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WiC 204 (Aug 2, 2013)

Trying times for Bo

Economy, Talking Point Drama beckons as princeling politician faces trial and likely life sentence

July 27, 1966 was a significant day for China’s Communist Party, marking as it did the start of the most senior leadership purge in its history. On ...

China Consumer German cosmetics brand battles boring image

Last August, German skincare label Nivea announced that Rihanna would no longer serve as the public face of the brand, dropping the singer only a year ...

As doomed as Detroit?

Banking & Finance Once envied, Shenmu now seems caught out by China’s credit crunch

Living in Shenmu has long been considered a symbol of affluence. Home to a mere 420,000 people, the county in Shaanxi reputedly boasts more than 2,000 ...

Growing trouble

Economy Likonomics faces first test as economy slows

Is he a talker or a walker? That was the query in The Economist magazine earlier this year when Li Keqiang was promoted to his new role as Chinese ...

On the starting line

Auto Industry Is Renault coming to China too late?

Business conditions for carmakers in Europe sounds dire. As Stephen Odell, head of Ford in Europe, put it to the Financial Times recently: “We have a ...

China Consumer American fast food giants now face aggressive local rivals in China

You probably recognise it as the company behind the instant noodle giant Master Kong. But Taiwan’s Tingyi also runs Dico’s, one of the largest fast ...

Hitting the roof?

Entertainment Taiwanese pop star makes a Bollywood-like musical. Will it be a hit…

He is Asia’s undisputed king of pop. Since his first release Jay in 2000, all of Jay Chou’s albums have topped the charts. The 34 year-old ...

Society Celebrity qigong master under attack from authorities

As the founder of China’s largest e-commerce company, how would you choose an auspicious date for your listing? Consult bankers, lawyers and ...

“Hello, beautiful”

World of Weibo “Hello, beautiful”

While much of the world was buzzing about the debut of the royal baby George, a completely different topic was going viral in China: on Tuesday, ...

Knocked off her feet

Planet China It’s a familiar question heard at many social gatherings: how did…

It’s a familiar question heard at many social gatherings: how did you meet your husband? If you ask 34 year-old Wang Fengmei, she’d reply: “He ...

Filtering issues

And Finally British turn to Chinese for censorship

Regulating the internet is never easy, nor popular. In 2009 Beijing ordered a web filtering software known as Green Dam Youth Escort to be installed in ...