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WiC 322 (Apr 29, 2016)

A nation of homeowners?

Property, Talking Point Why a dispute in Wenzhou has rattled property investors across China

Before the People’s Liberation Army took control of Shanghai in 1949, China’s Communist Party promised that ‘patriotic capitalists’ could keep ...

A fading legend

Internet & Tech Why Lenovo has embarked on its eighth restructuring

When Lenovo acquired IBM’s PC division in early 2005, it became the first Chinese tech firm to successfully ‘go global’. It was a highly symbolic ...

Showing their mettle

Banking & Finance Surge in Chinese commodities futures surprises global markets

Li Keqiang is said to be cautious about relying too heavily on China’s GDP numbers, preferring data on rail freight and power consumption for a ...

Thanks for the memory

Economy China invests $24 billion in chip production in Wuhan

Shortly after Google’s AlphaGo beat Korean player Lee Se-dol in a series of Go matches earlier this year, an article in China Daily claimed that the ...

Beijing Put RIP?

Property A flurry of SOE defaults nettles bond investors

Daoist philosophers believe when nothing is done nothing is left undone. And if governments follow this libertarian principle, social and economic ...

Any port in a storm

China and the World Colombo softens stance on Chinese investment, as debt burden grows

The festivities around New Year are the most important of the calendar for Sri Lankans. They are observed in April, when custom dictates that a 12-hour ...

A whole new ball game

M&A Aussie Rules footie fan joins new bid for Kidman’s vast cattle…

A “leaping, jumping, flying game” was how Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull described the first professional game of Australian rules ...

Trouble in Tianjin

Banking & Finance State lenders hit by another bill financing scandal

As bank heists go, Bank of Tianjin’s recent loss of Rmb786 million ($121 million) is not quite up there at the top of the league. According to the ...

Environment Health scandals at two schools might hasten first soil pollution law

Three years ago there was widespread concern at reports that over 120 brands of rice, the staple diet for much of southern China, were tainted by ...

Wishing on a star

Media & Gaming Media firm bets big on Fan Bingbing by buying her company

Forbes magazine famously collates an annual list of the highest paid Hollywood actors and actresses. But last year it decided to broaden the rankings ...

Not happy with Papi

Entertainment, Society Web celeb told to stop cursing

“Not everyone loves Papi Jiang but everyone hates SAPPRFT.” That was one of the most forwarded weibo comments last week after the State ...

Fertile territory

Planet China A newly opened sperm bank has had no problem enticing donors.…

A newly opened sperm bank has had no problem enticing donors. In fact, the Chongqing Daily reports that the facility is turning men away. Why the ...

Sino-File “The defence wins. China is not pre-crisis America. Those who hear…

The Financial Times Lex column gives its verdict as to whether George Soros is right to predict a debt crisis in China similar to the 2008 American ...

Rage of the machines

Cartoons Rage of the machines

In the film Footloose, set in a backwater American town where dancing is outlawed, local residents had a weird way of resolving disputes: they ...

And Finally China bans stars’ children from reality TV shows

To show that celebrities are no different when it comes to the challenges of parenthood, Dad, Where Are We Going, a reality TV series that ...