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WiC 68 (Jul 9, 2010)

M&A, Talking Point Jeff Immelt caught out when negative China comments hit media…

Forget the carbonara and the cappuccino. Next time Jeff Immelt is in Rome, a little more circumspection will be on the menu. “I really worry about ...

Aviation How corrupt officials sold flight rights for personal gain

Late last month Liu Yajun, a civil aviation director for the southern and central regions of the country, threw himself in front of a high-speed train ...

Not so ruddy awful

Energy & Resources Chinese miners relieved as Australia backs down on resources tax

Xi Jinping may never forget his recent trip to Australia, if only because of what it taught him about the vagaries of parliamentary democracy. On ...

A man-made tragedy

Environment Why Fuzhou’s faulty dyke is drawing comparisons with New Orleans

There’s an age-old Chinese expression that describes what it means to experience disaster and survive. ‘Chi ku’ translates literally as ‘to eat ...

China Consumer Hong Kong brands strive to crack China market

You may not have heard of Pacific Coffee. But the Hong Kong-based chain is set to become China’s biggest coffee house, surpassing Starbucks. Well, ...

Agriculture Wilmar beats Chinese food company in bid to buy Australian refiner

Malaysian-Chinese tycoon Robert Kuok, the éminence grise behind agribusiness giant Wilmar International, made his family’s first fortune speculating ...

Selling your body

Healthcare How much does a kidney cost in Beijing?

When Zhao Jinquan heard he could make money by selling his kidney, he thought it was the opportunity of a lifetime. And for a desperately ill Wang ...

An embarassment of riches

Entertainment Feisty dating show gets muzzled by a worried censor

With the wealth boom in China creating unprecedented riches – and greater opportunities for gold-digging – mercenary unions are increasingly ...

Society White men for hire

These days one can rent anything from a private jet to a DVD. But a white man? To see how far the rental culture has taken off in China look no ...

Sport Why footballer’s returning to play in China’s second division

ZZ’s new top Why footballer’s returning to play in China’s second division Glasgow’s deep-fried Mars bars, bone-chilling winters and ...

Building riches

Who’s Hu Lou Zhongfu

Born in 1954 in Zhejiang province, Lou Zhongfu’s career began as a construction worker; with gradual promotion seeing him made a section chief, and ...

Chinese Character Hu’s foot massage chain has made her a billionaire

Over the past 30 years Chinese businesspeople have learned fast, and often by adopting products and ideas from further afield. Want to know how to ...

Under surveillance

Planet China Sharon Stone became very concerned by hidden cameras in the movie…

Sharon Stone became very concerned by hidden cameras in the movie Sliver. Stone’s character discovered that the owner of her New York apartment block ...

And Finally A World Cup for robots took place in Harbin

France’s Raymond Domenech must have wished he was coaching one of the football teams competing in Harbin last month, rather than in South ...