Friday, February 14, 2014
Partners in love and business
They say you should never mix work with romance, but scores of Chinese entrepreneurial couples have proven that business and marriage can go hand in hand.
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Source: Global Times Published: February 13, 2014 19:38
Two men surnamed Peng and Zhao planted fish hooks in dishes and claimed injury in an attempt to blackmail the restaurant, the Beijing Morning Post reported.
Source: Global Times Published: February 13, 2014 19:38
A job fair for female university students in Beijing will kick off on March 7. All participating recruiters have been asked to remove any content referring to men, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.
Source: Global Times Published: February 13, 2014 19:38
A woman surnamed Cao who dined at Yuebei Xiaocheng restaurant received a receipt upon which she was described as a “shameful woman,” the Beijing Times reported.
Smart money
Source: Global Times Published: February 13, 2014 19:33
“I am wealthy,” Zhang Haowen crowed as he held up several 100-yuan banknotes in his hands. During the recent Chinese New Year holiday, the 6-year-old “earned” about 15,000 yuan ($2,473) by receiving hongbao (red envelopes) from his parents and grandparents.
Partners in love and business
Source: Global Times Published: February 13, 2014 18:53
They say you should never mix work with romance, but scores of Chinese entrepreneurial couples have proven that business and marriage can go hand in hand.
Source: Global Times Published: February 13, 2014 18:13
Workplace gender discrimination is widespread in many parts of the world, but here in China young women often face “double trouble.”
No market for second-hand clothes
Source: Global Times Published: February 13, 2014 18:08
For any die-hard shopaholic like me, buying takes a few minutes, but selling my old things second-hand can be an eye opening experience.
Word matters
Source: Global Times Published: February 13, 2014 18:03
“My storeroom used to be packed with food and gifts during Spring Festival. This year, I got nothing. I even have to buy fruit at my own expense.”
Sects in the city
Source: Global Times Published: February 12, 2014 20:18
Inside the living room of a modern Chaoyang district apartment, the rich aromas of green tea and burning incense fill the air.
Source: Global Times Published: February 12, 2014 20:08
I thought I’d be lucky and skirt China’s biggest human migration during this Spring Festival travel rush period, avoiding preparing dozens of gifts for relatives and being interrogated by them on when exactly I will have children of my own.
Beijing needs 2022 Games to tell its story
Source: Global Times Published: February 12, 2014 20:03
The Olympic Games are always a spectacle that draws a spotlight from all around the world. While the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games are in full swing, the Chinese Olympic Committee in Russia announced their plan to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Word matters
Source: Global Times Published: February 12, 2014 20:03
“If a passenger gives the driver 100 yuan ($16.50) in cash and asks for change, the driver says he has no change and then gives the 100 yuan back. But actually, he has swapped it for a counterfeit one.”
Source: Global Times Published: February 12, 2014 19:58
The new subway line connecting central Beijing and the new airport planned for Daxing district will start construction before the end of 2014. It is scheduled to open along with the new airport in 2018, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.
Source: Global Times Published: February 12, 2014 19:58
The Beijing Olympic Committee announced in Sochi on February 8 that if Beijing is chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Yanqing county’s Xiaohaituo Mountain will be the site for alpine skiing and bobsled, the Beijing Morning Post reported.
Source: Global Times Published: February 12, 2014 19:58
After Spring Festival, prices for tourist services have declined to off-season prices, with some tourist routes seeing a reduction of over 50 percent. Some travel agencies say that February and March are the cheapest periods for traveling, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.
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