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WiC 55 (Apr 16, 2010)

Hu’s to blame, it seems

Energy & Resources, Talking Point Rio Tinto turns its back on jailed China executives, focuses on…

"We have no perpetual enemies,” said Lord Palmerston. “Our interests are perpetual and eternal and those interests it is our duty to ...

Thais that bind

Chinese Character How Yan Bin, China’s Mr Red Bull, makes the right friends

Many a rags-to-riches tale chronicles the journey of overseas Chinese tycoons who’ve escaped poverty to find wealth and power in a foreign land. Most ...

A billion chocaholics?

China Consumer Why family-owned Mars won the chocolate ‘war’ in China

Businessmen have been travelling the Silk Road for centuries. But Italians have been prominent international visitors since at least 1266, when Niccolo ...

Rise of the RMB Verbal battle over China’s currency heats up ahead of US Treasury…

The focus of the Sino-US debate on the value of the renminbi seems to be one the move – from head-spinning statistics towards hand-wringing ...

Energy & Resources Foreign mining giants – and not China’s steelmakers – win through

"China is emerging on the global stage with unprecedented power and influence,” in the view of David Shambaugh of George Washington ...

Telecoms China brings back its homegrown Wi-Fi standard

When it comes to technology, China seems to enjoy reinventing the wheel. Not content with the DVD, Beijing introduced its own video disk format, EVD. ...

Home, Swede home

China Ink After months of waiting, Geely has finally got its hands on…

The significance of the deal Last Sunday, Chinese carmaker Geely Holdings signed a deal to purchase the Volvo brand from Ford ...

Who’s Hu Chinese high fashion

Born in 1948 in Hong Kong, Chen Qitai moved to Canada, where he went by the name Kenneth Chan. In 1975 he set up a contract manufacturing business, one ...

Environment New report puts China ahead

It may be producing more carbon dioxide than any other country, but it could also be “winning the clean energy race”, according to a new study. The ...

Organic growth…

Environment A new plan in Guangzhou to turn food waste into fertiliser

China’s economy may be growing faster than most at the moment. But so is the amount of garbage that it’s generating - and policymakers are having ...

Fast Food Steam-pot chicken

Qi Guo Ji, which means steam-pot chicken, is from Yunnan province. Preparation is simple: chicken, dried dates, ginger, spring onion and a bit of rice ...

“May I criticise”

Society New book criticises reformers

Mo Luo’s new book, China Stands Up, is the latest salvo in an argument that’s been raging since gunboats first sailed up the Yangtze River ...

Society Court awards foreigners more

It’s said that all lives have equal value. Not in Hunan province, where the life of a foreigner comes in at 2.5 times that of a local. According ...

Phoney war, real paranoia

Entertainment Remake of Cold War classic depicts a Chinese invasion of the…

Back in the eighties, when Russia was part of the Soviet Union, and superpower paranoia prevailed, Hollywood was never short of cold War thrillers. ...

Planet China Naked men, ropes and boats: that’s the formula the riverside town…

Naked men, ropes and boats: that’s the formula the riverside town of Enshi is counting on to boost its tourism revenues. Located in the picturesque ...

The new Predator’s Ball?

Cartoons The new Predator’s Ball?

Back in the 1980s the must-attend financial event was the annual Predator’s Ball held at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Fast forward 25 years or so and it ...

World’s most crowded school

And Finally Promises from Chongqing developer causes chaos for teachers

Zhongbo Community had many attractions for potential buyers. After all, this Chongqing apartment complex featured floor-to-ceiling windows and a ...