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WiC 205 (Aug 23, 2013)

A never bright approach

Banking & Finance, Talking Point How two seconds of madness triggered stock market chaos

Until very recently Yang Jianbo was considered by his colleagues to be a “genius”, reports the 21CN Business Herald. Yang oversaw proprietary ...

Media & Gaming A major merger between key TV production firms

It’s not every day that you hear a television studio being compared to a fast food chain. But Zhejiang Huace Film and TV did just that when it ...

Lining up for more

Rail & Infrastructure Tram plan, plus Wuhan spending binge, show appetite for infrastructure

Just like the car, the tram was a German invention, taking to the streets of Berlin in 1861. Admittedly, back then it was pulled by a horse, so credit ...

Continental drift

M&A Media asks why Li Ka-shing prefers Europe

Last August, Li Ka-shing assured the Hong Kong press that he would never give up on business in the city. “I came to Hong Kong in 1940 and I have a ...

China Consumer New Zealand tries to calm China’s dairy fears

Botulism is a disease typically caused by ingesting food that contains the botulinum toxin, one of the most poisonous substances known to man. Left ...

A defiant stance

Economy Toppled princeling’s trial sees Bo denying charges

It was dubbed China’s trial of the century and in the end it did not disappoint. When Bo Xilai, Chongqing’s former Party secretary, took to the ...

Property Hong Kong tycoons abstain from Qianhai bids

Hong Kong’s contribution to the development of Shenzhen is well-known. In its early years, at least 80% of the foreign investment going into the city ...

Samsung’s leading

Telecoms Apple slips down China smartphone rankings

Last week Carl Icahn, the activist investor, took to Twitter to announce that he had taken a “large position” in Apple, saying that the stock is ...

A failure of soft power?

Entertainment Why are Chinese movies bombing in the overseas box office?

Late last month Tiny Times – a film that sparked controversy in China (see WiC202) – made its way to the United States. But the movie, ...

More kids on the way?

Society Official statements hint at relaxation of one-child policy

On the morning of July 23, He Shenguo, a 33 year-old villager from China’s southern Guangxi province, walked into his local family planning bureau ...

Sport Young footballers hone skills at kung-fu academy

Audacious efforts have been made over the years to turn China into a world football power. One such attempt: the China Jianlibao Youth Football Team ...

Animal instinct

Planet China Back in issue 202 WiC reported on the controversy surrounding the…

Back in issue 202 WiC reported on the controversy surrounding the Jibaozhai Museum in Hebei (aka the ‘bullshit museum’). The issue was that many of ...

Grapes of wrath

And Finally China’s most controversial rooftop garden

A few months ago a red banner started to appear in the narrow alleyways that criss-cross Beijing’s hutong districts – the traditional courtyard ...