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WiC 12 (Apr 24, 2009)

Hoping it’s working

Economy, Talking Point Mixed signals from the Chinese economy

If the helmsman is not nervous, the passengers will feel secure” goes the old saying. The Chinese leadership was doing its best to appear pretty ...

Billion dollar IPO on track

Banking & Finance Zhongwang may revive the Hong Kong market for Chinese listings

In times like these, an IPO needs all the help it can get. Little wonder then that Zhongwang – an aluminium firm – has calibrated its price range ...

Waning star of the east

Aviation China’s new airlines are struggling

Chief executives at low cost airlines tend to be a combative lot, few more so than Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary. The European Commission ...

It all seams good

Energy & Resources China debates the merits of coal-to-oil technology

You may need to read the following sentence twice. China’s coal production now provides more energy to the global economy than oil from the Middle ...

The Boao powwow

Economy Asian forum meets for the ninth time in China’s Hainan province

Jackie Chan is no stranger to stealing scenes and at this year’s Boao Forum he certainly did that. The actor sparked controversy when he stated at a ...

Scramble for Zhong’s eggs

China Consumer Wealthier shoppers are paying a premium for organic eggs

China is no stranger to egg-on-face incidents in consumer safety, be it toys, drugs, or most notoriously, infant milk formula. Following last year’s ...

Peking Opera goes global

Entertainment New movie has big ambitions

The plays of Shakespeare have made it into film on at least 420 occasions. Peking Opera – a Chinese stage art that combines singing, acting and ...

Emperor Huan of Han

History Lessons Be careful of those eunuchs

Chronic misgovernment in the latter period of the Han Dynasty saw the country edge towards civil war – known to history as the Three Kingdoms era ...

Section A surprise success story

When a Guangzhou-born architect put a glass pyramid in the middle of France’s Louvre – a baroque palace that epitomises a golden age of European ...

Just how great?

Society The Wall gets measured

The length of the Great Wall of China has often been a matter of conjecture. Over the years there has been considerable variance in estimates of its ...

Fast Food The king of meatballs

What is it? Lion’s Head is Chinese meatballs. Originally from the region of Yangzhou and Zhenjiang in Jiangsu province, the dish ...

Society A surge in online dating

We are gorgeous, modest and kind; we have mild temperament and are easy-going. Educated at a prestigious university, we are well read and talented. Our ...

Back to the moon

Society Nixon junior plans to make it big in China

A trip to China was like “going to the moon.” Such was the view of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, on the eve of his ...

A bullish weekend

Sport But Shanghai is less sure about its Grand Prix future

Sebastian Vettel triumphed in rain-drenched conditions at the Shanghai Grand Prix last weekend, bringing Red Bull Racing its first team ...

Property Opinion remains divided over the state of the property market

Divorcees, philanderers, and cohabiters. Believe it or not, these are the people giving hope to China’s property industry. After months of laggard ...

Planet China Blogging and adultery seem to have become two of China’s fastest…

Blogging and adultery seem to have become two of China’s fastest growing trends. So it should come as no surprise that they should combine in the ...

Any room in the Ark?

Cartoons Any room in the Ark?

Many of China’s visitors to Hong Kong – there were 16.9 million in 2008 – come to visit Ocean Park and Disneyland. But will China’s Christians ...

And Finally Can a Chinese schoolyard game become an Olympic event?

There are many people who admire the business acumen and the wealth that Bernie Ecclestone has attained from his tight control over Formula One. And ...