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WiC 284 (Jun 5, 2015)

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Internet & Tech, Talking Point Alipay and Ctrip outages raise fears about reliability of Chinese internet

The summer of 1999 saw Britain’s Labour government hit by a passport crisis. This led thousands of holidaymakers to camp on pavements outside offices ...

On the right track?

Rise of the RMB What greater weightings for China in world indices mean for its…

While undervaluation of the renminbi was a major factor causing the large imbalances in the past, our assessment now is that the substantial real ...

Feeling bruised and Blattered

Sport Chinese react to FIFA scandal

Could Chinese president Xi Jinping’s dream of hosting football’s World Cup come true as early as 2018? That was one of the questions doing the ...

What lies beneath

Economy How Chinese-sourced products floored a US firm

What do the following everyday items exported by China to the US have in common: kohl mascara, dry-walling, electronic batteries, car tyres, ...

Paying a premium

China Consumer Tax cuts unlikely to spark local shopping frenzy

If the latest Christie’s auction in Hong Kong is indicative, it is hard to tell that luxury sales have slowed across the border in mainland China. ...

Not a sea of tranquillity

China and the World The Pentagon protests at China’s island-building in disputed waters

Last Friday Hong Kong’s feisty pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung (better known as ‘Long Hair’) was denied entry to Malaysia. Leung, who had ...

Cai Dongqing

Who’s Hu Alpha Entertainment

Walt Disney began as a cartoonist in 1923 by producing a series known as the Alice Comedies (remakes of Alice in Wonderland). The company he founded ...

Gold fingered

Energy & Resources Why has Sudan kicked out China’s mining firms?

It has more pyramids than Egypt and more gold than any other African country bar South Africa and Ghana. But as WiC went to press, Sudan no longer has ...

Trial by jury

Entertainment China adapts a classic courtroom movie as judicial reform gathers pace

In Sidney Lumet’s 1957 drama, 12 Angry Men, jurors in a murder trial must decide whether an inner-city teen is guilty or not. If convicted, ...

Art fights back

Entertainment Taiwan’s Hou woos Cannes

The first time director Ang Lee made a martial arts film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon went on to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language ...

Puff justice

Society Capital city Beijing issues a new smoking ban

For a long time China’s main concern over the fact so many of its citizens smoked was that it constituted a fire hazard. There were signs in ...

Man’s best friend?

Ask Mei What Chinese people think of pets

Q: What do Chinese people think of pets? (Female reader, USA) Pets (宠物) are a relatively new phenomenon, at least in urban ...

Getting grounded

Planet China It seems hard to believe today but in times gone by…

It seems hard to believe today but in times gone by working as a flight attendant was considered to be among the world’s most glamorous jobs. With ...

Beautiful problem

Sino-File “I think there is this prejudice in China – possibly elsewhere…

Former supermodel and actress Mary Ma tells China Daily her looks held back her progress when she started Maryma Haute Couture. As an ex-rower on ...

10 seconds of fame

Cartoons 10 seconds of fame

Who first broke through the key 10-second barrier running 100 metres is a bit controversial thanks to the more limited timekeeping technology of the ...

A dog’s life

And Finally Is this the most spoiled pet in China?

Two of the most popular names searched for in China’s cyberspace at the moment are Wang Sicong, the 27 year-old only son of one of China’s richest ...

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