Society

Advisers Come up With Varying Solutions to Remedy Beijing's Notorious Traffic Jam

Charissa Echavez   | Jan 22, 2016 07:34 AM EST

Political analysts are coming up with possible solutions to remedy the growing problem of traffic congestion in Beijing, a dilemma other cities are also facing. read more

China's Work Force Sees Deepest Plunge In Modern History

Charissa Echavez   | Jan 22, 2016 07:25 AM EST

In 2015, China experienced the deepest plunge in its working-age population in the country's modern history. The downward trend is getting demographers and economists anxious. read more

Traffic Congestion Costs Each Beijinger 7,972 Yuan in 2015

Charissa Echavez   | Jan 22, 2016 06:34 AM EST

A report has revealed that Beijingers lost an average of 7,972 yuan ($1,126) last year due to of traffic congestion, marking the highest figure in the country so far. read more

China Prepares for Worst Icy Weather in 30 Years

Charissa Echavez   | Jan 21, 2016 06:56 AM EST

The National Meteorological Center of China on Wednesday released a weather alert signalling possible snowstorms in the southern part of the country and a significant temperature drop of 14 degrees Celcius -- with temperatures hitting 30 years low in cities like Shanghai and Changsha. read more

3 Dead in Fireworks Plant Blast in China

Ribhu Singh   | Jan 20, 2016 03:02 PM EST

Local authorities have confirmed that three people have lost their lives and around 60 sustained injuries after a blast at a local fireworks plant in east China's Jiangxi Province on Wednesday. read more

Swedish Human Right Activist Confesses to Wrongdoing on Chinese State TV

Girish Shetti   | Jan 20, 2016 12:07 PM EST

Swedish human right activist Peter Dahlin on Tuesday made an appearance on Chinese state TV and confessed about breaking the law through his organization 'China Action.' read more

Man Caught on Camera Pouring 'Love Potion' Into Ngee Ann Poly Lecturer's Bottled Water

Charissa Echavez   | Jan 20, 2016 10:51 AM EST

A Singaporean technical support officer has received a maximum fine after he was found guilty of adding an unknown substance to a woman's drink, in the hope that it will make her fall in love with him. read more

Chinese Police Officers Rescue 15 Babies, Arrest 78 Suspected Child Traffickers

Charissa Echavez   | Jan 19, 2016 06:35 AM EST

Chinese police officers have rescued 15 babies and arrested 78 suspected child traffickers after busting a child trafficking ring in Shandong province in eastern China. The kidnappers are suspected to have taken the babies from Sichuan province to sell them in Shandong province. read more

China Seizes Over 10,000 Pairs of Fake Shoes

Charissa Echavez   | Jan 19, 2016 05:24 AM EST

Customs officers in Xiamen, China, have seized over 14,000 pairs of counterfeited shoes that bear the logos of Nike, Adidas and Puma worth a street value of $15,000. read more

China, Hong Kong Multi-Billionaires on the List of World's Richest 62 People

Desiree Sison   | Jan 19, 2016 05:16 AM EST

Eight Chinese and Hong Kong multi-billionaires formed part of the world's richest 62 people whose wealth equal to that of half of the global population (3.5 billion people), according to a report by the international charity organization Oxfam. read more

ISIS Breaches Network of China's Tsinghua University

Charissa Echavez   | Jan 18, 2016 03:49 PM EST

One of the top universities in China has allegedly been hacked by a person linked to the militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to local media reports on Monday, Jan. 18. read more

China's Richest Families Own a Third of Country's Wealth, Says New Study

Carlos Castillo   | Jan 18, 2016 07:06 AM EST

A recent survey undertaken by Peking University's Institute of Social Science has revealed that China has one of the world's highest levels of income inequality. read more

Missing Hong Kong Publisher Gui Minhai Appears on China TV

Marlyn Culunge   | Jan 21, 2016 07:42 AM EST

A missing Hong Kong publisher has resurfaced in China. He was shown confessing to his crimes on Sunday, Jan. 17 on Chinese state television. read more

Police Warns Protectors of Shenzhen Landslide Suspects

Mars Woo   | Jan 17, 2016 03:19 AM EST

The Shenzhen Public Security Bureau has warned those who are shielding the two remaining suspects in the deadly Shenzhen landslide that they will be held legally liable for protecting the two. read more

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