China's Newly Emerging Middle Class

Without the restraints of the old system, they gained the freedom of mobility that allowed them acquire economic interests, like entrepreneurship and knowledge, in the budding markets.

Without the restraints of the old system, they gained the freedom of mobility that allowed them acquire economic interests, like entrepreneurship and knowledge, in the budding markets.

British Galvanised by Olympics, Expect Less Grand but More 'Soul' Games

Prior to these games, the over-riding mood in the UK has been quite anti-Olympics. That mood has changed for now. Interestingly, there has been a shift away from football as Britain's medal winning Olympians have shown spirit and a will to succeed.

Chinese Premier Wen Debuts Popular on Facebook

An anonymous Beijing netizen created a Facebook page for Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, and till Wednesday afternoon the page gained 14,578 supporters. Among hundreds, Mr. Wen is one of the most popular politicians with Facebook pages.

Escaping the Otaku Obsession

The otaku culture was once unique to Japan, where people over 20 years old retreat from the world by funneling all their time, money and energy into odd hobbies. The otaku is obsessed over animation, characters, the techniques of media creation etc..

Controversial Investigation: "Midnight Cowboy" in Shenzhen

During April and May of 2006, Fang Gang, a doctoral student at Renmin University China, lurked in a club in Shenzhen to make an undercover investigation of male prostitutes. "Sex work is just a kind of profession, ,a personal career option," he said.

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