Topic 1-House improvement worsens everything? We've all seen those home improvement shows that portray a Cinderella transformation of someone's house. But what happens when they do the opposite and the transformation goes horribly wrong. Recently, th...
Topic 1-Short-term apartment sharing in China Shared economy has become more popular in China. Ride-sharing, bike-sharing, meal-sharing just to name a few. The short-term apartment sharing service is also seeing a rise in growth. However, such platfo...
Topic 1-Is skiing more dangerous than we think? Skiing has become the latest fashionable sport taken up by the Chinese middle class, since China won the bid on hosting the twenty-twenty-two Winter Olympic Games. The enthusiasm has been shadowed by t...
Topic 1-Solo-living youths on the rise in China China has lately witnessed an increase of so-called empty-nest youth that young people who live alone away from the family home. Latest report found that solo-living makes youths feel extra lonely in co...
Topic 1-New rules grant schools no responsibility for students' safety outside campus The city of Kunming has released a new set of regulations on student safety. One of the rules saying schools won't be responsible for students' safety on the way to...
Topic 1-Liaoning province admits to fabricating data The governor of Liaoning province has for the first time admitted that the province was involved fabricating fiscal figures. Why did they want to make falsified data? How can we avoid such problem?...
Topic 1-China-US co-produced movies not doing well There have been 71 China-US co-produced films passing through the industries checking and entering system, to be released into the Chinese film market in 2016. Why is there such an effort being made...
Topic 1-Does the Chinese health checkup industry need its own health check? Owing to a large and aging population base, uneven distribution of medical resources among regions, and continuous advance of health care reform, the market for health checku...
Topic 1-China develops its own ballpoint pen tips China has grown by leaps and bounds during its quest for greater domestic innovation, becoming a world leader in sectors like robotics-based manufacturing and consumer software. But one of its most re...
Topic 1-Expectation and reality, pay gap among careers In modern society, ones occupation not only provides a source of income, but also often defines your social status. That is why people pay great attention on the salary of their own jobs and also...
Topic 1-Wechat launches its mini app initiative Wechat, the most used messaging app in China, has shown ambition once again. It has now further expanded its universe with the possibility of its own operating system, and utilize what it calls mini app...
Topic 1-McDonald's sells its China franchise Global fast food giant McDonald's has just sold its China franchise to state-owned CITIC Group and U.S.-based private equity firm Carlyle Group. How will this transaction affect McDonald's business in Chin...
Topic 1-Toy guns or real guns Zhao Chunhua, a 51-year-old vendor of roadside shooting gallery in northern China's Tianjin municipality, has been sentenced to 3.5 years for illegal gun possession. The sentence shocked the public and caused widespread...
Topic 1-Alipay annual expenditures bills Have you received your annual expenditures bill from Alipay? Most users are not only shocked by the amount theyve spent, but also amazed by how detailed their purchase history has been recorded and analyzed. I...
Topic 1-Shall we stand on the right-hand side of the escalator no more We've all been taught to have consideration for others. In school, teachers tell us to walk on the right-hand side and reserve the left-hand side for our pedestrians; on the road,...
