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WiC 152 (Jun 1, 2012)

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Economy, Talking Point Time to spin the wheel on another round of stimulus spending?

It’s not a wager that’s going to give either side an immediate pay-off, given the outcome will take almost eight years to decide. Nevertheless in ...

Energy & Resources How Zhang Shiping took on the mighty State Grid

Goliath of Gath was a Philistine warrior who stood six foot nine inches (in his sandals). Famously he was defeated by a much smaller man, five stones ...

Star spangled manner

Chinese Character Since his arrival last year Gary Locke has polarised opinion in…

Gary Locke, the US ambassador to China, is not the kind of person that many would describe as a polarising figure. With his tidy haircut, neutral ...

Space Programme Elon Musk attracts admirers on China’s web

"Dragon Capsule completes Historic Dock with International Space Station.” One can’t help thinking that headline is the work of a futurist ...

Marriage market

China Consumer LVMH eyes profits in Chinese wedding photos

Louis Vuitton has made a fortune understanding consumer psychology. One of its cleverest decisions was never to hold sales campaigns – preferring to ...

Language problems

China and the World Controversy erupts over Confucius Institutes

Confucius and China’s Communist Party were once enemies. After all, Mao Zedong used his “criticise Confucius” campaign in the Cultural Revolution ...

Battle of the Bingbings

Entertainment Who is Chinese cinema's greatest diva?

The answer, surprisingly enough, is often best answered after a trip to the Cannes Film Festival. With its mix of red carpet, fashion and glamour, the ...

Energy & Resources State Grid’s Manila dilemma

As long as war does not occur between China and the Philippines, the State Grid’s Rmb10 billion investment in the Philippines is not likely to be ...

Who’s Hu Zhang Shiping

Zhang Shiping was born in 1947 in Weiqiao, a small town in Shandong province. In 1966 Zhang was sent to the countryside. “That was a magnificent year ...

Food, glorious food

Entertainment How a television show about Chinese cuisine has boosted Taobao’s sales

Most people wouldn’t describe the programming on CCTV – China’s leading state television channel – as likely to get viewers excited. But the ...

The parent trap

Society Disaster as five children drown

On Sunday May 6, little Jianjian ran home to his grandparents, 71 year-old Li Xixiu and 72 year-old Wang Jiushou, with terrifying news. His five ...

Looking for friends abroad

Internet & Tech Why more and more Chinese firms are using Facebook

Feeling sore that you didn’t get your Facebook “pop”? Investors might be fuming that the IPO of the much-vaunted Silicon Valley firm has turned ...

Planet China This week Haikou, a city in Hainan Island, annnounced that it…

This week Haikou, a city in Hainan Island, annnounced that it had established a no-fly-zone. No, this isn’t an escalation of tensions in the South ...

Duty free dream?

Cartoons Duty free dream?

Imagine if Glasgow Airport was renamed Johnny Walker International. Well, something akin to this was announced by the Yibin municipal government ...

Seeking perfection

And Finally Billionaires set up club to find ideal wife

In the US TV show The Bachelor, 25 women seek to win the heart of a single male. Each episode ends with a ceremony in which the bachelor gives ...