The new family planning policy allowing all couples to have two children took effect on Jan 1, but the number of newborns this year has been less than expected. The total number of newborns is expected to be just over 17.5 million, which is only 950,000 more than the 16.55 million in 2015, and 630,000 more than the 16.87 million in 2014.
Whenever I check my cellphone for news, I'm greeted by entertainment news promos: One celebrity is having an extramarital affair while another faces a divorce. Sometimes these promos are hidden under the cover of "social news" in order to attract more clicks.
The development of internet-based charity activities has been amazing this year. Three landmark developments - legislation, the total amount of online donation, and rational public discussions - deserve the credit for the progress.
That China's largest automobile glass-maker Fuyao Group will invest $600 million to build a 2,000-worker factory in Moraine, Ohio, should set off alarm bells, prompting the Chinese government to lower taxes and operational costs for manufacturing industries to prevent the drain of Chinese capital and jobs.
US president-elect Donald Trump is known for his anti-China rhetoric on the campaign trail, such as threatening to impose up to 45 percent tariffs on Chinese products and calling China a currency manipulator.
Since the original author has been dead for quite a few years now, I guess he won't mind me changing his words slightly and saying: Shocking acts are in danger of being committed on the unscrupulous initiative of a few individuals, with the blessing of others, and with the passive acquiescence of more.
As the British and Chinese governments concluded their latest strategic dialogue on Dec 20, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to a Sino-British "golden era" amid the uncertainty created by Brexit, the world today looks very different from October 2015, when President Xi Jinping paid a high-profile state visit to the United Kingdom.
Editor's note: This is the last in a series of special reports looking at the effects of hukou, China's household registration system, on the lives of ordinary citizens who have left their homes to work in other areas and regions.
Recently, I've noticed a sharp decline in the number of food stands in the streets around my community. These places usually serve cheap, instant food such as fried potatoes, pancakes and malatang (boiled vegetables and meat in a spicy sauce). Owing to concerns about hygiene I have never bought anything from them, but I always see crowds standing around them on my way home from work.
On Wednesday, Beijing and Shanghai, two of China's biggest cities, announced new rules on car-hailing services that will ban drivers without local hukou, also known as household registration, from working in the sector.
Scientist with love for bugs helped discover thousands of viruses
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