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WiC 212 (Oct 18, 2013)

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China and the World, Talking Point Xi steals limelight at APEC but China frets about its dollar…

Photo calls at APEC conferences usually rouse the mildest of attention and normally that’s only thanks to amusement at the garish shirts that some of ...

China and the World Flurry of UK deals announced, including a plan to rebuild Crystal…

The National Museum in Beijing unveiled a new exhibition recently of the gifts received over the years by the Chinese government from foreign heads of ...

Entertainment Thanks to nation’s buying power, demand for Chinese models is surging

Over the last 10 years millions of viewers have tuned in to watch ex-model Tyra Banks mentor aspiring contestants on America’s Next Top ...

China Tourist Fosun’s boss betting billions building hotels

Are Guo Guangchang’s investment decisions guided by his wife’s shopping habits? In 2011, the president of Fosun, China’s largest private ...

Cross Strait President Xi says he’s willing to engage more with Taipei

When President Obama no-showed at the APEC meeting earlier this month (see Talking Point), he left much of the spotlight at the gathering of Asian ...

China Consumer The hot pot chain that’s hugely popular in China, but struggles…

When Hai Di Lao gets a mention, fans of the restaurant chain tend to highlight its much-loved hot pot (Hai Di Lao essentially means “fishing at the ...

Sport Yao learns investment lessons

When Yao Ming joined the NBA in 2002, the 7-foot-6-inch giant was hyped as a “mobile Great Wall” that towered as a centre but also had touch sweet ...

Environment Sandstorm threat with green wall on the wane

The National Holidays that take place in the first week of October are normally accompanied by glorious autumnal weather in Beijing. This is partly ...

Energy & Resources Who is the man looking to acquire Suntech?

When it comes to investing, Cheng Kin-ming likes to bottom-fish. The Chinese financier (also known as Zheng Jianming when his name is rendered in ...

Planet China Isn’t she a little overdressed to be going for a latte?…

Isn’t she a little overdressed to be going for a latte? On a recent trip to Tianjin, WiC spotted the bride-to-be below outside a Costa Coffee outlet. ...

Cartoons Missing the mark

Does it matter how a visa is fixed to your passport? If you are in India or China, it certainly does. Because both nations are highly bureaucratic, ...

Sino-File "The one that’s probably to watch is Great Wall”

Ford’s Asia boss David Schoch told Bloomberg that the Chinese carmaker could emerge as a top global player. Schoch said Great Wall looked like ...

And Finally Truancy app grows quickly, as students skive

In the 1980s movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the eponymous hero takes skipping school to extraordinary levels. Played by Matthew Broderick, the young ...

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