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WiC 390 (Dec 1, 2017)

Xi’s winter wonderland

Sport, Talking Point We visit the new ski resort showcasing China’s 2022 Olympic ambitions

When Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics the event was dogged by controversy – or at least it was in the run-up to the Games. Among the ...

Holding all the cards

Belt and Road Laos looks for ways to counterbalance China’s rising economic influence

There are five ‘officially’ Communist countries left in the world and China and Laos are two of them. So perhaps it’s surprising that it had ...

China Consumer Hisense looks to thrive with Toshiba TV bid

Back in the 1990s, it was more impressive to go on a date wearing a Xinfei Electric uniform than a shirt and tie. That is according to some of the TV ...

Banking & Finance China’s super regulator prepares new rules for shadow banking

When Alan Greenspan stepped down as Federal Reserve chairman in 2006 he was described as one of the greatest economic strategists of his generation. ...

The king is dead

Internet & Tech Gamer’s death puts Tencent in the spotlight

“So luminous is the moonlight by the floor of my bed,” wrote Tang Dynasty poet, Li Bai. It is the first line of his most famous poem, ...

Bring in the bulldozers

Society Clearance campaign shocks the citizens of Beijing

December is being dubbed as the coldest winter ever in Beijing, which seems pessimistic on the first day of the month. But it’s not the ...

In the thick of it

China and the World Trouble in New York over alleged bribery in the African oil…

Known as an action star, Sibelle Hu featured in Hong Kong’s kung fu movies of the 1980s. In 1997 she took on a more challenging role in a film about ...

The golden ticket

Entertainment Online ticket platforms seen as crucial link for ‘pan-entertainment’ kings

The end of 2017 may still be 30 days away but China’s media regulator seems keen to bring on the holiday cheer. Last week, the State Administration ...

Kindergarten cops

Society Another daycare scandal, this time in Beijing (or maybe not)

Police cover up or group hysteria? That’s what many people are asking after Beijing police said that they had found no evidence of child abuse at a ...

Efficiency versus privacy

Ask Mei Which do the Chinese value more?

A recent visit to Guizhou, a supposed backwater in southwestern China, opened my eyes to how efficient the high-speed train system has become, ...

Censor, censured

Economy China’s former internet tsar is the first catch for new anti-graft…

The Eighth US-China Internet Industry Forum was very likely the pinnacle of Lu Wei’s career. The veteran politician was head of the Cyberspace ...

Planet China Is it something in the water? In China the question might…

Is it something in the water? In China the question might normally cause a shiver but in a village in Chongqing municipality it is sparking a more ...

Uphill struggle

Sino-File “In my entire career at Ofo I have spent less than…

Co-founder of bike-sharing app Ofo, Zhang Yanqi dismisses the idea that it will merge with its biggest rival. An early investor in Ofo has pushed for a ...

Carriers set to change teams?

Cartoons Carriers set to change teams?

Star Alliance, the oldest of the global airline alliances, has been around for 20 years. It launched in an era when low-cost giant Ryanair lacked a ...

The walk of shame

And Finally Ming Xi gets flak for fashion show fumble

When a TV host asked Ming Xi what she would do if she was ever to take a tumble during a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, the Chinese model (also ...