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WiC 311 (Jan 29, 2016)

Expecting the worst

Talking Point Are things as bad as the bleak headlines about China’s economy…

There’s a eureka moment in the new movie The Big Short when an investor grasps the immensity of the US subprime debt problem and the threat ...

Clearing the air

Internet & Tech Why Xiaomi’s Lei Jun is no longer smiling

For a while, Lei Jun was believed to have the Midas touch. Before he founded Xiaomi, the entrepreneur spent 16 years building up Kingsoft, a leading ...

Chinese Character Ning Gaoning’s arrival at Sinochem could signal a global M&A blitz

The influence of John Pierpont Morgan is still felt today. The American financier dominated the corporate world during his time, and was a key player ...

Stockholm syndrome

China and the World Relations put to the test as Chinese state TV parades Swedish…

Sweden was the first Western country to establish diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China, which it did in 1950. Conversely, the ...

Screen villains

Society More calls to crack down on box office fraud

If something is too good to be true, it generally is. So last August, when a propaganda flick that received a less than glowing reviews came to ...

Mendes plays his red card

Sport Chinese tycoon teams up with world’s top football agent

Chinese newspapers reckon Jorge Mendes, arguably the most influential broker of deals in world football, has a lot in common with his Chinese ...

Being seen to do justice

Society Huge interest and debates over Wang Xin court trial

Earlier this month the Supreme People’s Court of China opened a new museum dedicated to the country’s legal system. Housed in an old bank in ...

Entertainment Does Marco Polo drama move Netflix a step closer to China?

Netflix this month agreed with The Weinstein Company to renew the big-budget TV show Marco Polo for a second 10-episode season. The move is ...

Planet China There’s an English expression about being ‘cut out of the will’…

There’s an English expression about being ‘cut out of the will’ or disinherited. According to NetEase News, a man in Anshan in Liaoning province ...

Sino-File “We’ve seen a 700% increase in China year-on-year”

AirBnB co-founder Nathan Blecharaczyk tells the Financial Times that his accommodation rental service is pinning its hopes on China’s $120 billion ...

Tesla’s model city

Cartoons Tesla’s model city

When you walk around Hong Kong these days it’s common to see the Tesla Model S on the city’s roads. Little wonder that Tesla boss Elon Musk called ...

And Finally How mainlanders invaded Taiwan – via the internet

The most vibrant internet discussion platform in China is named after Li Yi, an average footballer who has now retired. This is not because of ...