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WiC 258 (Oct 31, 2014)

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Internet & Tech, Talking Point Why the bosses of Apple and Facebook are such frequent visitors…

In Walter Isaacson’s 656-page biography of Steve Jobs, China is mentioned just once by the Apple founder. And it was from a long time ago. In 1985 ...

Auto Industry Austerity drive slows Aston Martin dealers down

The last time that auto distributor Pang Da made headlines was in 2011 when it put in a $131 million bid for the ailing carmaker Saab. It called off ...

Banking & Finance Even banks can’t resist the temptations of peer-to-peer lending

Reading through a credit card statement can be a harrowing experience for over-borrowed consumers. For Renaud Laplanche, the Silicon Valley ...

Media & Gaming Why ‘China’s Pulitzer’ isn’t regarded as a pinnacle of achievement

Since the Pulitzer Prize was first established in 1917 there have been 63 occasions in which it hasn’t been awarded. A shortage of worthy winners? ...

Entertainment New historical drama seeks to cast Chiang Kai-shek in better light

October 1, 1949 was one of the longest days in Chiang Kai-shek’s life. According to the People’s Daily, the Kuomintang leader spent it mulling ...

Society Jazz star lampooned over Hong Kong antics

Who needs tear gas when Kenny G will turn up and clear the streets for you? That was one of the jokes in cyberspace last week after the ‘smooth ...

Entertainment Translation blamed for flummoxing film audiences

Shortly after he left office, American President Jimmy Carter gave a speech to a college in Japan. Trying a joke during the opening anecdote, he was ...

Society Why Sichuan fare tops China’s favourite food rankings

In a measure of how seriously Sichuan people take their cuisine they decided it needed a museum. To remind tourists that the province has more to offer ...

Planet China A meat scare earlier this year wasn’t helpful for KFC’s sales…

A meat scare earlier this year wasn’t helpful for KFC’s sales in China. So news from Sichuan that a customer has chosen to spend an entire week at ...

Sino-File “This is just the beginning. All these efforts have gained the…

Anti-graft tsar Wang Qishan notes his campaign against corruption will “never be concluded”, according to Xinhua. In fact, it is going ...

Cartoons Boom times ahead?

When someone refers to a boomer, most of us would understand it to be a shortening of the term used for the demographic that grew up after the war and ...

And Finally Cctvnews.cn provokes controversy

When veteran British journalist Peregrine Worsthorne was introduced many decades ago to Dwight Eisenhower, the then US president asked him how to ...

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Back Issue

WiC 258 (Oct 31, 2014)

Internet & Tech, Talking Point Why the bosses of Apple and Facebook are such frequent visitors…

Auto Industry Austerity drive slows Aston Martin dealers down

Banking & Finance Even banks can’t resist the temptations of peer-to-peer lending

Energy & Resources Fault lines in Shell and CNPC’s shale gas project

Environment Guangdong’s new deal with Hong Kong comes at an awkward time

Economy Can a one-party state have the rule of law if the…

Property A land dispute in Fuyou leads to armed clashes and deaths