Topic 1-24 Solar Terms added to UNESCO's heritage list China's Twenty-four Solar Terms have been added to UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. While some believe it's an opportune time to learn more about traditions and customs passed down...
Topic 1-Seasonal labor shortage during Spring Festival The Spring Festival is right around the corner, for so many Chinese people it's the time to head home for a yearly family reunion. Yeah, it's that time of the year; a seasonal labor shortage is e...
Topic 1-Lip-synch in New Years' Eve Gala In China, there seems to be little competition of viewer's attention for the televised lunar New Year Gala. But for the New Year's Eve Gala, the competition for viewer's eyeballs is fierce. This year, 4 major...
Topic 1 - New Year resolutions New Year's resolutions are a bit like babies: They're fun to make but extremely difficult to maintain. The year 2017 is at the corner. Have you set resolutions for what you'd like to achieve in the New Year? And how man...
Topic 1-Over half of respondents say theyre satisfied with the ticket buying environment China's next Spring Festival doesn't start until January next year, but people are already rushing to buy tickets home. According to CCTV, over 2.97 billion jour...
Topic 1-Medical waste turned into toys, tableware Police in Nanjing recently published details of a case in which thousands of tons of medical waste has been sold to underground factories and made into cheap toys and disposable tableware. Topic 2-Big...
Topic 1-Parents of rural students accompany them to study According to an article written by a middle school teacher in Anhui Province, many parents of rural students accompany their children while they are studying outside their hometown. The parent...
Topic 1-Chinese billionaire moves manufacturing to the U.S. to cut costs Cao Dewang, a Chinese auto glass tycoon has caused a stir by shifting part of his manufacturing empire to the United States and setting up a factory in Ohio. He says the reasoni...
Topic 1-Counterfeit designer bag auctioned on judicial auction website A fake Louis Vuitton handbag was auctioned on Taobao's judicial auction webpage of a local court in Henan Province. Should counterfeit items ever be auctioned? What should be done...
Topic 1-The grey chain in China's Clinical trial industry New drugs must be tested on humans through clinical trial before it hits the market. Who are these human guinea pigs? They are injected with new drugs voluntarily. Some of them are healthy, so...
Topic 1- Xuanhuan novels become the most popular Chinese web novels abroad Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, The Twilight Saga and the Harry Potter seriesChinese readers are familiar to these western fantasy novels. Now, Chinese fantasy novels or 玄...
Topic 1-Smog may be classified a meteorological disaster Beijing's lawmakers are drafting a new law that lists the smog as a meteorological disaster, but the move has attracted much criticism. It appears Beijing is following suit of Hebei, Liaoning a...
Topic 1-Tobacco authority to revoke 53 provincial tobacco bureaus in Beijing According to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China's national tobacco authority revoked 53 provincial-level tobacco bureaus in Beijing this year. It has be...
Topic 1-10 best paid jobs in the service sector in China There is a change quietly taking place in the Chinese job market. That is service jobs such as a maternity nurse or courier are being paid more than some office jobs. A recent market report fou...
Topic 1-Voluntary teaching in underprivileged area Recently, a Sina weibo post pleads with people to stop voluntary teaching in underprivileged areas. Topic 2-4A scenic spots degraded China National Tourism Administration has delisted, downgraded, an...
