To hit growth forecasts, China should rely on innovation
A report claims innovation will need to account for as much as half of China's economic growth if Beijing is to hit consensus growth forecasts of 5.5 to 6.5 per cent a year in the coming decade.
Read MoreMark shares Facebook’s mission in Chinese
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in Beijing over the weekend visiting Tsinghua University, where he gave a 20-minute speech in Chinese.
Read More5 general prepositions in Chinese
Mandarin prepositions are used to link nouns, pronouns, and noun phrases within a sentence.
Read More终于” vs “最后” in Chinese
The words 终于(zhōngyú) and 最后(zuìhòu) in Chinese can be difficult for beginners to distinguish, because both of them can mean "finally" or "in the end". Remember that there is a lot of overlap between these words.
Read MoreWHO official: China needs a compulsory law to curb smoking
Global health experts are calling for a nationwide prohibition on smoking indoors, urging the Chinese government to curb smoking as leaders prepare a policy roadmap for China's future.
Read MoreChinese slang term: 靠谱
靠谱 (kào pǔ) is a slang term commonly used on a daily basis by Chinese people. It literally means to be reliable, to be worthy of trust or to be authentic and is used to refer to a person or something that one believes to be trustworthy.
Read More20-30% of Chinese grads aspire to self-employment, few succeed
Chinese surveys show 20-30 percent of college students now aspire to entrepreneurship or self-employment, and Cui Ernan, labour analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics, said official data suggests they are following through.
Read More5 lessons you can learn from Uber’s success in China
For now Uber has achieved great success in China. Here are five tips that most mobile-focused companies neglect to do when entering China, but Uber has done exceptionally well.
Read MoreGood-bad partially-directed compound word in Chinese
One interesting type of vocabulary in Chinese is Good-bad partially-directed compound word which is formed by two opposite morphemes in meaning.
Read MoreBritain to cash on Chinese spending power by simplify visa process
Britain plans to make it easier for Chinese tourists to acquire visas, in a bid to increase visits to Britain by wealthy Chinese looking to spend abroad.
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