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WiC 57 (Apr 23, 2010)

Tower blocks and treadmills

Economy, Talking Point Debate heats up on whether China is world’s biggest “bubble”... …

"I can calculate the movement of the stars, but not the madness of men.” This was the justification given by Sir Isaac Newton when he lost a fortune ...

Homeland insecurity

China and the World Changes in demand for rare earth mean California may start digging

During the Cold War era, the US government kept a close watch on supplies of rare earth minerals – 17 valuable metals that have special ...

Problems turning off the tap

Banking & Finance Hubei province announces a stimulus plan that’s 10 times its GDP

Over the past 100 years the central province of Hubei has twice fomented revolutions. In 1911 it was the starting point for a revolt that toppled the ...

Two years, almost to the day

Environment Another major quake, another round of school collapses

China may be a country accustomed to natural disasters, but the destruction caused by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Yushu County last ...

Stronger mettle

Energy & Resources Overcapacity issue proves no obstacle to Chinalco’s capital raising

In recent months, China’s State Council has pushed hard to reduce industrial overcapacity, charging 14 different ministries to work together towards ...

Economy Paper industry booms at expense of economy

Drought is still ravaging China’s southwest – and climate change is not the only culprit. Environmentalists and academics say the ...

Welcome wallets

China Tourist Why Oxford Street loves Chinese spenders

In some of London’s shopping districts there’s a new sense of excitement when Mandarin speakers enter a store. That’s because – according to ...

China Consumer Top seller Sprite in new China makeover

Coca-Cola is no stranger to China. The world’s largest soft drink maker first landed on the mainland in 1927, then retreated in 1949. The company ...

Who’s Hu Good brand awareness

Getting started Chen Yihong was a talented table tennis player in his youth, picked up by a local sports academy in Tianjin. While ...

Society How the Scots stole China’s beverage heritage

We have long been accustomed to hearing about how China violates intellectual property rights, and steals the designs of Western firms. But most of ...

Sport Jenson wins, but Shanghai GP not living up to its billing

Jenson Button has called it his “best ever victory”; but the organisers of the Shanghai Grand Prix will be struggling to match his ...

Entertainment A Chinese version of Ocean’s Eleven hopes to appeal to US…

In Ocean’s Thirteen, the third instalment of the popular Ocean’s franchise, Matt Damon’s character Linus Caldwell says: “I know it’s ...

Planet China China may not have freedom of the press, but in Shanxi,…

China may not have freedom of the press, but in Shanxi, if you pretend to be from the press, you are free to make money. The Chongqing Evening News ...

Cartoons Bull Market

One of Wall Street’s most iconic images is coming to Shanghai. American-Italian sculptor Arturo Di Modica has designed a near replica of his ...

And Finally Teddy specialist dumps Chinese production

In the winter of 1902 Theodore Roosevelt’s immortality was secured. Out hunting with his friends, the American president refused to shoot a bear they ...