China Scene: South
Doctorate degree poses marriage problem
More than 90 percent of women who hold PhD degrees are finding it difficult to find a husband in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.
According to a recent survey, only 7 percent of these women said they had no difficulty.
The survey conducted by a local media interviewed several hundred PhD holders online last month.
The traditional idea of seeking a husband of similar educational qualification, and missing the best years of life due to studies, were the major reasons given by the women.
They were also looking for men earning at least 8,000 yuan ($1,143) a month.
(Information Times)
Huge sparkler up for HK auction
A 101.27-carat diamond will be auctioned in the special administrative region of Hong Kong next month.
It is the first time a diamond of that size has gone on sale in Hong Kong.
The auction will be held during a special jewelery show on May 28. Other items of jewelery valued at more than HK$400 million will also be sold.
The upset price for the diamond has been put at HK$60 million.
(Wen Wei Po)
Language teacher gains much respect
Deng Guiqin, a disabled teacher, has touched the hearts of many people in Dongping, Hainan province.
Deng, 54, who walks to work with the aid of a stick, has never missed a class in the past 30 years. And she always treats her students like they were her own children.
Deng was named a Chinese language teacher of special classification in 1998, and a national model worker in 2000.
She has won more than 100 honorable certificates and medals.
Many of her students have gone on to become senior provincial and city level leaders, business executives, professors and scholars.
(Hainan Daily)
(China Daily 04/30/2008 page6)