In a country as obsessed with education as China, it makes sense that online teaching has huge potential. obsessed with:着迷于,非常喜欢 Wealthy Chinese spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to send their children abroad for what they perceive as a better e…

In China, consumers pay nearly $1 more for a latte at Starbucks than their U.S. counterparts. A Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Base 6.0 costs $229,000 in China, compared to just over $73,000 in the U.S. Welcome to China's modern retail world, where the pri…

The typical honeymoon doesn't last too long before the hard work of marriage begins. And so it normally is with new corporate chief executives and their shareholders. Lucky for Marissa Mayer, as well as Yahoo shareholders, growth at Alibaba Group is…

日常英语---十四.Dolce & Gabbana cancels China show amid 'racist' ad controversy(adj.温柔的,prep.在其中) 一.总结 一句话总结: dolce-['dɒltʃeɪ]-adj.温柔的 amid-[ə'mɪd]-prep.在其中 dolce 英 ['dɒltʃeɪ]  美 ['doltʃe]  adj. 温柔的,甜美的:悦耳而柔和的 adv. 甜美温柔地 n. 柔和,柔美:记号 n. (Dolce)人名:(英.法)多尔斯:(…

As his term as premier was drawing to a close, Wen Jiabao reflected wistfully on some of the goals he failed to achieve in his time in office and told a surprised group of reporters he should be forgotten. Wistful:渴望的,沉思的,留恋的 While he may have been o…

The appointment of India-born Satya Nadella as Microsoft Corp.'s CEO has caused a bit of a stir in China, where people are questioning why Indians but not Chinese are getting top jobs in the U.S. Language and familiarity with Western culture are the…

Anyone who has felt like the odd duck of the group can take heart from new research from Harvard Business School that says sticking out in distinct ways can lend you an air of presence or influence. Standing out in certain circumstances, like wearing…

Entrepreneur and author ShaoLan Hsueh thinks that English-speakers can start learning to read Chinese in less than 10 minutes. The language, she says, has more than 20,000 written characters, which most students in China learn by rote memorization. M…

Like many 10-year-olds, Nick Wald takes private lessons. His once-a-week tutor isn't helping him with piano scales or Spanish conjugations, but teaching him how to code. Nick, a fifth-grader in New York, went in with no experience and has since learn…

Much has been said about what the 'China Dream' really means to many Chinese -- whether it is national strength, cultural renewal or more modest personal goals. For many of those living in the vast countryside, the dream is a life in one a city and s…