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WiC 48 (Feb 5, 2010)

Some like it hot – not Beijing

Banking & Finance, Talking Point The government curbs runaway loan growth to stop economy overheating

There’s no economic bubble out there that’s about to go ‘pop’,” wrote dapper pundit Larry Kudlow. The American business news anchor was ...

Shanxi’s coal own-goal

Energy & Resources Was shutting 1,600 coal mines such a good idea?

Herbert Hoover’s experience of the Chinese coal industry is not a well-known one. But long before America’s 31st president stepped into the Oval ...

All the right moves

Economy Does General Electric have the most far-sighted China strategy?

To find two contrasting stories of leading US companies doing business in China, you need look no further than Boeing and General Electric. Both ...

No lack of funds

Banking & Finance Why Citic Securities faces a tough choice

Citic Securities is already the largest listed brokerage in China. It also owns the country’s largest asset management company. And now, it wants to ...

Smoke and mirrors

Tobacco Big Tobacco’s in rude health – just look at its new…

Like a tycoon buying a sports franchise, China National Tobacco Corporation’s soon-to-be-finished Guangzhou head office is intended as a powerful ...

Property Worries of a property bubble in sunny Hainan

Think tropical idyll, and think of lazy days with little to do but read, nap and sip on a pina colada? Not if you are a property speculator recently ...

Who’s Hu The electronics maker who has signed up with Manchester United

Born in 1969, Feng Jun graduated from China’s elite university Tsinghua in 1992. His degree was in civil engineering and on graduation he was ...

Internet & Tech Worried about privacy? Don’t visit a Chinese internet cafe

Big Brother is watching you. And not just the Big Brother that you might expect. It’s a warning worth noting in China’s internet cafes (there ...

A burning issue

Environment No more incinerators, protests propertied middle class

In China, getting a big project approved can be a murky process. And that’s hardly inspiring for residents who live nearby – especially when that ...

Red braised pork

Fast Food Mao's favourite dish

What is it? Red braised pork is popular in Hunan cuisine (also known as Xiang cuisine). Pork belly, ginger, shaoxing wine, soy ...

No poodles with noodles

Society Fido ain’t food...

Dogs and cats can breathe easier as they could soon be off the menu. At law-abiding restaurants, at least. Newly proposed legislation aiming to ...

Entertainment Pop diva is back

Faye Wong, one of Asia’s most famous female vocalists (see WiC9), will make her showbiz return in a Chinese national tour starting in October. The ...

Going downhill fast

Sport More Chinese take to the slopes as 'Hotdog' Han eyes Olympic…

Franz Klammer, Pirmin Zurbriggen, Ingemar Stenmark. All skiing legends, and Olympic gold medallists. You are less likely to have heard of Han ...

King of the sands

Chinese Character Meet the man growing tomatoes in the desert

Yu Gong, a character from the Chinese classic work Liezi, is well known for his strong will and constancy. He mustered the support of family and ...

Look don’t lick

Planet China In an era of email, stamps aren’t in as much use…

In an era of email, stamps aren’t in as much use these days. But collecting them is another matter; Bloomberg this week reported a record sale for a ...

Cartoons Whistle blower

Crying foul in the world of Chinese football seems to involve events off the pitch as much as on it. The current crackdown has seen more than 20 ...

Indeed, Britain’s got talent!

And Finally Mandarin-singing girl from Sheffield wins Jiangsu TV talent show

A 19-year-old British exchange student in China has won Jiangsu province’s equivalent of The X-Factor by singing in flawless Mandarin. During her ...