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WiC 316 (Mar 11, 2016)

Bowing to the inevitable?

Economy, Talking Point What China wants to achieve with its 13th Five-Year Plan

Since 1953 China’s five-year plans have been a staple of the government’s decision-making process. That said – after the fanfare of their ...

A tale of tier two cities

Property Chinese housing market suffers from best of times and worst of…

When British singing sensation Adele announced her worldwide concert tour late last year, fans were thrilled. The tour follows the release of her ...

Sparking into life

Auto Industry Having struggled in recent years, BYD finally finds its stride

James Bond has enjoyed many a lucky escape from exploding cars during his career, most recently in Skyfall when his beloved Aston Martin DB5 ...

Society Gay drama is pulled as online TV censorship is tightened

If the latest television ratings are anything to go by, a critical element to a show’s success is to have at least one gay character. There’s Jamal ...

A city of unicorns?

Banking & Finance Shanghai to reimburse venture capital losses

Finding a unicorn is never easy – although the North Koreans announced they had done so four years ago. This news emerged after they located the ...

Time for a bet?

Economy Graft case overshadows gaming revenue revival

Reputedly the house always wins. Try telling that to investors in Macau’s casinos, whose share prices have been ravaged by almost two years of ...

Next Cuban missile crisis?

China and the World American plan for an anti-missile system to defend South Korea riles…

During one of those frequent periods of turmoil that stitches the end of one Chinese dynasty with the beginning of another, a plot was hatched around ...

Energy & Resources Consumers ask why China’s petrol prices are so much higher than…

A common conundrum for Chinese consumers is why the price at their petrol pumps is so much higher than in America. And with oil prices slumping over ...

Princess of Persia

China and the World Meet the most popular Chinese person in Iran

During the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) the capital Chang’an (today Xi’an) was one of the largest cities in the world and a starting point of the ...

In the spotlight

Entertainment, Society Academy Award for Best Picture raises questions for Chinese media

In 2013 Ye Haiyan, a prominent activist for women’s rights in China, caught wind of a scandal that had developed in Hainan: a headmaster had ...

A Wang and a prayer

Planet China Regular WiC readers may be familiar with the National Equities Exchange…

Regular WiC readers may be familiar with the National Equities Exchange and Quotations. Known as the New Third Board, the over-the-counter bourse has a ...

Cast-iron assumption

Sino-File “Three years ago we thought China’s steel consumption would peak in…

ArcelorMittal boss Lakshmi Mittal tells the Financial Times that China will reduce capacity among its steelmakers. He says this will happen because of ...

Blowing off steam

Cartoons Blowing off steam

China’s problems boil down to a single test, says smartphone tycoon Lei Jun. Attending China’s annual parliamentary session, the founder of Xiaomi ...

Dangerous driving

And Finally Grandpa gets new van after kid falls out of car

It’s often said that kids are resilient. A recent video from Jiangsu province proves just how true that is. Recorded on the dashboard camera of a ...