By Kang Hyun-kyung In the 1980s, Kim Bo-sub used to spend time with local artists in Incheon’s Chinatown, in the South Korean city’s eastern coastal Jung district. The area was a trendy spot for painters and photographers like him, drawn to its unique and exotic atmosphere. “I was told that the Chinatown area was dark … Read more
In his 21 years of running kindergartens, Yu Bo has never had this much trouble filling places. Previously, he did not even need to advertise. Parents crowded his office asking if they could pay a year in advance to reserve a spot. Sometimes women even came to him while pregnant. At their business peak, he … Read more
This weekend, Shandong province in eastern China will celebrate the birth of its most famous son: Confucius. The 2024 China International Confucius Culture Festival begins today in the city of Qufu, running until October 7. Born 2,575 years ago, in 551BC, Confucius was the first teacher in China to advocate education for all. He also … Read more
On China’s social media platforms last week, a recording surfaced that revealed a side of the country’s debt crisis that has largely gone unreported. The recording is presented as a conversation between an unnamed representative of a medical technology company and a market regulation enforcement officer, surnamed Zhang, from Chengwu county in eastern China’s Shandong … Read more
A former senior official in central China was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for taking over 216 million yuan (US$29.8 million) in bribes and helping others to profit from insider trading. The Xuzhou Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern province of Jiangsu handed down the sentence to Cao Guangjing, 60, former deputy governor … Read more
Other observers also compared this week’s meeting to Xi’s previous interactions with entrepreneurs, as well as the changing economic environment. “There seems to be a pattern that at each key juncture of economic development and reforms, Xi will meet business leaders,” said a Beijing-based observer who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the … Read more
