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WiC 182 (Feb 15, 2013)

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A proletarian revolution?

Economy, Talking Point Does Foxconn’s union vote mark a new departure for labour politics?…

This time last year Foxconn’s management faced an unexpected twist in its labour relations. Under pressure from its international customers – ...

Success in a flash

Internet & Tech How US investors fell in love with China’s Vipshop

What was the best performing foreign company to go public in the US last year? You may be surprised to learn it was Vipshop. More eye-opening still: it ...

Long property, short honesty

Property Why a new real estate database has government officials nervous

Why has capitalism worked best in the West but often had more mixed outcomes elsewhere? For Hernando de Soto (not the Spanish conquistador but a ...

Ghosts at the feast

Economy Takings at hotels and restaurants are down. Blame Xi Jinping

Last week Zhou Shaoqiang was suspended from his post to allow for a period of ‘self-reflection’. As punishments go, it doesn’t sound too harsh. ...

Pioneering move

Energy & Resources Sinochem heads to the US to further its domestic shale ambitions

Located in southwestern Texas, the Spraberry Trend is a large oil field in the Permian Basin, an area rich in oil and natural gas. First discovered in ...

The Wanda wager

China Consumer Alibaba’s Ma turns down bet with property boss

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates traded plenty of barbs over the years (Jobs said that Gates’ firm had “absolutely no taste”, while Microsoft’s ...

Man the lifeboats

Shipping Why investors want to throw Cosco’s ‘Captain Wei’ overboard

Joseph Conrad’s novels often included a nautical theme. But he was under no illusion about the dangers of the deep, warning in The Mirror of the ...

Monkeying about (yet again)

Entertainment Stephen Chow returns to familiar territory with new blockbuster

Sun Wukong is one of China’s most enduring literary characters. Better known as the Monkey King, he has supernatural powers, including an ability to ...

Don’t be a bad sport

Sport State backlash hits swimmer’s finances, after he fires coach

Back in 2004, Tian Liang, an Olympic gold medallist, saw his career come to an abrupt end when he was kicked out of the national diving team. His fans ...

Abe’s a Dragon, not a Snake

Cartoons Abe’s a Dragon, not a Snake

We screwed up. In last week’s article about the Year of the Snake we listed some famous politicians born in a ‘Snake’ year, including Abraham ...

Finnegan wakes

And Finally James Joyce classic becomes an unlikely bestseller

On the first page of Finnegans Wake, James Joyce creates a word to describe the sound made when the heavens opened and Adam and Eve fell to ...

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