Slogans, posters, musicals and speeches; this has been China’s chosen method of mass communication for almost a century, the most recent of which has enraged the public over its precise message; have more babies. At the heart of the...
The world has the general knowledge that the Chinese eat dog meat, and that dogs are not slaughtered in a humane manner. However, the world is also blissfully ignorant that China now has so many roaming street dogs, that...
Many an alert reader may well have noticed that sponsorship has started appearing on the exterior of China’s now-legendary, high-speed trains. As the most visible sign of a future trend in advertising, the move once again serves to illustrate...
Whenever a person creates a social media profile, they are actively choosing to put themselves at risk of having their personal information viewed by strangers. Ultra short video app, Tik Tok, known as Douyin in China, is this month...
On Thursday, 21 June, a 19-year-old girl sat on the edge of the roof of an eight-floor mall in Qingyang, Gansu Province, and listened peacefully to the jeering of onlookers for her to go ahead and commit suicide. The...
Smoking scenes in Chinese movies and television series are seeing a major decline. While the country itself is still the world’s largest tobacco consumer, the film and television industry is slowly making steps towards a more smoke-free viewing experience.
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Nanjing is one of the lucky recipient cities of a recent decision by the Shanghai Railway Group to open up 17 new designated Travel Trains, that will run between the summer months of July and August in 2018.
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As China’s most difficult college entrance exam, the “Gao Kao” (高考), takes place today and tomorrow, students across the nation have been scrambling to prepare for what will possibly be one of the most difficult exams of their lives....
