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WiC 234 (Apr 25, 2014)

A difficult exercise

Banking & Finance, Talking Point Will key employees at state firms soon be granted share options?

When John Phelan visited Beijing in 1986, the New York Stock Exchange boss was presented with a gift by Deng Xiaoping. It was a stock certificate ...

The money trail

Economy Corruption swoop takes new turn as China Resources boss is investigated…

In a recent comment to the Financial Times, the Columbia University economist Jagdish Bhagwati drew comparisons between China and his native India. He ...

Grin and bear it

China Consumer Chinese spark a sales boom in Tasmania

Traditionally, no trip to Australia is complete without a snap with a koala bear. But for Chinese tourists, the allure of the eucalyptus-eating ...

The emperor’s new clothes?

Economy Tianjin reaches for the skies, but may struggle to match Shanghai…

"It’s like ladies’ outfits at the opera,” was the explanation from a German architect when describing the Shanghai skyline almost 15 years ago. ...

Problems charging

Auto Industry Elon Musk fends off Chinese client complaints

Elon Musk’s sales skills are legendary. Over the years he has made ideas like colonising Mars or sending passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles ...

P2P or not to be?

Banking & Finance Regulators look closer at peer-to-peer lenders as rumours swirl at CreditEase

The spotlight is back on the shadow banking sector following reports in the Chinese press about a potential default at China’s biggest peer-to-peer ...

Agriculture Soya bean surprise as traders default on orders

The Chinese warn that “even the gods are hard put to foretell the price of mulberry leaves”. The idiom dates back to a period in which fortunes ...

Grounds for fear

Environment It’s official, Chinese soil is shockingly polluted

During Darren Aronofosky’s recently released blockbuster Noah, the audience waits with anticipation for the moment when the flood begins. ...

She stoops to conquer

Entertainment Hit show succeeds by turning conventional wisdom on its head

Written in 1743 by Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni, The Servant of Two Masters tells the story of the title character Truffaldino who finds ...

Cleared for take-off

Planet China “Please refuel with number 97 gasoline,” may not sound like the…

“Please refuel with number 97 gasoline,” may not sound like the most extraordinary request. But for pump attendant Ma Rui it was far from normal ...

Really not bothered?

Sino-File “Japan should know that China actually pays little attention to Obama’s…

A comment in a lengthy editorial from the Global Times on Barack Obama’s Asia tour, and specifically its Tokyo leg.

Shanghai’s flagging competence

Cartoons Shanghai’s flagging competence

In international educational surveys, the Shanghainese usually come out well in mathematics. So Lewis Hamilton may have been a bit surprised at an ...

And Finally Will the world snooker finals leave for China?

In 1969 David Attenborough, then controller of BBC Two, decided to broadcast a snooker match. His reasoning was that the green baize and brightly ...