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WiC 335 (Jul 29, 2016)

Hostile behaviour

M&A, Talking Point Is Minsheng Bank being sucked into a takeover war?

The Yangtze River waterway between Chongqing and Shanghai was once the key artery of the Chinese economy. The competition between the navigation ...

Fighting to retain fans

Entertainment New blockbuster is mauled by critics, but luckily it’s insured against…

After years of growth, China’s box office reported a surprising halt in the second quarter of this year. Data from Entgroup shows that ticket sales ...

Internet & Tech Shareholders force Robin Li to drop bid for Baidu’s streaming site

One of the principles of feng shui dictates that those who are born in the same year as the current zodiac sign may also face the worst luck in the 12 ...

China Consumer Will Chinese women use Danbishuang tampons?

Too lumpy and not absorbent enough – that was his verdict on his early attempts. It turns out that making tampons isn’t easy, especially if you ...

Environment Beijing finally gets serious about soil pollution

China’s air pollution woes are widely understood. Images of streets shrouded in smog and urban residents wearing protective masks are commonplace. ...

Healthcare Chinese drugs firms prepare for IPOs

Watsons dates its founding back to 1841 with the opening of the Hong Kong Dispensary. Now a unit of Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings, it ...

Society A book about a Shanghai street tells China’s story too

It seems that every year a new book appears, penned by a journalist and written for those who know little or nothing about China. Publishers can ...

World of Weibo Tiger attack

Badaling Wildlife World, a safari park just north of Beijing, is no stranger to tragedy. At least four people, including the park’s director, have ...

Payments overdue

Banking & Finance Steelmaker’s debt crisis could hurt Liaoning

On its website Dongbei Special Steel Group says that its mission is to “Do our best for civilisation and world harmony”. That lofty goal looks like ...

Planet China When it comes to devising moneymaking schemes the Chinese are hard…

When it comes to devising moneymaking schemes the Chinese are hard to beat. Such was the verdict of the Yangtze Evening News as it reported on another ...

Sino-File “State Grid is China’s biggest state-owned company. Any sale to a…

Independent senator Nick Xenophon comments on news that State Grid and Hong Kong-based Cheung Kong Infrastructure are expected to mount A$10 billion ...

Desert island dials

Cartoons Desert island dials

Competition in the South China Sea is heating up once again, only this time it’s commercial. A week after The Hague ruled that China had no legal ...

Playing chicken

And Finally Apple and KFC caught up in maritime row

In the immediate aftermath of The Hague ruling against China’s claims in the South China Sea (see WiC333), the People’s Liberation Army released a ...