Topic 1-China to Boost High-Speed Rail Tickets on Ningbo-to-Shenzhen Line

 

China will raise ticket prices for high speed trains, by 30 percent and more, in the southeast segment of the rail network.

 

The announcement marks the first ever price hike of high speed rail. In an era when Chinese citizens are used to taking high speed rail, will a price increase make travelling a luxury?

 

Topic 2-Swearing is good for you

 

Cursing and swearing is always thought to be taboo in civilized culture: it indicates poor education background, low taste, certainly not a classy act. Yet people are found doing it all the time. Scientists now find good reasons to curse: profanity helps to sooth pain and foster human relations. Let's check it out.

 

Topic 3-Is La La Land a great movie?

 

We talk movies all the time, but for some reason Emma Stone (as Mia, aspiring actress) and Ryan Gosling (Sebastian, aspiring jazz pianist), singing and dancing about love and career, have provoked passionate arguments. Yeah, we are talking about La La Land. Till this morning, it's Box office performance is 110 million Yuan only after 3 days since it hit the big screens in China.