Young woman’s death raises concern of overwork

The death of a 25-year-old junior auditor in the Shanghai office of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) on April 10 has sparked heated discussion over the working hours of office employees, as well as employers’ perceived indifference.

Get rich or get lost – Local professor’s money talk sparks dollar worship debate

While young people born in the 1980s fret over the Confucian adage sansi erli – stand firm and start a family at 30 – local professor Dong Fan is more demanding: at 40, you should have a fortune of at least 40 million yuan.

High-speed rail vs. airlines

Starting April 1, flights between Wuhan and Nanchang halted. Not long before, flights between Wuhan and Nanjing were cancelled. According to a Xinhua report, with more high-speed railways opening, nearly 70 percent of the short flights from Wuhan, Hubei Province are being suspended.

Unaffordable graveyard

A luxurious grave at the Ease and Happiness graveyard in Xiamen, Fujian Province, has been priced at 8 million yuan for 20 years of maintenance, Xinhua News Agency reported Monday. Such a high price for a grave may be startling, but the practice of purchasing grave upkeep by 20-year intervals is common.

World’s priciest dog fetches controversy

China’s rich have made global headlines again, this time with a dog. Last month, a coal baron from Shanxi Province paid 10 million yuan for an 11-month-old Tibetan mastiff in London.

Ethical dilemma – Man asks his mentally handicapped brother to donate kidney

The case of a uremia patient in Guangdong Province trying to get a new kidney from his mentally handicapped brother has roused widespread discussion of medical and family ethics.

Elders propose to stay at home during rush hour

Elderly residents of a community in Fensiting Hutong, Dongcheng District recently posted on the forum of a community website that perhaps they should avoid public transportation during rush hours.

Public shaming again

To discourage uncivilized behavior and make the city more livable, the Wuhan Civil Enhancement Office has been exposing those who litter and breach traffic and parking rules through the media since last Saturday.

How much would you pay for a housekeeper?

When Chinese people think of auctions, they think about high-priced items like thousand-year-old antiques and real estate lots. Service auctions have yet to be embraced.

Contracted charity hands out tough love

At a celebration for a huge donation last Wednesday, representative farmers from five western provinces expressed appreciation to Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist Cao Dewang, who recently donated 200 million yuan to nearly 100,000 farmers.