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WiC 181 (Feb 8, 2013)

Venomous times ahead?

Talking Point WiC’s preview of the Year of the Snake, which starts on…

In the Harry Potter series, the only thing likely to frighten 10 year-old readers more than Lord Voldemort’s veiny skull is his malevolent ...

Fuelling the debate

Energy & Resources Public backlash as Sinopec blamed for nation’s foul air

David Letterman is famous for his ‘top 10’ lists, which he reads out on his nightly talk show. Chinese financial news website Eastmoney recently ...

China’s Mittelstand man

Corporate Q&A Why have German firms been so successful in China? Jürgen Kracht…

Jürgen Kracht’s first visit to China was in 1972, when he attended the Canton Fair. He recalls it was like “entering another world”. It was a ...

Far flung Galaxy

Banking & Finance Hong Kong, not Shanghai, for broker’s IPO

At more than 13 billion light years from earth, scientists in California say they have just discovered the most distant galaxy yet, thanks to the ...

Banking & Finance Banks hit by cuts in card fees

Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma has long been critical of how Chinese banks are unwilling to lend to small companies. Speaking five years ago at a ...

China Consumer Expect consolidation among China’s struggling department stores

A visitor to Beijing in the 1970s would have had only one choice for higher-end shopping – the Beijing Friendship Store. For years it was the ...

Entertainment One-child policy inspires hit new TV show

China’s one-child policy, first implemented in 1980, has long been criticised as an impediment to growth and the harbinger of social problems. In ...

Sport Striker heads for Turkey after contract row

Three years ago, Zhu Jun, the boss at Shanghai Shenhua football team and chairman of Nasdaq-listed The9, posted a photo that went viral on the ...

Thank you, censors

Entertainment Cloud Atlas opens big in China

Just last week James Bond fans complained that censors had ruined Skyfall. But they may have helped to improve Cloud Atlas, which stars Tom ...

Imperial lather

Planet China For those with money, anything is possible in China: even to…

For those with money, anything is possible in China: even to bathe like an emperor. Photos of the newly-opened Yaoshan Fuquan spa in Lushan went viral ...

Damn those delegates

And Finally Hunan businessman goes public in fury at failed election bid

It is probably fair to say that Huang Yubiao, a 64 year-old real estate tycoon from Hunan province, was never really cut out for politics. Last year ...