Facekini: China’s latest cultural gift to the world
It may never rival porcelain or Peking duck in popularity beyond China's shores, but the "facekini" is being hailed by domestic newspapers as the country’s latest cultural gift to the world.
Read MoreChina undergoing a sexual revolution
Recent surveys show that 71% of Chinese citizens admit to having sex before marriage.
Read MoreUsages of measure words in Chinese
A measure word or a classifier is a type of Chinese word used to count or measure nouns. They are used between a number and a noun.
Read MoreChina’s first Disney theme park to open in Shanghai in 2016
The Walt Disney Company unveiled the designs and attractions at the new mega resort that is expected to open here in Shanghai in the spring, its first theme park in mainland China.
Read MoreChina sees surge in higher education students
From 1970 to 2010, the number of students enrolled in higher education globally rose by 500 percent, to 178 million from 29 million. Nowhere was this growth faster than in China, and the country more than doubled its number of colleges.
Read MoreChinese students losing interest in gov’t jobs due to anti-corruption
Many civil servants now fear a knock on the door by agents of the party's anti-corruption department.
Read MoreChina’s commitment to innovation impresses the world
Chinese experiment is still working when it comes to the red-hot information technology market. The commitment to innovation, at least within China’s growing class of entrepreneurs, is genuine.
Read MoreChinese Internet slang in daily life – gěi lì, tǔ cáo, hóng bāo and zhēn niú
Chinese Internet slang is an informal language coined to express ideas on the Chinese Internet in response to events, the influence of the mass media and foreign culture, and the desire of people to simplify and update the Chinese language.
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