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WiC 305 (Nov 27, 2015)

Talking Point A new era as Baidu enters banking with Citic and insurance…

When Forbes ranked China’s richest tycoons a year ago, the top three slots were taken by the founders of Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent – the internet ...

Economy Domestic factors conspire to dampen traditional manufacturing

Dongguan’s mayor Yuan Baocheng was putting a brave face on his city’s challenges last month. “This year, we learned that about 500 foreign and ...

Sport Victorious Evergrande FC’s sponsor is mightily upset

For Chinese football it was a week of apology, glory and recrimination. In an action-packed seven days the country’s top team even faced a potential ...

China and the World Australia sends out mixed signals on investment review process

Three major Chinese investments in Australia – or attempts thereof – have come under intense scrutiny in the past week. The first is a bid by a ...

Telecoms Hampshire phone firm gets new Chinese owner

In a recent book review in the British magazine The Spectator, Stephen Bayley observed that “the BMW-sponsored London Olympics were held on a site ...

Banking & Finance Birthday of Stock Connect passes with a whimper

What we lack is relatively long-term, rational investment from institutions,” complained Qi Bin, head of the international department at the China ...

Ask Mei A Kungfu Panda statue beside a 3rd-century temple

During a recent trip to Chengdu, which is one of my favourite cities in China, I stayed at a brand new five-star hotel that combines the best of ...

Entertainment Latest Hunger Games movie proves big hit in Beijing

A true measure of success for international celebrities in China is when they are bestowed with an affectionate nickname. Jennifer Lawrence, beloved ...

Society Why a popular genre of Chinese movie usually features an abortion

Hollywood is the spiritual home of the blockbuster action flick; France of more arty, melancholy movies; and Britain of the period drama (think Anthony ...

Shipping Yet another giant SOE consolidation – this time in shipping and…

A reform-minded minister intent on creating a world-beating Chinese company that attracts international investment and draws on Western technology but ...

Planet China Ronald McDonald is not normally associated with cross-Strait politics, but McDonald’s…

Ronald McDonald is not normally associated with cross-Strait politics, but McDonald’s has stirred controversy with its latest outlet in Hangzhou. ...

Sino-File “Beijing just embraced the first snow of the year, which indicates…

Lenovo boss Yang Yuanqing tells CBN that the worst is over for the PC and smartphone maker after a $714 million loss (its first quarterly loss in six ...

Cartoons Apple Pay to launch in China by February?

More ‘phoney’ money could be set to come to China, courtesy of Apple, reports the Wall Street Journal. It reckons the tech giant has signed a deal ...

And Finally ‘Golden Spear’ wants to supplant Viagra

High speed railways, low-cost handsets – and now drugs for erectile dysfunction. The list of cheaper technologies that China wants to supply to ...