A nation in migration
Earlier this week, tens of millions of college students and migrant workers began the search for a way home to celebrate the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar.
January 13, 2012 Filed under Feature
Year-ender: Soccer breaks hearts, again
Chinese soccer fans witnessed another year of fiascos, but this time, they have accepted it gracefully. Both players and fans feel nothing unusual after seeing so many failures in recent years. Many say that Chinese soccer is “beyond redemption.”
December 23, 2011 Filed under Feature
Broadcast battle off limits to local fansubbers
It has been almost a year since Youku and Tudou walked home from their IPOs with bags of money.
Local comedy troupe banned for lack of diplomas
In spite of Beijing’s plans to transform itself into a national cultural and artistic powerhouse, grassroots groups and individual performers are being denied access to performance spaces by district-level government.
December 9, 2011 Filed under Feature
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.
November 25, 2011 Filed under Feature
Top students sell ova to black market
The capital’s black market trade in human ova is targeting female students at highly ranked universities, whose eggs can sell for tens of thousands of yuan, the Beijing News reported Monday.
November 18, 2011 Filed under Feature
Creating opportunity – Returning students lead start-up culture
With diplomas from foreign schools and a couple years of experience in Silicon Valley, China’s returning students are bringing back both new technology and management concepts.
November 11, 2011 Filed under Feature
Farmer’s Market brings fresh, organic food
Recent food safety concerns have led thousands of urban shoppers to explore Farmer’s Market, a volunteer group bringing organic produce to the capi
November 4, 2011 Filed under Feature
Chasing a green dream – Husband and wife dump careers to care for Earth
Environmental protection and sustainability are pressing subjects for China, where the environment has suffered rapid and irreversible damage due to the development and industrialization.
Lost in the wild – Who should pay when hikers stray?
Amateur trekkers who begin their trips without proper preparations can easily end up injured or lost in the wilderness. Should the public be expected to bear the cost of their rescue?
October 21, 2011 Filed under Feature





