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WiC 242 (Jun 20, 2014)

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Economy, Talking Point Another China deal for Thailand’s influential CP Group

Many businessmen lay claim to being the first to invest in China after it reopened its door to foreign investment in the late 1970s. But ...

The Putian phenomenon

Healthcare How a city in Fujian came to dominate Chinese private healthcare

Just across the strait from Taiwan, Putian is best known to executives at Nike and Adidas as a major manufacturing base for knock-offs of their shoes. ...

Hillary’s China syndrome

China and the World What does Clinton have to say about Beijing in her new…

If the 2016 US presidential election were to be decided on the preferences of book reviewers, Hillary Rodham Clinton would probably lose. Reaction to ...

Bringing home the bacon

M&A KKR and other private equity investors in new pork powerplay

"Man is the only animal which consumes without producing,” Old Major tells his fellow pigs as they plot to overthrow the tyrannical Farmer Jones in ...

The slow lane

Auto Industry Homegrown cars lose out to foreign rivals

When foreign carmakers like GM and Volkswagen were first allowed to set up shop in China, they were forced to partner with local manufacturers. The ...

Lacking fizz

Property Wahaha struggles with mall experiment, as shoppers demand more

Chinese tycoons rarely lack confidence in their abilities. Almost 20 years ago fridge manufacturer Li Shufu decided he was going into the car industry. ...

Cosmo Lady

Who’s Hu Zheng Yaonan

Zheng Yaonan has a job that some might envy. He spends more than half of his working day watching women shop for lingerie. Dubbed “the man who ...

Spring time

China Consumer Local brands want to lure richer consumers away from drinking Evian…

Evian’s “Roller Babies” campaign – which featured roller-skating infants – holds the Guinness World Record as the most-viewed online ...

Developing rage

Entertainment Edgy film about illegal land seizures proves hit with China audiences

Illegal land grabs are nothing new in China. Just last week a group of villagers from Jingbian in Shaanxi protested against a local tycoon, who ...

Group violence

Society Is China’s north more prone to cults than its south?

Late last month Wu Shaoyan went into a McDonald’s restaurant in the northern city of Zhaoyuan and sat down at a table. As she waited for her ...

Road kill

Planet China A man in Shandong – who was driven crazy by his…

A man in Shandong – who was driven crazy by his wife – came up with a gruesome scheme to leave her earlier this month. Police in Rizhao City were ...

More mills for Mittal?

Sino-File “It’s good news the government is moving forward with reforms and…

Lakshmi Mittal commenting to Bloomberg on the possibility that a ban on foreign takeovers of Chinese steelmakers may be repealed, as reformers look ...

Pencil pushers

Cartoons Pencil pushers

Contrary to popular opinion, pencils haven’t been made of lead since the discovery of graphite 450 years ago. The latest to make this common ...

Wax still works

And Finally Madame Tussauds opens in Beijing

Marie Tussaud created her first wax figure – a scuplture of the French writer Voltaire – in 1777. Her talents brought her to England in 1802, ...

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