Courses teach kids integrity

Children in Jinan, Shandong Province have more to learn this semester. Local education officials have compiled a textbook to teach them how to deny bribes.

Sex education still taboo

Many parents feel embarrassed when kids ask them about sex. But would a graphic sex education textbook help? A recent textbook for students in the city has generated controversy for its explicit descriptions and graphic illustrations.

Mooncake and wife taxes?

Tax authorities recently reminded employers that mooncakes given to employees should be included in the calculation of employeess’ tax dues. In fact, all kinds of allowances should be included as personal income and taxed accordingly.

China considering 401 clause for its pension system

China is discussing the possibility of allowing individual investment of pension and insurance funds for a steady and safe return in the long term. The idea comes from the 401 clause of the pension system of the US, which was first implemented in the late 1970s.

The right to die question hits China

Zhong Yichun, an elderly farmer in Jiangxi Province, never thought that helping bury his old friend, Zeng Qingxiang, would bring him a two-year prison sentence and force him to give more than 80,000 yuan as compensation to Zeng’s family.

Starbucks in trouble again

This time, the American coffee chain drew protest when it used an image of Bao Zheng (also known as Bao Gong), an ancient judge, on its souvenir coffee mugs for the opening of the chain’s first branch in Hefei, Anhui Province: Bao’s hometown.

Memorial of Martin Luther King with a Chinese label?

The dedication of a memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. will be held at the National Mall in Washington DC on August 28. But some are raising concerns about the memorial being “made in China.”

Olympic gold medalist booted off team after brawl

Wang Meng, a 26-year-old four-time Winter Olympics gold medalist, was expelled from the Chinese national short track speed skating team after a drunken fight with her team manager, China’s General Administration of Sport announced last Friday.

Office worker quits job to ‘rent out air’

Cao Sisi, 28, is doing what many of her friends are too scared to do: she quit her well-paid job with an annual salary of 300,000 yuan to establish a startup.

Staff only to visit Peking University

At the beginning of this month, Peking University started to limit visitor flow to only 5,000 people daily during the summer holiday.