Harshing the mellows of college kids all over China, the Ministry of Education has announced a ban on off-campus student housing:
In a notice issued on Friday, the ministry instructed all universities to make the dormitories "another front for political and ideological education" to create "a good climate for the students' growth."more ›
Occasionally, weird stuff happens in China. It was world AIDS day last week as well as Migrant Worker Rights' Day (in certain areas) and both the government and ordinary citizens organized ways of spreading the message of HIV prevention. Here's two of the more unique things we found:
And we all have the weak dollar to thank. Shanghai has slipped 14 spots to No. 30 in this year's rankings of the world's most costliest cities by London-based Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Beijing, ranked No. 11 last year, fell to 19. Hong Kong fell from No. 5 to 9. (Download a PDF of the Top 50 cities.)
