Rethinking the "Made in China" label
[2007-07-19 07:12]I haven't been able to get my hands on a copy of Sara Bongiorni's A Year Without "Made in China", though I have been anxious to write something about the book since it was released in June.
Focus on building character
[2007-07-12 07:48]I had an opportunity to take part in a television talk show on Sunday - the chief guest being a prominent banker in Asia. However, the show was not about economics and finance.
Bottled water is not so eco-friendly
[2007-07-05 06:55]While shopping at a supermarket near home, I was surprised to find bottled water from as far away as Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Better return to old wisdom
[2007-06-21 07:16]A young woman told a television reporter that she couldn't understand why her mother-in-law insisted on keeping a big pottery vat in the kitchen.
Viewers, beware of TV health programs
[2007-06-14 07:05]A student team at the University of London discovered that excellent health could be worth as much as a pay increase of 304,000 pounds ($600,077) a year. Although this finding on the value of happiness is a bit daunting to most Chinese, health has become one of the top concerns in the country, along with housing and children's education.
Sports test scores not the answer
[2007-06-07 07:20]While this year's national college entrance examination starts today, the Ministry of Education is considering introducing a new set of scores as an "important reference" for college enrollment.
Ban smoking in public places
[2007-05-31 06:58]I stayed outside the operating room of a hospital in Beijing for five hours on Tuesday while the daughter of my close friend was undergoing open-heart surgery. Groups of five other families - some with as many as six or seven members - were also there, waiting for the outcome of their loved ones' surgery.
Yes, there is a future for magazines
[2007-05-17 09:55]I discovered a stack of popular science magazines at the bottom of a bookshelf when my husband and I were about to move the shelf to another room. They dated back to the late 1970s.
The media should give credit where it is due
[2007-05-10 06:50]Media from home and overseas have run countless reports about environmental pollution spreading from urban centers to rural areas in China.
Earth-kindly cities next challenge
[2007-04-26 07:12]Some tens of millions of people will set off in a few days for scenic areas in and out of the country as the labor holiday week begins on May 1.
Making life easier for the disabled
[2007-04-21 07:49]Beijing School for the Blind, founded in 1874 in downtown Beijing by Scottish missionary William Hill Murray, was relocated to a more desolate suburban spot in Haidian District in 1921.
