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China and South Korea, friends or enemies?
Despite the smiles and handshakes when Chinese President Hu Jintao and his counterpart President Lee Myung-bak met in Seoul last week, their third summit this year, relations between the two countries' peoples are "worsening," says the JoongAng Daily.
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Greedy professors a product of Chinese culture?
Status-seeking professors looking for personal gains are a product of a Chinese cultural obsession with one-upmanship, says Wang Ting. A vacancy in the division chief position at a Shenzhen university saw 40 professors fighting for the title. China's "once-sublime" universities have deteriorated because professors neglect their studies and focus on networking for higher positions.
Read ArticleChina: redefining poverty
China may raise its poverty threshold in order to double the number of people eligible for government assistance, but "questions remain over the vast differences between Chinese and international standards in defining poverty," says The Economic Observer. By the end of this year, the Chinese government will discuss whether to raise the poverty line from a yearly income of roughly $156 to $190. The push to expand the definition of what constitutes poverty follows a recent World Bank decision to classify those who earn less than $1.25 a day as poor, up from $1 per day.
Read ArticleSafety scandal hobbles dairy sector
The tainted milk scandal is providing golden opportunities for global dairy producers to seize market share in the country, says ChinaStakes.
Read ArticleTraditionalists get their leathers in a twist
Germans are up in arms because their traditional dress is now being made in China in a bid to cut costs, says David Crossland in Der Spiegel Online. Protectors of German heritage fear that cheap imported clothing is eroding Bavaria's proud sense of heritage.
Read ArticleChinese need sporting chance
China is still a "backwater" when it comes to ordinary citizens' participation in sport, says Kent Ewing on Asia Times Online. Sports venues "remain few and far between" and the failure of a national fitness program started in 1995 has led to a growing obesity problem.
Read ArticleThe underside of China's art boom
China's white hot contemporary art scene has been called many things: avant garde, postmodern and revolutionary, to name a few, says Elizabeth Farrelly in the Sydney Morning Herald. Most contemporary Chinese art is "certifiably Pop.
Read ArticleMore haste less speed
Macau may be a mecca for the gambling megarich and home to hotels "so big some rooms have different zip codes," but just down the road lies "the Real Macau," says The Business Times (Singapore). Taipa Village is a "living testament" to Macau's colonial heritage, and seethes with the vibrancy, or in some cases, idles with the authenticity of a local town rather th
Read ArticleMy years at Mao's ear
In his new memoir The Man on Mao's Right: From Harvard Yard to Tiananmen Square, My Life Inside China's Foreign Ministry, Ji Chaozhu, who was born in China and at age nine moved to New York, tells of his experiences returning to China in 1950 and working as an English interpreter for the country's top leaders.
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