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Living in China: Mistresses share experiences online

Mistresses have set up their own official websites, associations to protect their rights, and even an annual festival […]

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Education in China: Survey reveals universities turning out billionaires

Shanghai’s universities rank second in the country behind Beijing as cradles of billionaires and business tycoons […]

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Education in China: Shanghai-funded graduate start-ups fail to deliver

Almost 60 percent of Shanghai-funded start-ups by graduates from a top university have failed or are suffering losses, according to a report issued recently […]

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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: growing numbers of super rich

The number of super rich on China’s mainland is expected to rise 16 percent in 2010 thanks to the booming capital and property markets […]

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China, Technology and the Environment: Electricity consumption to almost double by 2020

The China Electricity Council (CEC) released projections recently that the country’s electricity consumption will almost double from the 2010 level to 8.2 trillion kWh by 2020 […]

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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: Designer labels bank on China

A study from American consultancy Bain & Co says that China remains the fastest-growing luxury goods market in the world, with a sales volume of 68.4 billion yuan ($10.27 billion) and an expected increase of 30 percent this year over last year’s takings […]

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Watch Oliver Sacks’ “What hallucination reveals about our minds” talk at TED

Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnet syndrome — when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this under-reported phenomenon […]

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Education in China: Shanghai teenagers are world’s smartest?

Chinese parents and education experts have shrugged off a report from an international organization saying Shanghai students the best education in the world […]

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China, Technology, Innovation & the Environment: Increasing Hydropower Capacity by 63 million kw by 2015

China plans to raise its installed hydropower capacity by 63 million kilowatts by 2015, the official China Securities Journal reported recently, citing governmental officials […]

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China, Technology, Innovation & the Environment: aiming for 230 gigawatts wind power capacity

China is set to achieve wind power of 230 gigawatts of installed capacity by 2020, which is equal to 13 times the current capacity of the Three Gorges Dam, according to a latest report […]