Back Issue

Issue 247

WiC 247 (Jul 25, 2014)

Download
Ringing success

Internet & Tech, Talking Point Smartphone start-up Xiaomi conquered China. Next step: India

Terry Gou has always taken pride in his ability to spot rising stars. In 1995, when Michael Dell was visiting China, the chairman of Foxconn, today the ...

Opting for America

Healthcare Rich cancer patients prefer treatment in US

Jack Ma is concerned about cancer. In an article written late last year for the Harvard Business Review he commented on the vast increase in cases of ...

Welcome to the cheap seats

Aviation China Eastern unveils a low-cost airline to take on Air China

"Even if it is a stone, we’ll squeeze water and oil from it,” was the promise five years ago from Wang Zhenghua, founder of Spring Airlines, ...

Broken down

Auto Industry Why carmaker Xiali is gushing red ink

There are not many Chinese carmakers that can boast their share price is up 80% this year. In fact Kandi Technologies even saw its stock surge 10% on ...

Board room coup

Economy Will a new round of reforms shake up state firms?

When China Merchants Group was founded in 1872, it was instructed by its Qing Dynasty creators to learn from and take on Western business interests. ...

US hit by a tonne of BRICS

Banking & Finance New Development Bank takes aim at Western multilateral institutions

It was 70 years ago this week that 44 nations signed a historic agreement to create a new international monetary framework at Bretton Woods in New ...

Go figure

Banking & Finance Is Shandong a better credit than China

One is famous for its rum, the other for moutai, China’s favourite liquor. But Puerto Rico and Guizhou have something else in common. They hold the ...

Je t’aime Paris

Entertainment High budget cookery show starring movie star gets mixed response

Mario Batali, the American chef and restaurateur, made his name with Italian cuisine, although he told the Financial Times that Spain was where he ...

Out on the tiles

Society China in mahjong humiliation

How did mahjong make its way to the West? There are many theories, but Joseph Babock is widely recognised as popularising the Chinese tile game in ...

Antiques and airmiles

Society Liu Yiqian takes his cup home

In an unusual move, the auctioneer Sotheby’s arranged a special handover ceremony at its Hong Kong offices last Saturday. The item being presented to ...

The house always wins

Planet China Anyone who has watched enough 1930s gangster movies will be familiar…

Anyone who has watched enough 1930s gangster movies will be familiar with scenes from illegal casinos in which the roulette tables are rigged. Fast ...

Switching channels

Sino-File “LCD has no future. The Chinese can even make ultra-high definition…

The verdict of an executive at South Korea’s LG. Organic light emitting diode (OLED TV) panels save power and produce higher picture quality but ...

Flight delays

Cartoons Flight delays

Flight delays aren’t unusual at Chinese airports, as WiC has reported before. However, events in Shanghai last Monday tested the patience of even the ...

Go with the flow

And Finally New winners for the Pearl River swim this year

For China’s political leaders swimming has long been seen as sign of their vitality. Mao Zedong started the trend in 1966 when he swam the Yangtze ...

Mobile devices
Get the Week in China apps App Store Google PlayDownload Apps
Home|Current Issue|About Us|Contact Us|Data Privacy Policy

©2009-2023 Week in China is published weekly by ChinTell Limited, a company based in Hong Kong. All rights reserved.