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WiC 337 (Aug 26, 2016)

Connecting the dots

Banking & Finance, Talking Point What the Shenzhen ‘through train’ could mean for the Vanke takeover…

For more than a century Jardine Matheson was the most powerful firm in Hong Kong. But the British hong’s undisputed leadership position was ...

Ready to face investors?

Internet & Tech A $5 billion app that makes your selfie more beautiful is…

When it comes to the art of the selfie, Kim Kardashian knows a thing or two. According to the reality TV star, lighting is critical for taking a ...

Let the train take the strain

Rail & Infrastructure China’s most profitable high-speed train route makes Rmb6.6 billion

When Britain’s opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was filmed sitting on a train carriage floor for a three-hour journey between London and Newcastle ...

One country, one fee

Telecoms China’s telecoms operators are ditching their intercity roaming charges

Last October, the European Parliament voted through new rules that will scrap mobile roaming charges within the EU. “After 10 years of tireless ...

Wrongly charged

Auto Industry Why BMW’s first electric sub-brand has failed to spark in China

The US may have trounced China in the Olympic medal tables, but when it comes to electric cars, the Chinese are a few laps ahead at the track. During ...

Taking the lead

Space Programme China launches the first hack-proof quantum satellite

Although he is often identified with codifying China’s traditional value system, Confucius was not the only influential Chinese philosopher. Another ...

Doors closed to Windows

Internet & Tech Microsoft keeps missing out on government contracts

Early this month, Microsoft released a one year ‘anniversary update’ to its latest operating system, Windows 10. According to ComputerWorld, the ...

The Lady arrives

China and the World Myanmar looks for new era with China

Last year when Aung San Suu Kyi visited Beijing as the leader of Myanmar’s opposition party, she turned up 20 minutes late for a meeting with Chinese ...

An ill-suited match

Entertainment A movie star’s very messy divorce has got social media buzzing

The tumultuous relationship between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard had all the elements of a tabloid reporter’s dream story: Hollywood megastar breaks ...

The golden years

Ask Mei Which gold medal in Rio carries the most weight for China?

As we reported in last week’s issue, China’s medal tally at the Rio Olympics has been relatively lacklustre compared to prior games, even trailing ...

Dances with Wolves

Sport China’s tycoons are buying English soccer teams

When the footballers of West Bromwich Albion were first acquainted with China in 1978, the players were said to be close to mutinous about having to ...

Planet China Longtime readers of WiC will be familiar with some fairly extraordinary…

Longtime readers of WiC will be familiar with some fairly extraordinary Chinese scams, but we’re not sure we’ve ever come across a stranger one ...

Sino-File “The company places a priority on ensuring the welfare of all…

A Foxconn statement in response to news that two more of its staff jumped to their death from a factory rooftop in Zhengzhou last week. The company has ...

Taking a net loss

Cartoons Taking a net loss

So much for the riches of the NBA. Basketball star Yi Jianlin is taking a hefty paycut to leave China and join the LA Lakers, where he will earn 80% ...

Russian romance

And Finally How an excavator manual made headlines

When the Soviet engineers NK Grechin and AS Rebrov invented their country’s first hydraulic digger in 1948 they could hardly have imagined that their ...