英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0126 - See See 中国人发明的英语

Topic1 WeChat advertising to generate huge income for TencentThe hugely popular mobile chat client WeChat has started showing advertisements in its Moments or Circle of Friends feed, by which users share information with friends. Wechat users have be

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0127 - 关于马桶的终极之问：坐，还是蹲？

Topic1 China Prisons Under Scrutiny After Inmate Extorts Sex From WomenChina's management of its prisons has been thrown into the spotlight after news reports detailing how an inmate extorted money and sex from women he met via mobile phone prompted

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0122 - 老人带娃带出焦虑症

Topic1 Parents Unable to Get Euthanasia for ChildA couple in Anhui Province plea for euthanasia for their 1-year-old son, who is diagnosed with incurable brain atrophy. However, the request was rejected by the local authorities as euthanasia is illeg

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0123 - 45 分钟恋上陌生人

Topic1 ACFTU: Holiday is the biggest dream Benefit for office workersThe anti-corruption campaign should not affect the reasonable benefits of employees. This is according to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, which says free movies and occasi

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0120 - 逼母弃二胎，谁之过？

Topic1 Salary Rises for Civil ServantsChinese authorities have rolled out its long-expected plan to increase salaries for civil servants. For some, they will see a 60% pay raise. Why now? How necessary? Topic2 95 Million Yuan Deposits from 42 Deposit

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0116 - 这十件事，中国人比其他地方的人干得都好

Topic1 Why Should We Listen to Classical MusicMany people like music. And we're living an age with an abundance of music genres. But it seems classical music no longer appeals to as wide an audience as before. Today we'll meet someone who has dedicat

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0119 - 每个人都要结婚吗？

Topic1 Media coverage of singer Yao Beina's death sparks ethical questionsChinese tabloid journalists have been accused of dressing as medics to sneak into a hospital to take photographs of the corpse of Voice of China singer Yao Beina who died of br

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0121 - 男色消费的时代

Topic1 WHO Says 3 Million Chinese Die Prematurely from Non-communicable DiseasesEvery year in China more than 3 million people die prematurely from chronic non-communicable diseases, according to a new report from The World Health Organization, which

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0209 - 疯狂追剧是种病?

Topic 1: First case of parents custody withdrawn in ChinaA local court in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province has ruled that custody of an 11-year-old girl be transferred from her parents to the local civil affairs department. The ruling came after it was prove

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0128 - Burberry福字围巾，丑哭了

Topic1 In-studio Interview with Ge Rui, IFAW China RepresentativeAnimals are more than the cute cat and dog pictures we see online, or the pandas and monkeys we see in zoos. There're many things about animals, especially wildlife's situation that we

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0203 - 中学生被要求跪拜孔子

Topic1 WeChat Fails to Combat PlagiarismXinhua news agency has recently carried three articles criticizing the problem of plagiarism on the WeChat platform. Is it a valid concern? Is there a problem? Topic2 Children's medicines still lacking in China

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0202 - 学了很多道理，却依然当不好父母

Topic1 Popularization of science on GM food written into key documentFor the seventh time, genetically modified has been mentioned in the first major policy document of each year released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and t

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0205 - 有多少爱经得起考验

Topic 1 Spam calls reach all-time high in ChinaNew stats show the number of spam calls made in China hit an all-time high last year. Industry analysis suggests some 27-billion spam calls were made last year in China. The number of calls through the 4

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0204 - 独自就餐不再是异类

Topic1 Nanjing government cadres should report marital changesThe local government of Nanjing in East China has publicized new requirements for promoting government officials, asking cadres to report to their superiors about their marital changes wit

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0114 - 你作过弊吗？

Topic1 Parents Sell Own BabiesThirty seven babies have been rescued as part of a massive crackdown in child trafficking in the country. The majority of the babies are sold to traffickers by their birth parents. How sick is this? Topic2 Mass culture h

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0115 - 自由职业，看上去很美

Topic1 Cab Driver StrikeTaxi drivers in many cities -- unhappy with steep rental fees and competition from taxi apps -- have gone on the biggest ever strike. How serious is the problem? Topic2 High salaries lure most young O2O freelancersFreelancing

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0112 - 车模没了，车展会清净吗？

Topic1 Chinese social security contribution hits world No. 1Many Chinese cities have increased the amount of company and individual contributions to social security funds. The thing is China is already ranked pretty high among 181 countries globally

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0113 - 单身？全怪你宅

Topic1 E-Commerce Tax looms largeThere are signs that e-commerce tax is becoming a real thing in China. The State Council has recently publicized a draft amendment to the Law on the Administration of Tax Collection for public opinions. The draft is r

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0109 - 网络作家实名制，还能看到H文吗？

Topic1 Real-name Registration for Online WritersChinese online literature authors are now required to register with their real names before their works are made available to their readers, according to a recent guideline issued by China's media watch

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0106 - 《武媚娘》变身捂没娘

Topic1 How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingIs there a way to succeed in one's career without working hard? This sounds like a no brainer as most people would say no. But according to a Broadway musical, there is. The musical is called How