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WiC 193 (May 17, 2013)

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Sage words on China

Economy, Talking Point Why Warren Buffett’s Chinese devotees are watching his every move

After cajoling Warren Buffett to make his first-ever trip to China in 1995, Bill Gates asked his old pal what he would like to eat during the 17-day ...

Clouded judgement?

Energy & Resources As EU announces solar tariffs on Chinese exports, some Europeans cry…

"I t takes two for a war, and I can declare here that the EU is not available for a trade war with China," insisted Markus Ederer, the European ...

Stoking competition

Telecoms Coal bosses on the list, as resellers jostle for bandwidth from…

Last year China Telecom, one of China’s three state-owned mobile carriers, announced plans to sell its own mobile services to Chinese living in the ...

The peacemaker

China and the World Xi Jinping wants to solve Middle East problem

Brokering a lasting peace in the Middle East is the holy grail of international diplomacy. Many have tried – but all to no avail. So perhaps it was ...

China’s new condo

Property Built by Chinese, for Chinese, and it’s in New York

In the film Sex and The City, Carrie Bradshaw tells Miranda Hobbes: “New York Magazine says Brooklyn is the new Manhattan.” “Yes, but whoever ...

Space invaders

Space Programme Washington gets jittery about Beijing’s goals for satellite industry

Chinese scientist Jiang Bo was on a Beijing-bound plane when he was stopped by FBI agents on March 16. Suspected of sneaking state secrets out of the ...

Worth watching

Internet & Tech Baidu makes online video acquisition. Why?

Since spending nearly $1.7 billion on acquiring YouTube in 2006, search giant Google has been struggling to monetise the video-sharing site. Even ...

Cheap seats

Entertainment Group-buying websites do a brisk trade in cinema tickets

Back in 2010, action film star Jackie Chan decided to launch a cinema chain. Co-funded by luxury group Sparkle Roll, his flagship cinema made a splash ...

Blind justice

Society What’s a poisoning in China got to do with Obama?

Until a few weeks ago, the person most associated with the poison thallium was novelist Agatha Christie, who introduced it in the plot of The Pale ...

Casting couch

Society Revelations about top director’s offspring renew debate on family planning

Over the course of his career, Zhang Yimou has experienced mixed relations with the Chinese leadership. The director saw some of his early films ...

Becoming the top dog

History Lessons Duzhan aotou

Last Friday, 49 year-old Alibaba CEO and founder Jack Ma announced his retirement from day-to-day operations during Taobao’s 10th anniversary party. ...

Hainan high jinks

World of Weibo Hainan high jinks

Back in issue 151, WiC talked about some of the image problems facing sports car owners in China. But one of the country’s most exclusive car clubs ...

Wedded bliss

Planet China In 1957 Mao Zedong observed: “After the basic victory of the…

In 1957 Mao Zedong observed: “After the basic victory of the socialist revolution in our country, there are still a number of our people who vainly ...

Check out time

Cartoons Check out time

What defines a hotel? The question has been exercising the finest legal and regulatory minds in Hong Kong in recent months. As we reported in WiC183, ...

Red Ferguson

And Finally, Sport Chinese fans react to Sir Alex’s retirement

When Manchester United’s official Twitter feed revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson was retiring, the #thankyousiralex” hashtag quickly went viral. ...

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