Topic1 Cruise SinkingRescuers are scrambling to find survivors from a cruise ship that sank with 458 people aboard during a storm on the Yangtze River. 14 people have been rescued so far, with another 14 confirmed dead. With rescue efforts still goin...
Topic1 Chinese colleges face recruitment crisisWhile millions of students are preparing for Gaokao, the national college entrance exam, a recent report released by a leading Chinese education portal says that most colleges have failed to hit their re...
Topic1 A Child Star,Curse or Blessing? Today is June the 1st. Happy International Children's Day! The Hit Chinese reality TV shows Where Are We Going, Dad? Dad is Back have lately been criticized of making the children early mature. A recent report f...
Topic1 Securing Parking Space before Car PurchaseBeijing plans to require local car buyers to show proof they have secured a parking space before purchasing a vehicle, as the city battles congestion, pollution, and a lack of parking spaces. How big i...
Topic1 Nursing Home Fire in HenanNursing homes are supposed to be a safe harbor for the elderly in their final stages of life. However, a heavy fire in Henan recently raises the alarm, reminding us to pay more attention to safety of nursing homes as...
Topic1 8,000 Chinese Overseas Students Expelled Last YearIn the year 2014, over 8,000 Chinese overseas students were expelled by US high schools and universities, according to a report released recently. Dishonesty has become a major cause of the dis...
Topic1 China pushes for the gaokao to be recognized by foreign universitiesAccording to an official with the country's top education authority, China is pushing for its national college entrance examinations, or gaokao, to be accepted by more foreign...
Topic1 Human Flesh SearchHe JiongHuman flesh search has been under debate over several years. As the Supreme People's Court in China outlined the liabilities in a document to handle such problem in 2014, the controversy seems to come to end. Nonethel...
Topic1 Fast Delivery in China Overtakes USChina for the first time overtakes the U.S. to become the world's top country in terms of express delivery volumes last year. The annual average express delivery volume per capita is about 10. How much contri...
Topic1 More Than Half of Beijing Residents Live Far From City CenterAccording to statistics recently released by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Beijing's population reached 21.52 million at the end of 2014. 57 percent of the population l...
Topic1 Airbnb-like businesses yet to take off in ChinaThe sharing economy is on the rise. We've seen a big shift in the markets of public transportation and accommodation because of the likes of Uber and Airbnb respectively. While Uber and Uber-like...
Topic1 Yiwu takes pioneering step on opening China's taxi marketThe eastern Chinese city of Yiwu has lately announced it would gradually give up quotas for taxi numbers. The city has also vowed to support Uber-like taxi-hailing apps, which been a top...
Topic1 China steps up emergency response for city rail transportThe Chinese government has recently published a revised emergency response plan for city rail transport as it seeks to beef up security measures in increasingly overcrowded subway statio...
Topic1 Online Mobile Payment War Spreads OfflineElectronic payment, represented by Alipay and Wechat Wallet, has become a pervasive form of modern payment. As fierce as electronic payment platform's competition online is their offline rivalry. Is the...
Topic1 Making Victory Day a Public HolidayThe State Council announces a national holiday for this year's celebration of the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II. Do you like this decision? Topic2 Father's Role Missing in Chinese FamiliesAl...
