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WiC 70 (Jul 23, 2010)

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Rail & Infrastructure, Talking Point Railway deal cements Beijing’s ties to Buenos Aires

"For a few days, war with Britain seemed possible, and even imminent,” wrote Winston Churchill. The surprise is that the war in question was set to ...

Energy & Resources Is consolidation in the steel industry picking up speed?

Call it a hostile takeover. Last year, violence broke out when privately-owned Beijing Jianlong Heavy Industry Group decided to buy a state-owned ...

Economy Unusually, China botches a major infrastructure project

When it comes to building major public works at improbable speed, China has history. For instance, it took Emperor Yang Guang’s engineers (and ...

China Consumer French sports goods retailer attracts shoppers with in-store experience

Welcome to Decathlon, where the atmosphere is more sports ground than retail store. On any given day, teenagers are seen shooting hoops at the ...

China and the World Will China visa issue sour relations with UK?

The latest Chinese investment in London isn’t being made by a Chinese, but a Russian. A new chain of restaurants – serving healthy, ...

China Tourist Club Med gets a Chinese investor and potentially a lot of…

You may not have heard of Fosun Group. It’s more likely that you’re familiar with Club Med, the French travel group that pioneered the ...

Entertainment New WTO ruling means Hollywood gains unrestricted access to China

The point of a disaster film is often the spectacle: the Titanic being lifted vertically out of the ocean and snapping in half before sinking into ...

Society Chinese fans can’t forget the World Cup octopus

Post-World Cup, and Paul the Octopus has gone into retirement. And he goes out on a predictive high note: apparently, octopus life expectancy is four ...

Society Story of the man who brought luxury to China

Tang Qili still remembers wearing a tatty T-shirt and jeans to work 10 years ago. But these days looking smart has become part of his job. Tang is the ...

Fast Food A Hong Kong specialty

Swiss Wings, a Hong Kong specialty, are chicken wings cooked in a sweet soy sauce-flavoured marinade. The sauce recipe varies but the basic ingredients ...

Planet China There can’t be many places in the world that have a…

There can’t be many places in the world that have a Civilisation Office, but the city of Shijiazhuang boasts one. The capital of Hebei province ...

And Finally Bidder pays $295,000 to lunch with Shanghai tycoon

A few years ago the editor of WiC had dinner with Shi Yuzhu on Lamma Island. The meal took place in a very basic seafood restaurant – so modest in ...