Topic 1: Mass Affluent ClassAccording to Forbes China, by the end of 2014 ?China will have 14 million individuals identified as members of the mass affluent ?stratum, with investable assets worth from 600,000 to 6 million yuan. Who are these people a...
Topic1 Lanzhou Tapwater SafetySafe tap water was once again running for 2.4 million residents in a Chinese city on Monday, after tests showed benzene levels in the water met national standards after a pollution incident. This looks like a relief for...
Topic 1: Yunnan Baiyao admits toxic ingredientWhat has long been suspected but never officially confirmed about China's most famous medicine came to light recently when drug maker Yunnan Baiyao (云南白药) changed the labeling of its products. On...
Topic1 Engineering is losing studentsHu Ruiwen, member of the State Education Consulting Committee, expressed worry over the lack of students choosing engineering majors. He says: 1.17 million students enrolled in major of engineering in college in 2...
Topic1 Smart Phone Makers in Predicament2007 to 2014 are the best 7 years for the Smartphone industry. The global smartphone market has grown ten-fold during this period. However, latest data shows that the sector may experience a 7 year-itch soon. I...
Topic 1: Beijing on Olympic footing for APECThe 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting will be held in the second half of the year in Huairou district of Beijing. To control the air quality and traffic as a welcome to the APEC leader...
Topic 1: WHO urges China to use graphic warnings on tobacco packetsA new report from the World Health Organization recommends that China should incorporate large, graphic images of the negative impacts of tobacco on cigarette packets. The WHO says th...
Topic 1: Another young building collapsedAt 9 am last Friday in Ningbo, a six story building collapsed. Seven citizens were trapped and later pulled out by rescuers. One woman died and a 21-year-old college student lost her legs. Fifteen families wer...
Topic 1: Air PollutionAir pollution in China has become so bad that some Chinese scientists have gone so far to compare it to a nuclear winter. While the capital seems to get the most attention, both domestically and internationally, it is most certa...
Topic1 EU to make visa rules easier for Chinese visitorsIn the future, it will become easier for Chinese travelers to apply for visas to go to Europe. The European Union is proposing to simplify visa rules in an effort to stimulate the economy by woo...