Mar 04, 2021 Comments(5)
China’s ICBC bank this week sent a memo to employees outlining how they should behave with colleagues of the opposite sex. Read more>>
Sep 24, 2009 Comments(0)
Li Ao (李敖) is a famous writer and social commentator in Taiwan. Recently, the famed writer's eldest daughter, Li Wen (李文) had a row with a seller on Taobao.com (the biggest online shopping platform in Asia) over discounts for a dress. Li had been ...... Read More>>
Jun 01, 2011 Comments(1)
Editor’s Note: A pair of dashing young Frenchmen became internet celebrities overnight as Chinese passers-by posted online about the two students selling crêpes on the street outside their university gate. Micro-blogging is hugely popular in ...... Read More>>
Sep 06, 2010
The recent explosion in the number of young tech-savvy Chinese has created a dynamic subculture of mainland “netizens” whose luminaries are neither pop idols nor movie stars, but a handful of popular bloggers. These superstar Chinese bloggers, ...... Read More>>
Sep 17, 2010 Comments(0)
The 2010 National Holiday Calendar ( H=Holiday, W=Workday ) The official holiday schedule of this year’s Mid-Autumn festival and National Day is so illogical that Chinese white collar workers have begun calling it “the most chaotic holiday ...... Read More>>
Jun 28, 2013 Comments(4)
Voting has closed and you, dear readers, have chosen the winners! Our list of top 10 blogs included a diverse range of topics and writing styles, each as enjoyable to read as the other. So who were the lucky winners?... Read More>>
Oct 05, 2010 Comments(1)
Bill Gates and Warren Buffets, two of the wealthiest men in the world, recently came to China, inviting 50-60 people to attend a charity dinner. Though both repeatedly said they would not persuade people to donate money, according to incomplete data, half ...... Read More>>
Apr 13, 2011 Comments(3)
Editor’s note: The following article is a translation of a blog by Kim Jae Hyun, a Korean doctoral candidate in management at Shanghai Jiaotong University. In the blog, Kim comments about the recent announcement by Peking University to screen students ...... Read More>>
Dec 24, 2012 Comments(3)
Editor’s note: the following was translated from an article that appeared on Wenxuecity. The article discusses the recent events surrounding a screenwriter who, after being harassed via SMS by the director of a film she was working on, decided to post the ...... Read More>>
Sep 26, 2010 Comments(0)
.this_tab1 td{ padding:3px;} With China's rising economic and political prowess, the world has simultaneously turned all eyes on the country. So how is China viewed in the rest of the world following its recent economic achievements? Pew Global Attitudes ...... Read More>>
Feb 24, 2013 Comments(1)
Given the fact that millions of Chinese head home during the Spring Festival rush, there is bound to be chaos. We take a look at several examples depicting worryingly uncouth behaviour. ... Read More>>
Dec 30, 2013
As 2013 draws to an end, here are the top 10 Expat Corner articles on eChinacities as determined by most read by our readers. ... Read More>>
Aug 16, 2013 Comments(1)
The vice provincial governor of Guizhou Province Chen Mingming caused uproar recently when he called citizens who don’t love their countries “human scum” on his official Sina Weibo account. This article provides a general background story and also an ...... Read More>>
Oct 07, 2010 Comments(2)
When I had just arrived in China, three years ago, China News Weekly had a special feature entitled "Who Are We?" The cover was half the face of a Peking opera singer. This half represented the past, culture, old society and the core concept of ...... Read More>>
Apr 17, 2017 Comments(2)
Students who study abroad are of a different caliber because they accept new challenges and show great determination in pursuit of higher education. However, they may not really know what awaits them and related organizations and agencies don’t really ...... Read More>>
Jul 04, 2011 Comments(2)
Scandals, celebrity catfights, pictures of the naked girl in the building across, political discussions, exposing corrupt officials or the conservative alternative of simply chatting with friends; the emergence of microblogging in China has offered people a ...... Read More>>
Nov 14, 2012 Comments(1)
Real estate tycoon Wang Shi’s recent affair with actress Tian Pujun has thrown netizens into uproar, especially after Wang asked media to respect his privacy, prompting accusations of hypocrisy. ... Read More>>
Dec 19, 2010 Comments(0)
Editor’s note: Recently, a netizen on huanqiu.com posted an excerpt about a dinner conversation between an overseas Chinese American and his Chinese friends who had stayed behind in China. Background: The "American": He went to America in ...... Read More>>
Nov 25, 2013 Comments(5)
Living in s hutong is a great way to experience traditional Chinese society by interacting with neighbors as Chinese have for generations. However, sometimes these conversations will lead you places that you never thought you’d go… ... Read More>>
Nov 28, 2012 Comments(0)
Editor's note: The following was translated and edited from an article that appeared on the Chinese news portal 163.com. It explains how the recent buzzphrase "crossing the street, Chinese style"—which brought to light many instances of ...... Read More>>
Feb 13, 2013
Two recent stories that have been popular in Chinese media suggest that CCTV could be changing the direction of its news broadcasting. Recent reports on air pollution and the demolition of an old neighbourhood in Chengdu illustrate this shift. ... Read More>>
Nov 02, 2011 Comments(9)
Editor's Note: The following article was first published on yangse.com. It tells the accounts of a reporter tracking down the recent Weibo phenomenon known as the "pedicab foreigner". It is not the first time in recent months that Chinese netizens ...... Read More>>
Feb 17, 2013 Comments(2)
A poor Guangxi school that recently received donations for its underdressed students has suddenly refused to accept further help, leading some to speculate that it was a local government “face-saving” move. ... Read More>>
Sep 23, 2010 Comments(0)
Generally, Chinese netizens regard the West’s paternalistic concern over censorship and information control in China with light bemusement. While Western media, The New York Times and the BBC in particular, loves to write about Internet censorship in China ...... Read More>>
Aug 01, 2013
On July 10, the Guizhou Daily reported that an investigation against Wang Shujun, the Mayor of Anshun, Guizhou, was being undertaken regarding alleged disciplinary violations. Online whistleblower Lu Xuanjie was also reported to be assisting in the ...... Read More>>
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