Society


The Power of Pets
| Apr. 2 2020
China's pet care industry is booming as pet owners spend more money on their beloved animal companions.


Taking First Place
| Dec. 19 2019
China has the greatest number of self-made female billionaires in the world.
The Glass Ceiling in China: Is it Getting Thinner or Thicker?
What does the prominence of successful business women, despite pressures from society and family, say about the glass ceiling in.



| Dec. 29 2014
The High Cost of Discrimination
Why the cost of discrimination in terms of race, gender or sexual orientation is so high, and why prejudice makes.


| Dec. 1 2014
Plague Management for Dummies: Lessons from the Ebola pandemic
The Ebola pandemic has exposed our vulnerability and lack of preparedness to deal with disaster. What can we learn from.


| Nov. 3 2014
Leta Hong Fincher on the Pursuit of Marital Property in China
Author and researcher Leta Hong Fincher on the confounding phenomenon of women forfeiting their property wealth in China.



| Oct. 6 2014
Heart 2 Heart: Online Dating Sites in China
Online and mobile dating should be a natural fit for the country, so why are are dating sites in China.


| Aug. 6 2014
Aging Population in China: Having a Senior Moment
The aging population in China needs a housing solution. So what’s stopping the industry from booming? Since the beginning.


| Jul. 22 2014
Unemployment in China: Degree to Nowhere?
Official figures of unemployment in China may not be showing us the reality of joblessness for recent graduates and migrant.


| Jul. 21 2014
Restrictions on New Car Purchases: An Economist’s Road Trip
Various cities across China are restricting new car purchases in an effort to curb pollution and traffic using either auctions.


| Jul. 9 2014
The Business of Urbanization in China
The government is preparing to throw billions into urbanization in China, but has it thought through the hardware challenges? Perhaps.


| Jul. 2 2014
China By Numbers: The China Data You Need to Know
A look at the China data that you should care about. From China’s burgeoning commodity exports to.


| Jun. 18 2014
Peter Buffett and the Curse of Philanthropic Colonialism
Peter Buffett, son of legendary investor Warren Buffett and co-Chairman of the NoVo Foundation, explains what is wrong with.


| Jun. 17 2014
Agriculture in China: Down on the Farm
Agriculture in China is still primitive and needs to be modernized quickly. But whose responsibility is that? Wang Liang is.


| Jun. 5 2014