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WiC 250 (Aug 29, 2014)

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Others We’ve written 3 million words about China

Although we cannot claim to have counted each of them individually, our estimate is that we have published 3 million words on China since we launched ...

Economy, Talking Point Anti-graft probes into NDRC continue, turning to the bond market

When the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) gathered for a meeting in Beijing this week, the 300 ...

Entertainment Cultural Revolution-style attack on Han Han only boosts his film’s…

In 1990, Han Han, then only 17, appeared on a TV programme hosted by state-run channel CCTV. During the broadcast, the high school dropout – who had ...

Red Star Perhat Khaliq

Bill Clinton once described music as “a powerful unifying force in our world” and a new rock star from restive Xinjiang might prove the ...

Society TV biopic on former leader proves popular

In 1996 the Chinese government drew up new rules about how to commemorate the birth dates of its dead leaders. Former officials were divided into three ...

Society Crackdown on narcotics hits celebrities (and their offspring)

US President Barack Obama smoked pot as a teenager and has said that he doesn’t believe that recreational users of the drug should be prosecuted. His ...

Society New scandal at China’s Red Cross over leasing warehouses

It’s hard to tell which crises the Chinese Red Cross has had to deal with more frequently: humanitarian ones or scandals of its own making. As many ...

Planet China Divorce rates in China are rising at a rate that worries…

Divorce rates in China are rising at a rate that worries the authorities. But a district in Xi’an has come up with its own way to slow the process ...

Sino-File “We have no plans to build our own OS. It’s easy…

Richard Yu, head of Huawei’s consumer business, tells the Wall Street Journal that the Chinese firm will ship 80 million smartphones this year. ...

Cartoons Jam tomorrow

Anyone who has spent any time in China’s main cities knows that traffic gridlock is a daily fact of life. But which city has the worst congestion? ...

And Finally Shenzhen nip-and-tuck hospital to go public

After achieving the top score in the university entrance exam in June, Zhao Haoyu, a high school student from Yunnan province, told the China Daily ...

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Back Issue

WiC 250 (Aug 29, 2014)

Others We’ve written 3 million words about China

Economy, Talking Point Anti-graft probes into NDRC continue, turning to the bond market

Telecoms China Mobile’s 4G rollout has helped its stock surge 35% in…

Internet & Tech Charity challenge highlights tycoons’ connections

Internet & Tech Tencent brings Candy Crush to the Chinese market

China Consumer Amazon sets up shop in Shanghai FTZ

World of Weibo The defectors

Chinese Character Meet the man who bought an aircraft carrier and gave it…