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Wherever you’re headed this May Day, expect it to be busy. That’s if you’re lucky enough to get a ticket. With trains sold out, the advice is, “go somewhere else first”. Others are not wasting any time; it’s straight...

Have memories of childhood practical jokes? Like calling random-local numbers claiming to be from a power utility, saying, “Is your fridge running”. They disappear for a moment and return in the affirmative, to which you say, “Better go catch...

Electric bikes are back in the headlines after two deaths in Beijing, once again the result of improper topping up of the vehicles’ batteries. The message is simple; don’t take batteries home to charge. Or face considerable penalties. In the...

Myopia, or shortsightedness, is a huge problem in China, particularly among teenagers. Little wonder therefore that there is no shortage of parents willing to try to do something about it, financially. And no shortage of those willing to take...

Fitness is all the rage, in case you haven’t noticed. And China is intent on capitalising on the movement to bring further impetus to a national-fitness program aimed at creating a healthier populace, fit for satisfying the productivity demands...

As the balmy sun nudges me from my winter slumber, I feel an almost euphoric delight to live in the Southern Capital, primed to enjoy the Spring on Steroids that is passing as I type.  But in March, Women’s History...

Fears of having their salary deducted, dismissal, or of an influence on probation or promotion, are among the reasons for many women in the Chinese workplace today choosing to keep their pregnancy a secret from their employers. In China, some...

You’ve maybe heard of the “Two Sessions” (两会; “Two Meetings”), that take place every year in Beijing, whereby the upper echelons of the Chinese authorities thrash out what they might achieve in the coming while. And every 5 years,...