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WiC 199 (Jun 28, 2013)

The day the wheels came off

Economy, Talking Point Why did the central bank allow a panic in the country’s…

"There has been a little distress selling on the Stock Exchange…” Such was the calm and unperturbed verdict delivered by JP Morgan’s senior ...

All charged up about new JV

Auto Industry Toyota partners with Chinese firm to secure access to rare earths

Let’s go places, urges Toyota’s latest corporate tagline. And the next destination for the Japanese carmaker seems to be Changshu, a city on the ...

It’s cost $50 billion so far

Energy & Resources Is the reclaimed island of Caofeidian a symbol of Chinese financial…

In May 2007 former premier Wen Jiabao visited Caofeidian, an island 70 kilometres from Hebei province’s Tangshan City, for his annual Labour Day ...

China Consumer Chow Tai Fook revises its more bullish forecasts

"Within three years, I’m confident that Chow Tai Fook’s turnover will double,” declared Henry Cheng, chairman of the world’s largest jeweller ...

China and the World Pipeline delay may signal tensions with Burma

Even some of the most difficult projects undertaken by China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) have been delivered on schedule. In the toughest of ...

Plot development

Agriculture One of the boldest experiments in Chinese farming is underway in…

How do you encourage tens of millions of farmers to move to the city each year? Counter-intuitively, the Chinese government seems to think that the ...

Flying high in China

Entertainment Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Or is it…

To distinguish the 1978 version of Superman from earlier attempts to dramatise the superhero story, the producers persuaded Marlon Brando to ...

Famous hand-pulled noodle

Fast Food Lanzhou lamian

Lanzhou lamian originates from Lanzhou, Gansu, where an Islamic ethnic minority called the Hui live. Their religious belief means no pork ...

Billionaire ahoy

Society Wanda bets on yacht boom

It’s no secret that many wealthy Chinese love their luxury purchases: wine, cars, watches, handbags, rare teas, art – you name it and they buy ...

Identity charade

Planet China For police in Shenzhen it was a case of arresting the…

For police in Shenzhen it was a case of arresting the wrong man, but still nabbing a felon. Earlier this month they apprehended a murderer from Hubei ...

Fans hurt by Beckham crush

Cartoons Fans hurt by Beckham crush

If you thought retiring from professional football would have dimmed David Beckham’s star power, think again. Last week Becks was in Shanghai as part ...

And Finally Capital city cracks down on canines

After hitting the shelves in 2004, Jiang Rong’s Wolf Totem became such a publishing sensation that it was soon being described as the most ...