Invisible people, unknown countries
2010-05-20 07:58:22
I have often wondered what goes on in the minds of Beijingers with the kind of awkward attention I receive on the streets and in supermarkets. I got some clues after reading Ma Chao's contribution in the China Daily of May 8-9.
Hawaiian haste great advice for city's speedsters
2010-05-20 07:58:22
Here's one of my typical days in Hawaii.
Quotation of the day May 20, 2010
2010-05-20 07:58:22
I said to Guo kaimin,'Sorry, I have to kiss you but i will invite you to dinner afterwards'.
Minimum wage hike needed to handle cost of living in capital
2010-05-19 08:02:16
It has been reported that this year Beijing will raise its minimum wage, which is currently 800 yuan a month, by at least 10 percent to 880 yuan a month. What do city residents think about it?
The economics of a traffic jam
2010-05-19 08:02:16
Today, I don't want to bore you with the effervescent housing market, nor do I want to talk about inflation, let GDP forecasters crank out the numbers and comment on the movements of the markets.
'Educators' target rich parents
2010-05-19 08:02:16
The wealthy Chinese parents sending their scions to special classes for the kids of rich business owners might want to reconsider whether the returns on this investment will please them.
Quotation of the day May 19, 2010
2010-05-19 08:02:16
I remembered everyone was stunned (at the news).
Let's knock off the knockoffs
2010-05-18 07:45:37
Despite a recent renovation that was vaunted as a drive to rid the Silk Market of bogus Burberry and ersatz Emporio, Louis the V's counterfeit cousins still reign.
Quotation of the day May 18,2010
2010-05-18 07:45:37
I want to keep it extremely low profile,so meaver speak highly of it and raise public expectation.
The long and short of being tall
2010-05-18 07:45:37
153cm. That was how tall I was - or short, if you like - when I was 13 and going to middle school.
Indoor smoking rule too heavy
2010-05-17 08:16:10
Beijing smokers - fight for your right to light up.
Working girl arrests might liberate flats
2010-05-17 08:16:10
Last Thursday, city newspapers published front page photos about Chaoyang police raiding four nightclubs for prostitutes, including Heaven Earth nightclub. More than 500 people, allegedly engaged in prostitution, were detained and the four nightclubs were ordered to suspend business for six months. Police said they would not tolerate entertainment venues that organize and facilitate prostitution.