Competition makes accounting cool

Accounting doesn’t have to be about endless calculation and stodgy figures. As the demand for CPAs (certified public accounts) runs high, the industry is trying to make the profession attractive to new recruits.

When homes become affordable

The country’s housing prices fell for the first time this year in October, a sign that efforts to cool the country’s surging property market are working, according to Reuters.

Saturation, expansion sink group buying businesses

Meteorologists may claim the season is having unusually warm temperatures, but the fledgling group purchase industry is facing an extremely cold winter.

Trends Lounge book listing

This collection of essays reflects E. H. Gombrich’s preoccupation with the central questions of value and tradition in our culture. His topics include radical proposals for the reform of higher education, an attack on relativism and a plea for the conservation of our cities, alongside thought-provoking and engaging studies of the work of Oskar Kokoschka, Abram Games, Saul Steinberg and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Shichahai applies for UNESCO recognition

Shichahai, the northernmost end of the Grand Canal connecting Hangzhou and Beijing, is currently under renovation as the municipal government prepares to submit the area for consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage.

‘Desperate housewives’ hope school’s wife classes can save marriage

For many wives who are struggling with their marriage, money is not a big issue – especially if it can save their marriage.

City hikes fees on mixed garbage

The city will begin penalizing residents who fail to sort their trash, according to a new bill passed by the Beijing Municipal Congress on Monday.

Enlightenment never ends

There were two legends about Germans in the hometown of acclaimed Chinese writer Mo Yan. One was that Germans have no knees, and if you push one down he can’t stand up. The other was that they had forked tongues, and the only way to learn German was to cut your tongue.

Australian couple promotes public art for locals

For many, art seems like a lofty concept, to be glimpsed only at museums or performance centers. But some believe the true test of art is how much of it is absorbed into daily life.

Microbloggers top 300 million

China’s microblogging community has broken the 300 million mark, according to statistics released Monday at the 11th China Internet Media Forum in Wuhan, Hubei Province.