Topic1 Should schools start teaching traditional characters again? Chinese director Feng Xiaiogang is urging schools to start teaching traditional Chinese characters again. As a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)...
Topic1 Chinese parents Buy Expensive Apartments to Send Children to Good SchoolsA recent survey shows more than 46% of Chinese parents in first tier cities would buy or rent apartments in areas that guarantee their children go to the best primary sch...
Topic1 China hit again by annual post-Spring Festival labor shortageChina's capital city Beijing is reporting a major labor shortage after the Spring Festival as the new hiring season also kicks off. According to data released by domestic classifieds...
Topic1 Over-education in ChinaA Guangzhou Daily report says that over-education rate in Chinese colleges is as high as 90%, comparing to 51% in the US. The bad news is that too much education may even have detrimental effects on people's psychologica...
Topic1 Spring Festival Spending 2015China retail sales for the week-long Spring Festival holiday has grown steadily this year as businesses rushed to take advantage of the nationwide shopping spree. Shops and restaurants across the country hit 678 bi...
Topic1 Air Pollution Discussion Based on Chai Jing's PresentationChai Jing's documentary Under the Dome has caught the attention of practically everyone, including environment professionals. How do professionals look at the piece that has popularized...
Topic1 Grabbing Hongbao Becomes Top Spring Festival PastimeHongbao has become the new normal for Spring Festival. A common greeting after the holiday is how much have you earned from the virtual hongbao? While some people are addicted to the game, so...
Topic1 Property Registration Rule To Take EffectThis time it is for real. China will implement long-awaited property registration rules from next week, in a move that could give the country's anti-corruption investigators extra ammunition and pave th...
Topic1 Spring Festival Gala Accused of DiscriminationAlthough the audience ratings of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala hit a new low this year, it still fails to stay out of trouble and harsh criticisms. Yesterday, 18 net users file a complaint to the c...
Topic1 China's number one ladies' detectiveA 57-year-old Chinese woman who helps wronged wives collect evidence of their errant husbands' affairs has caught the attention of international media and Chinese media alike. German Press Agency dpa dubbed...
Topic 1: Medical records found with junk sellers leading to information leakAccording to the newspaper Legal Evening News, patient's medical records have been sold to waste collectors. Patient information such as age, medical history, and contact inf...
Topic 1 Men would spend more money on hotel in Valentine's DayThe Valentine's Day is around the corner which is a big spending day for some love birds. According to a recent survey, many men are willing to spend more than 800 RMB on this supposedly s...
Topic 1: Complaints over EMS service reveal management problemsComplaints over China's state-owned delivery company EMS continue to mount. People are complaining online of lost or opened packages, delivery men with attitude problems, and slow deliver...
Topic 1: China's household cooking consumes too much energyA recent survey has found that Chinese middle-aged women, or dama, can become the world's model energy savers if only they spend less time at the kitchen stove. The survey found that, on aver...
Topic 1: Electronic evidence allowed in Chinese courtsWith the increasing popularity of the internet and smart phones in China, many important information and files are kept in the digital form, including the ones people want to use as evidence at co...
