Chinese to sit Chinese exams

The higher national certificate test (HNC) in Chinese, which has been developed for three years by the Ministry of Education, will begin a pilot program in October in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Yunnan and Inner Mongolia.

A city of happiness?

On July 25, the city government of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province announced that it had won the patent of “City of Happiness” from the National Patent Bureau after years of applying.

Weibo has copyrights problem too

“I randomly picked a Weibo message I just wrote and searched to find unexpectedly that there were 195 people who had copied it to their Weibo without attribution!” Kaifu Lee, CEO of Innovation Works, wrote in his Weibo earlier this month.

A way out for retired athletes

Zhang Shangwu, a former gymnast and world champion, was found begging at the Wangfujing subway station last week. He was shortly after driven away by police.

Chinese ‘Davinci’ in trouble

Domestic furniture manufacturer and agent Davinci, famous for its expensive prices, has been dogged by accusations of swindling its customers with poor quality products since a CCTV report aired.

Too hot to conserve water?

Last month Happy Magic Water Cube, the supposed largest water park in the world, opened at the National Aquatic Center. The Water Cube has received 30,000 visitors every day since its opening.

Freed snakes disturb local residents

Recently, hundreds of snakes were found moving across streets in Huairou and Yanqing districts, causing widespread panic among nearby residents.

Graduation is crazy-fun time

For every college student, graduation is one of the most exciting and important moments. It indicates the end of academic life and the beginning of life in the real world.

American blogger calls Chinese duck egg worst food in the world

A CNN iReporter recently called a traditional Chinese dish called pidan – duck eggs that are served after being wrapped and preserved in clay, ash, salt and rice hulls for a month – “the stupidest motherf—ing thing I have ever put in my mouth.”

Bicycles, environment and the budget

The energy-saving office of public agencies under the Shandong Provincial government purchased 100 bicycles and distributed them to its 24 subordinates for official use. The office requested its employees use bikes for public services within three kilometers and prohibited the use of automobiles.