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Economy, Talking Point Hong Kong snubs Beijing’s electoral reforms – what are the consequences?

In the summer of 1992 Chris Patten arrived in Hong Kong as the last governor of the British colony. He was the first politician to hold the job, and it ...

Auto Industry Brilliance China is (again) trying wean itself off its reliance on…

"Chinese milk is helping to suckle foreign children, making them big and strong.” Such are the words of Brilliance China President and CEO, Qi Yumin ...

China and the World Chinese farmer rents area size of HK in Russia

The first treaty China and Russia signed together bears the name of Nerchinsk – a small Siberian town in what is now Zabaikalsky Krai. It was 1689 ...

Entertainment Why a no-brainer dinosaur movie smashes box office records

While Beijing sees the film business as an industry that should promote moral values and positive feelings, China’s swelling ranks of filmgoers seem ...

Red Star The former athlete is now a fashion icon

Born in Hangzhou, Hu Bing, 44, was a former member of the Chinese national rowing team. However, when he suffered a back injury at 19, he had to cut ...

Society Chinese students in US court for kidnap and torture crimes

When China’s fu’erdai or ‘second generation rich’ are in the headlines it’s almost never good news. High-speed car races, fatal ...

Planet China Finder’s keepers is a popular expression in English, and in the…

Finder’s keepers is a popular expression in English, and in the case of fisherman Lin Jinyong, he thought he’d made a pretty spectacular find: a ...

Sino-File “If the overall wine market in China grows at 6%, there…

Treasury Wine Estates Asia head Robert Foye tells the Australian Financial Review that he sees “big” growth in the Chinese wine market. The ...

Cartoons Boozing at the airport

Everyone knows you cannot bring bottles through airport security anymore. Well, everybody, it seems, except a couple of Chinese gentlemen named Wang ...

And Finally Fans react as starlet Fan Bingbing rushes injured boy to hospital

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing wants to be known for more than just her looks. Beijing News may have ranked her as one of the “50 Most Beautiful People ...

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WiC 287 (Jun 26, 2015)

Economy, Talking Point Hong Kong snubs Beijing’s electoral reforms – what are the consequences?

Banking & Finance More US delistings as tech firms eye home

Property London developers woo deep-pocketed Chinese homebuyers

Healthcare New study renews Chinese debate on antibiotics