Since Amy Chua took the world of Chinese parents by storm with her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, in 2011 it seems more Chinese mothers have turned into "Tiger moms".
One after another company has been going to the virtual reality, or VR, business. Search VR on any domestic e-commerce platform and up to 1,000 devices will pop up, their prices ranging from 299 yuan ($46) to 30,000 yuan. Enter any shopping center and you will find many stalls offering VR experience.
Learning from Japan was trendy in China in the late 1970s and 1980s when the country started its reform and opening-up drive. As one of the top industrialized nations in the world, Japan had a lot to offer China, everything from management to technology to education. The Japanese economic miracle was also the envy of many Chinese.
Who should make the rules of trade for the Asia-Pacific, or indeed the entire world?
The United States should not misread China's recent refusal to allow one of its aircraft carriers and four accompanying vessels to make a port call in Hong Kong.
THE DEATH OF WEI ZEXI, a college student who suffered from a rare type of cancer, continues to spark discussions online. An editorial on Beijing News said on Wednesday:
JUST ONE DAY after he concluded his first official visit to Beijing, Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida traveled to Thailand on Monday and emphasized that "it is important for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to demonstrate unity" toward China's maritime presence in the South China Sea. Haiwainet.cn commented on Wednesday:
A NEW seven-storey office building in Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in Jiangsu province, East China, remains unused even though it was completed four years ago. There are many developments in Nanjing that have remained unoccupied for many years. Beijing News commented on Wednesday:
The first law to regulate overseas NGOs' activities in China, which the 12th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress approved last week, will take effect on Jan 1, 2017. The NPC Standing Committee reviewed the draft twice, in December 2014 and April 2015. After the second review, the draft was released to solicit public opinions, and national legislators held several meetings with overseas non-governmental organizations working in China to seek their suggestions.
A recent piece of news has taken us by surprise. The French National Gendarmerie has warned that parents could face jail or hefty fines if they post their children's photographs on Facebook.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea announced last week that the ruling Workers' Party of Korea will hold its 7th Congress in Pyongyang on May 6. It will be the first major conference of the party in 36 years and the first under current DPRK leader Kim Jong-un.
The first Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Leaders 'Meeting held in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on March 23 has got a popular Chinese nickname, "blueberry" mechanism, because its abbreviation sounds exactly like the nutritious fruit in Chinese. This reflects the close relationship between China and the countries that it shares the river with.
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