Tiger,Tiger Burning Bright

IT is no big news that a farming community sometimes produces an artist or two. But when there are hundreds, that surely is a phenomenon, particularly if all of them specialize in the same subject. In Wanggongzhuang, a village in Minquan County, Shangqu City, Henan Province, more than two-thirds of the 320-odd households produce or trade paintings, all themed on the tiger.     

Tiger Tale

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A Tiger Legend

An earnest private entrepreneur in Wenzhou is leading the steady development of his cigarette lighter company     

Aluminum Blues Is Good News?

It’s a sign that China’s macroeconomic controls are workingAttention automakers, plane manu- facturers and anyone else who uses alumina to turn a profit: The price of the metal in China began plum- meting from November 3. Why? Because the Chinese Govern…     

Protect the Manchurian Tiger

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Should Good Deeds Be Materially Rewarded?

If someone does you a good turn, do you reward them or not? Chinese society is currently caught in a debate     

Do Good Samaritans Face A Backlash?

Are we born good or evil?A recent controversy in China again drew the public's atten- tion to this age-old question. The sparks flew after a court ruling on a case in which a self-proclaimed Good Samaritan was blamed for injuring an old woman he said he had helped and was ordered to share the subsequent medical expenses. According to Peng Yu,the 26-year-old defendant,at around 9 a.m.on November 20, 2006,while he was getting off a bus in     

Art Exchanges,A Force for Good?

<正>The profitable combination of fine art and finance raises many questions The art market is hot in China. As sales and prices break records,a new force has appeared in the market—organized art finance in the form of art trust funds and artwork exchanges.     

A Good Harvest or a Bad Harvest?

<正>WTO members push for an early harvest trade deal as Doha Round talks flounder Based on anearly harvestplan hatched in     

Is It Good to Abolish Test Rankings?

The Ministry of Education (MOE)recently released a draft document on the protection of minors. Several of its sections barring primary and middle schools from ranking students based on their examination scores have so far triggered heated debate, particularly among parents with school-going children.     

Good Neighbors

Chinese and Japanese observers look for new ways to foster ties while celebrating the 30th anniversary of historic peace pact between the two nations     

Good Sports

China's Olympics medallists are worth their weight in marketing gold.     

Is Live-Stream Marketing by Officials a Good Idea?

With the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)pandemic effectively under control in China,the countr's economic activity is expected to recover soon.However,many farmers are struggling to offload agricultural products that were hard to sell during the shutdowns that marked the peak of the outbreak.In the hardest-hit Hubei Province in central China,local officials are livestreaming on e-commerce platforms to pitch products on behalf of local farmers,in a bid to convinee more people to buy them.So far,it has proved an effective means of advertising.     

Is Tiered Pricing For Electricity a Good Idea?

正The National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC) came up with a draft for tiered pricing of household electricity in March. After nationwide hearings, the new pricing policy will be carried out from June.     

Is a Change As Good As a Holiday?

Chinese citizens could see a change in their holiday struc- ture from early 2008,if a recent proposal gets the nod from the State Council. A survey conducted by the National Development and Reform Commission asking for public feedback on a proposed change to China's constitutional holiday system,resulted in a massive 80 percent of 1.55 million netizens responding positively to the suggestion of an annual scheme of 11 holiday days.     

Are Good Deeds Compulsory for Young Bus Riders?

A recent popular post on the Internet concerns friction on a bus in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. A young female passenger surnamed Wu refused to give herseat to a 77-year-old woman when she wasasked to do so by an elderly man surnamed     

Mother Elvira's China Ties

At nightfall on an early sum-mer day in 1996, the Con-cert Hall of the Bucharest TV Sta-tion was filled to its capacity. Theprize-awarding concert of theThird "Young Musicians" Inter-national Music Competition wasgoing on here. The adjudicator     

The Mother of Invention

China's four great ancient inventions have left their mark on local and global development