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Why China's Farms Are Failing 26 Aug 2013 | 07:50 am
The Atlantic reports: Here are just a few of the findings of recent investigations into the state of Chinese farms: China's farmland is shrinking. Despite the country's immense geographical footp...
Young Chinese Use ‘Daddies’ to Get Ahead 21 Aug 2013 | 06:27 am
WSJ reports: To get ahead in China, you need the right daddy. So says a recent online survey showing that nearly 84% of respondents believe the young people around them would prefer to play a game of...
No Power Outages in China Despite Heat Wave 20 Aug 2013 | 04:50 am
Economic Observer reports: In Hunan, most electricity is sourced from hydropower plants. Last year and over the first half of this year, the supply of water to power the hydro stations was ample, so ...
Why do Japanese people obey traffic laws? Chinese students give their opinion 19 Aug 2013 | 06:59 am
Japan Today reports: Though the walking speed of Tokyoite salarymen during their morning rush came as a bit of a surprise, the Chinese school children were even more shocked to see how Japanese peopl...
Understanding China’s ‘Fapiao’ Invoice System 16 Aug 2013 | 10:22 am
China Briefing reports: In China, invoices (or “fapiao” in Chinese) are more than just ordinary receipts. Contrary to other countries, where invoices are usually used simply to record a transaction, ...
How Badly Flawed Is Chinese Economic Data? The Opening Bid Is $1 Trillion 14 Aug 2013 | 03:56 am
Christopher Balding writes: According to the National Bureau of Statistics China (NBSC), the price of private housing in China rose by a total of 8.14% between 2000 and 2011 and only 5.99% in urban a...
A Suicide Survivor: the life of a Chinese migrant worker at Foxconn 13 Aug 2013 | 04:53 am
Japan Focus publishes: In 2010, 18 employees working for Foxconn in China attempted suicide. These shocking events focused world attention on the manufacturing supply chains of China's export industr...
Big Pharma, Bad Medicine, and What GSK Can Teach MNCs in China 12 Aug 2013 | 10:11 am
Silicon Hutong says: The China operation of GSK stands accused of price fixing, of bribing doctors and hospitals by funneling those funds through travel agencies, hiding the bribes as travel costs an...
The unintended consequences of China's one-child policy 9 Aug 2013 | 05:54 am
Washington Post says: Since introducing the policy more than 30 years ago, China says it has prevented 400 million births. The country asserted in 2011 that it had delayed by five years the future da...
What is the Price of a Good Education at Chinese Universities? It Depends on Your Interests 7 Aug 2013 | 05:52 am
Brian Viard writes: College applicants in the US often experience “sticker shock” when they discover the price of a university education. But one thing they do not have to worry about is how their ma...
