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A Legal Dose of Desire

Everyone has desires, but we often think that desire should be limited and that the law is the last line we can draw in terms of applying it. But what we do not know, and what can surprise us,...

What’s Cozy Doesn’t Come Easy

Heavy snow has visited most of China recently. With warm AC and a cup of hot coffee, together with the snowy scenery, it is not that hard to get through the day, that is, unless you have to grab...

Technological Advancement’s Effects on Copyright

In this modern age of technology, it is very easy to access any information we so desire. However, this brave new digital world brings just as much danger as it does pleasure. Whether it be accessing E-books on a tablet,...

A New Virus; QR Code Theft in China

There have been an increasing number of reports relating to QR fraud. One lady in Guangzhou found ¥1,000 in her WeChat purse missing after using an Ofo bike. At noon, when she returned home from the office, she decided...

The Mentality Behind Intention & Negligence

As the saying goes in China, “you may know his face, but not his heart”. For unless you are a mind-reader, there is no way you can know other people’s psychological traits. However, in real life, one quite often...

The Law and The Chinese Outdoor

In recent years, outdoor travel has become a new lifestyle in China. People tend to go outdoors to experience something different from daily life. It is not just about adventure and challenges, but also to manifest the expression, “To outdoor,...

Self Promotion & False Advertising

The red lips, white teeth and charming smile of Elephant Dee, a Taiwanese celebrity, who represents Crest toothpaste, were accompanied by her words, “Use the Crest dual-effect shining white toothpaste; in only one day teeth can really become white”,...

To Help or Not to Help?

Before you came to China, you must have been given some advice regarding Do’s and Don’ts in China. Among the advice, wasn’t there a piece of advice not to help a fallen aged man/woman, unless you are rich? ...

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China’s Brain Banks Need Donors as Human Tissue Reveals Dementia Clues

China’s human brain banks are still struggling to attract donors more than a decade after the first facilities opened,...

Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...

China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

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