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WiC 264 (Dec 12, 2014)

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Fired up by the red bulls

Banking & Finance, Talking Point China’s stocks suddenly go into overdrive

China’s most successful investors often refer to themselves as a “God of Stocks”. One of the best known is Lin Yuan, who has written a book about ...

In it for the long haul

China Consumer Unlike some rivals Amazon and Walmart reaffirm commitment to China

Amazon is a frugal firm, illustrated by its founder’s remuneration. Last year Jeff Bezos received $81,840 in salary with no raise and no stock ...

A leading landlord

Property Will Wanda’s IPO make it China’s most valuable real estate firm?

Two months ago, he lost his crown as China’s richest man. But Dalian Wanda’s Wang Jianlin hopes to regain some lustre later this month by ...

Don’t be a tiger

Economy Zhou to be tried in biggest graft case so far

Two years ago Zhou Yongkang was responsible for China’s public security, and ranked as one of the most powerful men in the country. According to a ...

Family planning

Banking & Finance A succession time bomb for aging tycoons?

Succession planning in China has often been a messy affair. For centuries, aspiring emperors would resort to poisoning, stabbing or suffocating rival ...

All eyes on the cup

Internet & Tech Is creativity on the rise for Chinese gadgets?

You might call it the Condom Challenge. To fund the development of more effective contraceptives, the Gates Foundation has been offering grants of ...

Down on the farm

Entertainment Two new shows follow celebrities who’ve been ‘sent to the countryside’

In 2002, Fox televised the reality series The Simple Life featuring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. It followed the two celebrities as they ...

Miscarriage of justice?

Society A wrongful murder conviction is back in the news

China is a country ruled by law. That’s the Communist Party mantra of the moment. But sending senior leaders like Bo Xilai for trial is not enough. ...

The promise of mythical riches

Entertainment A KMT ‘treasure hoard’ is exploited by scamsters

The last time Lin Chi-ling played a special agent, the Taiwanese-actress frolicked in a bathtub and donned 24 different outfits. Her role in the spy ...

Not so great…

Environment China’s extensive seawall is taking a perilous toll on the coastal…

China’s longest wall is typically acclaimed as a “great” one. But there is another lengthy barrier that is winning fewer plaudits. A team of ...

Seeds of discontent

Planet China There was an imaginative punishment for students caught eating in class last…

There was an imaginative punishment for students caught eating in class last month, after a teacher at a school in Hunan grew annoyed at his pupils ...

Li speaks out on AIDS

Sino-File “How a society treats its AIDS patients can reflect its level…

Premier Li Keqiang during a hospital visit as part of this month’s World AIDS Day. About 87,000 new cases of AIDS were registered in mainland ...

‘Mo-na Lisa’

Cartoons ‘Mo-na Lisa’

WiC might have stumbled onto something back in 2010 when we began featuring the Mona Lisa dressed in a Chinese qipao on the Great Wall (an image that ...

Move over ginseng

And Finally Peru’s maca hits record prices thanks to Chinese

Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr takes it regularly, saying that it helps her keep down her weight. Television personality Dr Oz also touts the ...

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