Topic1-Shanghai Plan to Cover Venture Capital Firms' Losses The Shanghai government has issued a plan to compensate venture capital firms for their loss, in a bid to encourage innovation. It has been criticized by professional investors as violating...
Topic1-How Do Chinese Tourists Spend Money Overseas? Statistics released by the Ministry of Commerce show that overseas consumption of Chinese tourists is estimated to have reached 1.2 trillion Yuan in 2015. China has the world's largest number of ou...
Topic1-Best Worst Airports of 2015 A survey called The Guide to Sleeping in Airports lists the ten worst airports in the world; they are mostly located in developing countries. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is ranked the 6th place on the wor...
Topic1-Brick Mortar Stores Close in 2015 A list of brick mortar (or physical) stores that closed at the end of 2015 has gone viral. The retail sector has been hit hard. Is there light at the end of the tunnel for these physical stores? Topic2-Foreign...
Topic1-Baidu Online Medical Forums under Spotlight Baidu, China's search engine giant is under fire for capitalizing on its online disease-themed forums. Apparently, these forums where patients seek medical information have been flooded with ads for...
Topic1-How Liberal Arts Classes are Helping Students Go Global The enthusiasm for Chinese students to study overseas sees no sign of waning. More students are taking note that a well-rounded education including a firm footing in the humanities is ess...
Topic1-Subsidy for Taking Care of Old Parents in Urban Areas Beijing municipality plans to set up a welfare system to take care of older parents in the downtown area. The city proposes adult children may be paid by the government to look after their...
Topic1-Reform of Urban Management SystemThe central government has published a guide line on the reform of the urban management system recently. It seeks to provide solution to the problem of harsh law enforcement action taken by the urban management...
Topic1-Should HIV Positive be Hidden from Ones Spouse? A man from Henan sued a hospital for concealing the fact that his wife was suspected HIV positive during pre-marital medical check-up. The hospital explained that it was due to patient confidenti...
Topic1-From Pension to GDP: the Government's New Year Resolutions In January, China's ministries have rolled out plan to address China's longstanding societal and economic challenges. Here are some of the plans made for the next 12 months and let us...