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Where have all the rural graduates gone?
Mar 20, 2009 (WiC 7)

According to Confucius: “If a son is uneducated, the father is to blame.” But what responsibility does the grandfather hold? A remark by Wen Jiabao – who is affectionately nicknamed ‘Grandpa Wen’ – has triggered some ...

Who needs Disneyland when you have Monkey Kingdom?
Mar 20, 2009 (WiC 7)

I did not issue a fatwa to kill Mickey Mouse,” complained Sheikh Muhammad Al-Munajid a couple of years ago. The Syrian cleric was anxious to clarify that he had been preaching against mice in general, and not threatening Mickey in ...

Mandarin starts to go global
Mar 20, 2009 (WiC 7)

Have you ever considered how confusing it is to students of the English language students that the place you play golf – a golf club – is the same as the thing you hit the ball with – a golf club. Evidently, English, with its eccentric ...

Did anyone say ‘double standards’?
Mar 13, 2009 (WiC 6)

The most conspicuous evidence of China’s sexist culture is the ratio of boys born versus girls. Thanks to the one-child policy and a traditional preference for boys, the world’s most populous nation now has the world’s largest gender ...

Mao photo provokes online debate
Mar 13, 2009 (WiC 6)

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of communist China. To commemorate the nation’s founding, the government has planned a celebration bonanza that will rival the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. But amid the ...

A stunningly good book about migrant labourers
Mar 13, 2009 (WiC 6)

You should never judge a book by its cover. That goes doubly so for Factory Girls, whose cover is so unappealing it might pass for an academic tome. Fortunately, what’s beneath the cover is neither dry nor academic. In fact, if you want to gain ...

Inside China’s last commune
Mar 6, 2009 (WiC 5)

There’s a small oasis in China where the unemployment rate is close to zero, inflation is negligible, and people generally seem immune from the ill-effects of the global economic slump. So, how did they do it? Zhoujiazhuang – in Hebei ...

How the internet is catching out government officials
Mar 6, 2009 (WiC 5)

China’s public officials are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers of a “human flesh search”. No Congolese vaccine required here, however, as the term refers to the publicity afforded to nonplussed bureaucrats who find themselves being ...

Graduate opts for country life
Mar 6, 2009 (WiC 5)

"Fame portends trouble for humans just as fattening does for pigs” warns a rather gloomy Chinese proverb. But for Long Bo, a business administration graduate from Sichuan, and his girlfriend Wang Xu it was a decision to start up a pig farm of ...

Why Confucius is back in vogue
Mar 6, 2009 (WiC 5)

A teacher in China claims to have discovered the cure to internet addiction. According to the Wuhan Morning Post, An Deyi runs a home school (or rather, rehab) in Wuhan that cures young internet junkies. His secret? According to An: “To cure ...

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Where have all the rural graduates gone? Mar 20, 2009 (WiC 7) According to Confucius: “If a son is uneducated, the father is to blame.” But what responsibility does the grandfather hold? A remark by Wen Jiabao – who is affectionately nicknamed ‘Grandpa Wen’ – has triggered some ...

Mandarin starts to go global Mar 20, 2009 (WiC 7) Have you ever considered how confusing it is to students of the English language students that the place you play golf – a golf club – is the same as the thing you hit the ball with – a golf club. Evidently, English, with its eccentric ...

Mao photo provokes online debate Mar 13, 2009 (WiC 6) This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of communist China. To commemorate the nation’s founding, the government has planned a celebration bonanza that will rival the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. But amid the ...

Inside China’s last commune Mar 6, 2009 (WiC 5) There’s a small oasis in China where the unemployment rate is close to zero, inflation is negligible, and people generally seem immune from the ill-effects of the global economic slump. So, how did they do it? Zhoujiazhuang – in Hebei ...

Graduate opts for country life Mar 6, 2009 (WiC 5) "Fame portends trouble for humans just as fattening does for pigs” warns a rather gloomy Chinese proverb. But for Long Bo, a business administration graduate from Sichuan, and his girlfriend Wang Xu it was a decision to start up a pig farm of ...

Why Confucius is back in vogue Mar 6, 2009 (WiC 5) A teacher in China claims to have discovered the cure to internet addiction. According to the Wuhan Morning Post, An Deyi runs a home school (or rather, rehab) in Wuhan that cures young internet junkies. His secret? According to An: “To cure ...

Where have all the rural graduates gone?
Mar 20, 2009 (WiC 7)

According to Confucius: “If a son is uneducated, the father is to blame.” But what responsibility does the grandfather hold? A remark by Wen Jiabao – who is affectionately nicknamed ‘Grandpa Wen’ – has triggered some ...

Mandarin starts to go global
Mar 20, 2009 (WiC 7)

Have you ever considered how confusing it is to students of the English language students that the place you play golf – a golf club – is the same as the thing you hit the ball with – a golf club. Evidently, English, with its eccentric ...

Inside China’s last commune
Mar 6, 2009 (WiC 5)

There’s a small oasis in China where the unemployment rate is close to zero, inflation is negligible, and people generally seem immune from the ill-effects of the global economic slump. So, how did they do it? Zhoujiazhuang – in Hebei ...

Why Confucius is back in vogue
Mar 6, 2009 (WiC 5)

A teacher in China claims to have discovered the cure to internet addiction. According to the Wuhan Morning Post, An Deyi runs a home school (or rather, rehab) in Wuhan that cures young internet junkies. His secret? According to An: “To cure ...