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Athlete fails to win gold in speechwriting stakes
Mar 12, 2010 (WiC 52)

He may be one of the fastest men in the world but when it comes to politics, Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang is a laggard. The athlete, who was made a delegate to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) two years ...

China’s Jeffersonian moment?
Mar 5, 2010 (WiC 51)

Mao’s ‘planned’ economy wasn’t just about designating how much steel to make, or how many bushels of wheat to harvest. In a country as populous as China, a planned economy also meant telling citizens where they had the right to ...

Who needs doors: use windows
Feb 12, 2010 (WiC 49)

Why do bad things sometimes happen to good people? This is a question weighing on the minds of two Chinese railway officers. Liu Xiaoping and Liao Xuzhen – two railway staff at the Dongguan train station – were both fired after photographs ...

What does the Year of the Tiger hold for Obama and Buffett?
Feb 12, 2010 (WiC 49)

Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Year of the Tiger is likely to be a bumpy year. After all, the tiger symbolises power, but also short temper. The Year of the Tiger begins on February 14 but investors hoping for a smoother ...

Fido ain’t food...
Feb 5, 2010 (WiC 48)

Dogs and cats can breathe easier as they could soon be off the menu. At law-abiding restaurants, at least. Newly proposed legislation aiming to protect animals from abuse will include provisions making it illegal to eat dogs or cats. Dog ...

Divorced six times, for the cash
Jan 29, 2010 (WiC 47)

If you’re looking for what marriage can do to a man, how about this: a husband from Fujian province recently begged local police to lock him up. According to Southeast Express, the man – surnamed Zhang – had been quarreling with his ...

One-man-one-vote with Chinese characteristics...
Jan 29, 2010 (WiC 47)

In a country that can lay claim to counterfeiting just about anything, how does 2.9 billion fake votes strike you? The poll in question is not a presidential one, but for the right to name a new Chinese national holiday. Still such electoral ...

Whisky’s China boom
Jan 22, 2010 (WiC 46)

The number ‘4’ is thought to be unlucky by many Chinese, as it sounds similar to the word for ‘death’. Doubling it up is even more unfortunate – you’ll rarely find a 44th floor in a Chinese high-rise. China’s whisky lovers may be ...

Avatar’s really about China
Jan 15, 2010 (WiC 45)

Millions of Chinese are familiar with James Cameron’s Titanic, which until recently held the number one spot in ticket receipts. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Cameron’s latest directorial effort Avatar is ...

Big giver from China
Jan 15, 2010 (WiC 45)

A century ago, a Yale-graduate Edward Hicks Hume came to China and founded the Yale Hospital, the College of Yale-in-China in Changsha, and Yali Middle School in Hunan Province. Hume named the school Ya Li, meaning elegance of expression and ...

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China’s Jeffersonian moment? Mar 5, 2010 (WiC 51) Mao’s ‘planned’ economy wasn’t just about designating how much steel to make, or how many bushels of wheat to harvest. In a country as populous as China, a planned economy also meant telling citizens where they had the right to ...

Who needs doors: use windows Feb 12, 2010 (WiC 49) Why do bad things sometimes happen to good people? This is a question weighing on the minds of two Chinese railway officers. Liu Xiaoping and Liao Xuzhen – two railway staff at the Dongguan train station – were both fired after photographs ...

Fido ain’t food... Feb 5, 2010 (WiC 48) Dogs and cats can breathe easier as they could soon be off the menu. At law-abiding restaurants, at least. Newly proposed legislation aiming to protect animals from abuse will include provisions making it illegal to eat dogs or cats. Dog ...

Divorced six times, for the cash Jan 29, 2010 (WiC 47) If you’re looking for what marriage can do to a man, how about this: a husband from Fujian province recently begged local police to lock him up. According to Southeast Express, the man – surnamed Zhang – had been quarreling with his ...

Whisky’s China boom Jan 22, 2010 (WiC 46) The number ‘4’ is thought to be unlucky by many Chinese, as it sounds similar to the word for ‘death’. Doubling it up is even more unfortunate – you’ll rarely find a 44th floor in a Chinese high-rise. China’s whisky lovers may be ...

Avatar’s really about China Jan 15, 2010 (WiC 45) Millions of Chinese are familiar with James Cameron’s Titanic, which until recently held the number one spot in ticket receipts. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Cameron’s latest directorial effort Avatar is ...

Big giver from China Jan 15, 2010 (WiC 45) A century ago, a Yale-graduate Edward Hicks Hume came to China and founded the Yale Hospital, the College of Yale-in-China in Changsha, and Yali Middle School in Hunan Province. Hume named the school Ya Li, meaning elegance of expression and ...