Topic1 Blue Collar Workers Paid BetterMaking Ramen in Beijing is now a profession with a monthly salary of 12,000 yuan, which outnumbers a large proportion of the office workers in the capital. It is not a unique instance. The salary of a Beijing blu...
Topic 1: The World Cup the Chinese FootballDespite the Chinese national team failing to qualify, again, the country is crazy about the World Cup. Fans stay up late to watch games, some restless fans even died watching the World Cup. World Cup widows...
Topic1 Pilot Projects of Judicial ReformChina will launch pilot programs to overhaul its judicial system and curb abuses of power by local governments. The pilot programs will run in six places, including Shanghai, Guangdong and Qinghai. How big of a...
Topic1 Gaokao cheatingA police investigation into cheating during this month's national college exam has been launched in Henan. The province has found 165 violators, with 127 of them taking the test for others. Every year, the educational authoritie...
Topic1 Girl Dies in Internet Addiction Rehab CenterRecently, a 19-year-old female student's death at a private school in Zhengzhou has aroused debate on the role of the privately-owned Internet-addiction schools in China. What happened? Was the schoo...
Topic1 Zero Down Payment Home PurchaseRecently, Bloomberg reports that China's home buyers are being offered no-money-down purchases in an echo of the subprime lending that triggered a U.S. economic meltdown and the global financial crisis. What happ...
Topic1 Anti-drowning lessonsA primary school in central China's Henan Province has started an 'anti-drowning class' head of their upcoming summer holidays. Young students are supposed to experience the feeling of suffocation during this lesson. What...
Topic1 Employment Bluebook Reveals Pros and Cons of Different Majors According to a college graduates employment Bluebook released by Mycos recently, architecture is the major with the highest employment rate, and finance majors are still the highest...
Topic1 'Good Samaritan' favored by TsinghuaA young Good Samaritan has attracted the attention of China's top institution, Tsinghua University, and 10 other higher-education colleges after he missed this year's national college entrance exam held the...
Topic1 'Good Samaritan' favored by TsinghuaA young Good Samaritan has attracted the attention of China's top institution, Tsinghua University, and 10 other higher-education colleges after he missed this year's national college entrance exam held the...
Topic1 Gaokao Is ComingThe college entrance examination, or gaokao, takes place tomorrow. For many parents and teachers, this is the biggest day for the students and they would do anything to make sure the students can perform their best. One example...
Topic1 News app gets investmentA popular news app in China has denied a violation of copyright after the Beijing-based the Beijing News carried an editorial criticizing the app of doing so. Technology firm Byte Dance confirmed its news app Jinri Tout...
Topic1 Rickshaw drivers want college studentsFor people visiting Beijing, the hutongs are definitely a must-see. These old winding alleyways represent the history and culture of this ancient capital. If visitors want to learn rather than just wanderi...
Topic1 Family farms encouragedThe Chinese capital city of Beijing has launched pilot programs of family farming in an attempt to boost the productivity and profitability of farmlands. Family farms are being encouraged nationwide in order to avoid the...
Topic1 Salary GapEarlier this week, the National Bureau of Statistics, or NBS, publishes the Average Salary Report 2013. It shows there are still wide income gaps between various jobs. Workers in finance sectors still earn the most while those in agr...
