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WiC 80 (Oct 1, 2010)

“Let’s call it a draw”

Economy, Talking Point A jailed tycoon nearly regains control of Gome, the firm he…

To fans of the Sopranos it has an air of familiarity. They will no doubt recall the episodes of the hit TV show when mob boss Johnny ‘Sack’ ...

Work experience

Economy Why Henan students are on the factory floor

Li Wenqiang was planning to spend his National Day holiday (which starts today) catching up on schoolwork. But in early September, the 17 year-old and ...

Gone with the wind

Energy & Resources How one company came to dominate China’s wind turbine market

Shanghai’s busy Nanjing Road is known for its trendy cafés and boutique shops – not a place many would associate with a determination to invest in ...

Chinese Character Meet the man charged with defending China’s trade interests

China and the US have been at loggerheads all year, as a series of trade disputes mar what is arguably the world’s most important economic ...

China and the World And infrastructure too: why India struggles to build as big as…

The races haven’t been run, the medals are yet to be awarded, but where it matters most, India’s political leaders are already being portrayed as ...

China Consumer How a consumer giant came to dominate China shampoo sales

On a recent visit to Beijing, Bob McDonald took time out to drop in on a Chinese housewife. The chief executive of Procter & Gamble likes to pose ...

China and the World China irks the US in Pakistan

China is replacing the United States as the pre-eminent power in Asia. At least, that’s the conclusion drawn recently by Dilip Hiro, political ...

Did Japan capitulate?

China Ink Japan’s release of a Chinese trawler captain has not defused tensions…

From bad to worse? Literally minutes after WiC was published last Friday, Japan released Zhan Qixong the trawler captain, whose ...

A growing business

Who’s Hu He Qiaonv

With a father who worked in landscape gardening Zhejiang-native He Qiaonv followed a family tradition when she attended Beijing Forestry University to ...

Phoney fashions

Telecoms Can latest iPhone enable Unicom to catch up?

If you thought the new iPhone 4 was expensive in London or New York, try buying one in China. Back in July, the handset was going for as much as $2,000 ...

From ping-pong to dotcom

Sport Sports hero takes on the net

What do Gary Lineker, Nick Faldo and Brian Moore have in common? All three are sports stars who have built a second career in television. Lineker, an ...

Entertainment Why movie stars are walking away from China’s top talent firm…

Ari Gold, a key character in the long-running HBO series Entourage, is a maniacal talent agent with a heart of lead who annoys everyone around ...

Planet China Fans of Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing will remember how often…

Fans of Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing will remember how often the staff complained about the cramped office space in the White House. The ...

Turning the page?

And Finally Why an iconic bookstore is struggling to survive

"France has long believed that a book is not just a business,” lawmaker Hervé Gaymard told the Wall Street Journal. “It’s a cultural ...