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WiC 170 (Nov 2, 2012)

Keeping the noise down

Economy, Talking Point As delegates gather, coverage of crucial Party summit is muted

Fifty-three was the final count for mentions of China or the Chinese during the three presidential debates in the United States, which was more than ...

The Qingtian diaspora

China and the World Spotlight on Chinese businessmen after Spanish arrest tycoon

Ever heard of Qingtian? No neither had we. The hillside county is located near Wenzhou and has a population of about 500,000 people. But what makes the ...

Embracing politics

Rail & Infrastructure Sany’s boss to make political history

It’s not often that a sitting US president is sued. The New York Times says one of the more bizarre cases occurred in 1962 when President Kennedy ...

Peak valuations?

Economy Hot money sees Hong Kong impose new tax on mainland property…

Hong Kong has a money problem, namely too much of it arriving in the city. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) stepped into the currency market ...

Internet & Tech Google exits yet another Chinese business, this time music downloads

Imagine a service that provides instant, high-quality music downloads similar to Apple’s iTunes but without the $0.99 per song fee. That’s ...

Fancy an internship?

Telecoms Local governments in trouble for sending Foxconn under age staff

Internships used to provide a stepping stone for young people to find full-time jobs and an opportunity focused on work experience and training. But ...

Power to the people

Energy & Resources Street protests in Ningbo over Sinopec chemical plant  

Nimbyism seems to be flourishing in China and it has just descended on Ningbo. Linbixiaoying is the equivalent phrase in Chinese and Baidu ...

Bond market disruption

Entertainment Agent 007 sees delay in China movie release. A licence to kill…

"No, Mister Bond, I expect you to die” was the famous retort from Auric Goldfinger to secret agent James Bond’s quip, “Do you expect me to ...

Auto Industry Japanese carmakers suffer plunging sales in China

As news items go, 2,200 tourists visiting Japan may make for a particularly stirring headline. But in this case it generated some media excitement. ...

Auto Industry Volkswagen in public spat with its joint venture partner

Famously, Detroit’s car bosses were skewered in 2008 for flying to a Washington bailout hearing in corporate jets. The perks for those working in ...

Mo in full flow

Planet China The latest windfall to emerge from Mo Yan’s winning of the…

The latest windfall to emerge from Mo Yan’s winning of the Nobel Prize for Literature has less to do with books than booze. The West China Metropolis ...

Hong Kong stretches lead

Cartoons Hong Kong stretches lead

Competition between Hong Kong and Singapore is nothing new. But it reared its head again last week as the South China Morning Post trumpeted that ...

Deadly flight path

And Finally Why migratory birds are in the firing line

The wilds of eastern Siberia are an avian paradise. Seeds, berries, grubs and water in abundance and barely a human in sight. But the winters are ...