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WiC 192 (May 10, 2013)

The house is still winning

Economy, Talking Point Macau’s casinos seem untroubled by Xi Jinping’s campaign against graft

An old Chinese proverb warns: gambling and robbery are neighbours. But in Yang Kun’s case, the allegation is that banking and gambling became very ...

Internet & Tech A Chinese online business that focuses on brides

Is Alibaba Group about to announce the date of its initial public offering? That’s the speculation, with a new CEO and CFO both taking up their jobs ...

Run of the mill

Energy & Resources ‘Illegal’ steel firm gets licence at last

Locals were stunned in 2001 when Shen Wenrong’s company took apart the ThyssenKrupp steel mill in Dortmund, and then shipped it 5,600 miles back to ...

Shifting into fifth gear?

Auto Industry As Hertz buys into China Auto Rental, is an IPO still…

When it comes to assessing the health of the car market, few companies are better placed than Hertz Global. The US car hire giant has seen the industry ...

Chinese Character How will Xiao Gang tackle the reform of China’s securities market?

When Xiao Gang was named head of Bank of China back in 2003, it took the low-profile official 10 months to make his first public speech. But Xiao was ...

West side story

Economy How a single company came to account for 16% of Xinjiang’s…

Views on the legacy of Wang Zhen, one of the ‘Eight Immortals’ of the Chinese Communist Party, are as divided as the races of Xinjiang’s ...

Who’s Hu Pan Zhengmin

For anyone who hasn’t heard of AAC Technologies or its founder Pan Zhengmin, a handy way to find out what the company does is to grab a smartphone ...

China Ink Did Xi Jinping pick up his ‘Chinese Dream’ slogan from a…

Where did the term come from? Where did the term come from? The Chinese Dream slogan, which calls for national rejuvenation, ...

China Consumer Another day, another food scandal in China...

It puts the recent British scandal over horsemeat into perspective. In February, Chinese police in the eastern province of Jiangsu uncovered a criminal ...

Victorious Vicki?

Entertainment A Chinese hit movie battles a Hollywood blockbuster using social media

In April the actress-turned-director Vicki Zhao was said to have paid a visit to China’s film distribution authorities. Although it’s not unusual ...

Brush Strokes Grandson

On April 2, Deng Zhuodi, grandson of former Chinese Premier and reformer Deng Xiaoping, was appointed deputy magistrate of Pingguo County in ...

On the watchlist

Planet China The wearing of expensive watches has proved the undoing of a…

The wearing of expensive watches has proved the undoing of a number of government officials in recent years (see WiC123). Netizens have become expert ...

Amazing for Thailand

Cartoons Amazing for Thailand

You’ve seen the movie, now visit the country. That seems to be the boon for Thailand’s tourism industry. After the huge success of the film Lost in ...

Frequent fryers

And Finally China Eastern makes maiden flight using recycled cooking oil

Spring Airlines has been surprising some of its passengers. On randomly selected flights, cabin crew have been instructed not to wear their usual ...