Topic1-80% of Shallow Groundwater in China Not Drinkable: Report According to China's Ministry of Water Resources, more than 80 percent of shallow groundwater in the country isn't suitable for drinking due to poor quality. What is shallow groundwater...
Topic1-Controversy over Chinese grassroot officials' early retirement To cope with increasing pressure from a graying population, the Chinese government is mulling a timetable to postpone retirement age. Here comes the controversy, some civil servant...
Topic1-Officials Questioned on TV Shows TV shows of government officials presenting work report and being questioned by the audience have become quite popular these days. Will such shows be effective in fighting corruption or just a platform for gove...
Topic1-Shanghai residents jump to escape apartment building fire 1 person died and 13 others injured in a fire in residential complex on Qixia Road, Pudong New Area in the city of Shanghai. During the fire, many residents jumped out of the window to...
Topic 1-Pork price hits record high in China China is the world's largest pork consumer, and pork accounts for a significant chunk of the consumer basket.From sweet and sour pork ribs and braised pork to char siu bao barbecued pork buns pork is a sta...
Topic 1-Tips for Female Traveling Alone A video showing a young woman almost getting abducted by a stranger in a hotel in Beijing has gone viral online. The case has once again stirred up a discussion on how female travellers protect themselves while...
Topic 1-Parents Sue 36-Yr-Old Daughter to Force Her to Leave the Nest An elderly Beijing couple has apparently had enough of their ungrateful and unmarried daughter. Theyve taken the daughter to court and demand that she move out as soon as possible....
Topic 1-Rural divorce as women find work in the city A report suggests that rural women have successfully filed for divorce in record numbers. Observers say this is due to the experience they acquire working far from home villages. Is the glitzy city...
Topic 1-Beijing Subway Builds Suicide Intervention Mechanism Suicide on subway systems is a public health challenge that has been reported in urban centers worldwide. Some Beijing subway stations have set up an intervention mechanism to prevent peopl...
Topic 1-Big Data Helps University Customize Financial Support to Students After analyzing how all undergraduates use their meal cards in the university cafeteria, Nanjing University of Science Technology has injected cash into the meal cards of 301 s...
Topic 1-Internet Celebrities the Sky is the Limit, or a Long Way to Fall? Trending on the Internet can bring you instant fame or even great fortune. Recent success stories of papi酱 and Street-singer-turned-businesswoman 'xidan girl' or 西单女孩儿...
Topic 1-Driving under Influence of Drugs China is getting serious about stopping citizens from getting behind the wheel while under the influence. The ministry of public security has revoked the driving license of 140 thousand drug users, and refused...
Topic 1-Problematic Vaccines The biggest medical scandal at the moment is improperly stored vaccines flooding the market. It is suspected that such vaccines worth more than 570 million yuan have been sold in at least 24 provincial areas. Topic 2-One...
Topic 1-More Than 200 Copycat Social Organizations Exposed China's Ministry of Civil Affairs has disclosed a blacklist of 203 unlicensed social organizations. It is said that these organizations attempt to make money with titles resembling officially...
Topic 1-Alibaba on Way to Becoming Top Retailer Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has announced that its total trading volume in the current fiscal year has exceeded 3 trillion yuan ($463.3 billion), and is expected to soon surpass Wal-Mart as t...
