (WiC 179) Born in a poor family in the countryside outside Lianjiang, a small town in Fujian province, Huang Rulun started out as a street vendor when China’s reform period began. Manila move In 1986 Huang moved to the Philippines ...

Vantone Real Estate Oct 5, 2012 (WiC 167) Feng Lun was born in Xi’an in Shaanxi province in 1959, joining the Communist Party when he was a student. After graduating from the Central Party School with a law degree, he spent time working in the central government until 1991, when he ...

Frugal traveller Jul 20, 2012 (WiC 159) An entrepreneur hailing from Shanghai, Wang Zhenghua first founded Shanghai Spring Tour in 1981. Spring Tour was one of only a handful of private travel agencies at the time but in less than a decade Wang turned it into one of the largest travel ...

Suits you, sir Jun 29, 2012 (WiC 156) Zhou Jianping was born in Xinqiao, a small town in Jiangsu province, in 1961. His first job was at the town’s cultural centre, before he opened his own photo studio. Getting started After making a little money, Zhou took ...

A sweet guy Jun 22, 2012 (WiC 155) Chen Zemin was born in Chongqing in 1947 into an army family. After graduating from medical school he worked in a hospital in Zhengzhou and in 1984 was then promoted to deputy head of another hospital in the city. Getting ...