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WiC 131 (Dec 2, 2011)

China’s most wanted

Economy, Talking Point Shock as corrupt top Shandong official allegedly made $9 billion

On the most recent ‘Rich List’ drawn up by Forbes magazine in the United States, Huang Sheng’s wealth would (perhaps) have ranked him number 34. ...

A little less tight

Economy Beijing begins to relax monetary policy

When British economist John Maynard Keynes was accused of inconsistency in his policy advice, he memorably retorted: “When the facts change, I change ...

Into the sunset?

Energy & Resources Shi Zhengrong’s solar power firm Suntech is facing tough times

A few years ago, Shi Zhengrong could claim to be one of China’s richest men. In late 2007, shares in Suntech Power Holdings, his solar cell ...

China Ink, Entertainment SARFT announces ban on TV commercials

A popular move by the regulator? The print media seemed to think it was a positive move for the viewing audience. “Couch potatoes ...

China Consumer Year of the Dragon promises surge in births and baby-related profits

Next year is the Year of the Dragon and for the millions of Chinese who follow the lunar calendar that means it is time to start planning ahead. The ...

Roll the credits

Media & Gaming DreamWorks wants to build on Panda profits

Jeffrey Katzenberg and his team at DreamWorks have already shown that they are willing to travel to China in search of inspiration. For their ...

A large serving of dim sum

Banking & Finance Baosteel becomes the first Chinese company to issue in Hong Kong

When foreign companies started issuing renminbi-denominated debt in Hong Kong last year, the comparison with the Cantonese dim sum meal seemed ...

Once a pig farmer, now a national beauty

Red Star Ge You

One of China’s most distinguished actors, Ge You, 54, never went to acting school. Until 1978, he was a pig farmer in Beijing and it was his unlikely ...

China and the World New film spotlights Chinese investment in Zambia

Mention Zambia to middle-aged Chinese, and they are likely to recall a civil engineering project: the Tan-Zam Railway. More than 16,000 Chinese workers ...

The crash that enraged China

Society Why school buses have become nation’s most discussed topic

Buses are often said to arrive in twos or threes, normally after a long wait for frustrated passengers. But in China recently, it is bus accidents ...

The Motorcycle diaries

Who’s Hu Zuo Zongshen

Zuo Zongshen was born in Shanghai in 1952 and grew up in Chongqing. Like many people his age, he was sent to a rural area during the Cultural ...

Strategic divestment

Banking & Finance Bank of America offloads most of its remaining stake in CCB

In November 2008, Bank of America exercised an option to increase its stake in China Construction Bank to 19.1%. This was just months after the ...

Greetings Comrade

Planet China It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Vladimir Putin in…

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Vladimir Putin in China. Not only did the Russian premier win the Confucius Prize – a Chinese equivalent of ...

Red flag to red carpet

Cartoons Red flag to red carpet

Earlier this year a red Ferrari turned up at the doorstep of former US ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman. The driver, reports the Wall Street Journal, ...

And Finally Netizens marvel at Indian troopers

Senior Chinese officials may have pulled out of border talks with India in Delhi this week, but back home a group of Sikh warriors has been taking the ...