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WiC 145 (Apr 13, 2012)

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Economy, Talking Point Wenzhou’s shadow banks are to be legalised

Bank-bashing has taken a while to reach Chinese shores but Wen Jiabao made up for lost time last week, with a skewering of the Vampire Squid, ...

Chinese Character Fall of Bo Xilai clan also drags down billionaire boss of Dalian Shide

Bo Guagua has a reputation for being a bit of a party animal. Last year the Harvard student made headlines when he drove Jon Huntsman’s daughter to ...

Internet & Tech Will Terry Gou’s deal with Japan’s Sharp reshape electronics industry?

In 1616 the Tokogawa Shoganate sent an invasion force to capture the island of Takasago Koku. It proved an unsuccessful mission but in 1895 Japan ...

Banking & Finance Foreign investors given more quota for China markets

Archduke Franz Ferdinand made an unwitting contribution to world finance. His assassination sparked war in Europe in 1914, and with it the introduction ...

Economy Rival PMI data confuses on state of economy

Expanding or contracting? That’s the question being asked of the Chinese economy this month. And, confusingly, no one seems quite ...

China Consumer Western fashion retailers seek to crack Chinese online shopping market

"It is not a question of if but when,” was Nick Robertson’s verdict when asked about entering the China market. The CEO of online fashion ...

Economy Chinese ‘Davos’ is a pricey affair

Cadaqués was once a sleepy fishing village. Today it is a tourist destination on the Costa Brava, in part because of its association with artist ...

Planet China The signs didn’t look good when Tian Tian started slapping Yang…

The signs didn’t look good when Tian Tian started slapping Yang Guang in the face, admits Iain Valentine. The director of research and conservation ...

Cartoons Beer wins, but not in Bavaria

Too much beer can dim the memory but Tsingtao has proven it’s anything but forgettable. The Shandong-brewed beer recently topped a poll looking to ...

And Finally Looking for love? Try Tencent’s Weixin

Last week a man in Shanghai was jailed for six months after he was found to have stolen an iPhone from a woman with whom he had a one-night ...

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Back Issue

WiC 145 (Apr 13, 2012)

Economy, Talking Point Wenzhou’s shadow banks are to be legalised

Chinese Character Fall of Bo Xilai clan also drags down billionaire boss of Dalian Shide

Internet & Tech Will Terry Gou’s deal with Japan’s Sharp reshape electronics industry?

Banking & Finance Foreign investors given more quota for China markets

Economy Rival PMI data confuses on state of economy

China Consumer Western fashion retailers seek to crack Chinese online shopping market

Environment Shanghai struggles with subsidence

Who’s Hu Che Jianxin

Society Outcry as government blocks comment function on popular microblogs

Red Star Yang Mi

Society Maoist website shut down

Society Demand for Apple products even in the afterlife?

Society Another surgeon is murdered

Economy Chinese ‘Davos’ is a pricey affair

Planet China The signs didn’t look good when Tian Tian started slapping Yang…

Cartoons Beer wins, but not in Bavaria

And Finally Looking for love? Try Tencent’s Weixin