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- A New Breed of Propaganda Official
- The EO examines Wu Hao, a new breed of propaganda official in Yunnan province who is shaking up old methods of media and public opinion monitoring.
- 3月25日 16:50
- Stats Bureau: 23 Million Unemployed Migrants in China
- Data released by China's Bureau of Statistics revealed the size and makeup of the jobless migrant population in the country.
- 3月25日 16:05
- In Shadow of Three Gorges Dam, Tax Battle Brews
- Hubei province and Chongqing city are vying over tax revenues from the Three Gorges Dam, whose facilities and reservoir sprawl across administrative borders.
- 3月18日 15:29
- A Sober Look at Sorting out the Cultural Relic Scandal
- Zhou Wenhan takes a critical but sober look at domestic outcry over the recent auction of Chinese cultural relics, and offers legal, diplomatic, and public relations suggestions for dealing with it.
- 3月17日 15:25
- All The Rage over a Rat and a Rabbit
- An online poll reveals that Cai Mingcao, who successfully bid for two bronze sculptures at Paris Christie's auction and later refused payment, has won the approval of many Chinese netizens.
- 3月4日 19:00
- Migrant Worker Captain: "And No Falling in Love!"
- The EO profiles Zhang Quanshou, stalwart leader of a migrant worker army under care at his labor outsourcing firm, which has taken a hit during the economic downturn.
- 3月3日 13:38
- China's Little Che Pushes Rural Reform
- A twenty-five year old from Shaanxi province has poured four years of his life into rural aid work, but despite his best efforts has yet to win a village election.
- 2月27日 18:34
- Forest Fires Hit Six Provinces in China
- A series of forest fires have struck six provinces in southern China over the past days, killing at least three and injuring two.
- 2月13日 18:08
- CCTV Fire Fallout: Twelve Detained; Chinese React Online
- Day three after the devastating CCTV fire saw investigators detain 12 for questioning and a fresh streak of sardonic public opinion on Chinese websites.
- 2月12日 18:07
- Day-Salary Back in Fashion
- Daily pay-out jobs have made a comeback in China's Pearl River Delta - migrant workers want to avoid losses if companies folded suddenly, while employers want to cut cost through flexible hiring.
- 2月12日 15:55
- Beijing CCTV Complex Caught Fire, One Dead
- Fireworks might be the cause of a fire that destroyed part of China's state broadcaster's new headquarters complex in Beijing on Monday night.
- 2月10日 12:44
- Mao Yushi: I'm an Optimist
- The EO continues its special focus series on Mao Yushi, prominent reformist, economist, and social critic.
- 2月3日 14:59
- Mao Yushi: An Intellectual Recounts China's Turbulent Past
- The EO reviews the life of Mao Yushi, reformist, economist, and critic of China's painful path to modernity.
- 1月21日 16:54
- Flip-Flop Legal Outcomes over Demolition
- A standoff between Beihai local government and the pubic over the demolition of an urban village has led to a fierce and lengthy legal battle.
- 1月20日 15:57
- Lives Scarred by SARS
- Five years after the SARS outbreak, survivors are suffering from bone and lung diseases that have all but destroyed their former lives.
- 1月14日 17:57
- China's Urban-Rural Income Gap Record High
- Amidst the economic slowdown, pressure on urban-rural imbalances in China have intensified, pushing them to record levels.
- 1月13日 19:11
- Once Defeated, Twice Inspired, Thrice... Why Not?
- In 24 hours, a million Chinese will find out whether or not they've passed the first guantlet in the 2009 civil service exam. For many, it's not the first time they've taken the test.
- 1月9日 19:06
- Tainted-Milk Compensation Below Expectation
- Too little, too late -- some parents of babies sickened by melamine-tainted milk have rejected a compensation scheme announced just before the New Year arrived, vowing to pursue legal action to demand for a more justifiable redress.
- 1月6日 16:43
- A More Flexible Pension Scheme for Migrant Workers
- Some 200 million Chinese migrant workers move from province to province in search of jobs, but the current social security scheme does not support such mobility. This may soon change.
- 12月24日 16:54
- Migrant Workers on a Long Vacation
- More and more migrant workers have lost their jobs in the cities and returned to the countryside, adding pressure to rural employment scarcity.
- 12月19日 16:21
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