I just read through the news feed that this teacher was terminated. It had to be done, to save face and also to set an example that this is simply unacceptable. This still would be a meager punishment in other countries though. Full Comment>>

What we have here is either a teacher with a serious lack of training about how things work in social etiquette or we have a bigger problem of allowing people with the wrong profile to work with kids in an environment that they should not ever be in, endangering innocent lives. These kids will grow up to remember ... Full Comment>>

Come on, investigating whether this were part of a criminal network? Seriously? It has been going on forever, really, and everyone knows this. I have heard this story before and my own colleagues, Chinese, faced this situation, perhaps even worse. One woman, a bit wealthy because her parents did successful business, ... Full Comment>>

For some reason, when I sent it, it came out like this. I don't know why. Anyway, this is something that you could have written in personal message, don't you think? A bit rude. If you cannot read, don't. If you want to read, don't complain. We are in a society afterall, there are certain behaviors that we should ... Full Comment>>

This is not a bad article but a bit incomplete. Marriage is not about the beautiful wedding day. A successful marriage only reaches the "successful" category when both partners reach their final days as old people, together and are still very much in love. This is very achievable but it takes effort. ... Full Comment>>

What he did is wrong but this is nowhere near as interesting as the article I recently read about certain attractions in Thailand making "Chinese Only" toilets. Not that I want to lump all Chinese into the same category but I don't want to feel like the action of one petty foreigner should apply to all of ... Full Comment>>

Exactly! Was this article written by some button pusher in the cop/visa bureau meant to pass off blame or fear on expats? Well I got news for you, most humans travelling in another country do know how to handle themselves in a reasonable manner and would not get caught doing something embarrassing, especially around ... Full Comment>>

So only the young'un? So it is still ok to refer to African leaders and Obama as primates like I have been seeing on same said online outlets? What a joke! Full Comment>>

You know it's scary but given how it has been militarizing and pushing boundaries about the last few years............ Full Comment>>

This article is not right at all, no offense to Echinacities. First of all we need to take into account the enormous pressures of not being able to openly date during the adolescent period. In addition, we should consider the enormous amount of homework that students have from age 6 through their final year of high ... Full Comment>>

There are many things missing in this article, such as the fact many parents still require a dowry or a house to be bought, at unreasonable prices. In Shanghai alone, many quality women remain single due to the fact that even the smallest, old and filthy home would cost a lifetime for most people on reasonable and ... Full Comment>>

Governments are just rackets legalized by those in power. -Alfonse Capone Full Comment>>

This is an excellent article. Look, I get it that China wants to protect it's numerous citizens from being shut out of job opportunities due to foreign hirings, this is normal in any country, look at USA and what Trump has been saying for example. Nationalism in today's worldwide economy doesn't single out any ... Full Comment>>

I see locals swearing, shouting, kicking, fighting, and slamming things on tables and chairs every single night. Because they are not the same as locals, this is big news. I really don't think it is correct to highlight bad behavior of any particular human being because this should not reflect the whole. However ... Full Comment>>

Fair enough, need more stories like this one. Full Comment>>

20 bullets? If it were Zimbabwe, people would be asking for the heads of all involved for its killing. Seriously? I read somewhere that an American dentist took out Cecil the Lion with only a bow an arrow. Sorry for this lion though, what a magnificent creature to be wasted. I am never gonna go to Henan again, lions ... Full Comment>>

I feel for the families. They now have definitive closure to a mystery that has tortured their souls. The time for healing, if possible, can finally begin. However, it can never replace the lost ones. They will live on in our memories. Full Comment>>

I saw this film, it is very cute and worth watching. It is good for people of all ages, easy to understand even with Chinese language and only English subtitles, although sometimes not accurate. Highly recommended, easy to get into the story. Full Comment>>

What a bunch of hypocrites! They arrest people for doing this but say nothing when parents and guardians take kids outside to parks and streets, wearing pants with holes in them to expose their privates, and allow them to water the ground and leave surprises for the rest of us to avoid??? How about the taxi drivers ... Full Comment>>

I was also offended. I was walking down the street these summery days and I saw many of these same country's parents and grandparents walking their kids in the parks, squares, and street curbs and the kids had holes in their crotches for easy access to leave "deposits" on the ground, bushes, and grass. In ... Full Comment>>

Personally, I am happy for this news. I really am enjoying this brief period of no "Bad Laowai Behavior", "No visa restrictions", and "No Yangrui Sweeping Out the Foreign Trash" news. Let the locals sort this out themselves while we just enjoy "letting nature take its course". Full Comment>>

Perfect! This comment just made my day. Full Comment>>

This is a waste of talents, making apologizing Japanese politicians. The quality is good enough. They might be better off making robotic wives to compensate for the gender imbalance in this country. Just think how much money could be made off this. Robotic wives don't need to be spoiled and demand houses and BMWs to ... Full Comment>>

Last time I tried to go swimming, it was so crowded even in the deep end that if you just tried to do a back float you couldn't without a limb whacking someone. That morning there was water in the pool but by the end of the day, there were just people trying to use what little water was left for bathing. Full Comment>>

You only need to go to the parks, zoos, grocery stores, and kindergardens during the spring and summer time to see so many kids squatting and whizzing from their extra large hole in the pants that never covers up the genital regions. Imagine if adults could do this....... just thinking out loud. Full Comment>>