The trust deficit is now a major hurdle for the growing number of Chinese enterprises looking to "go global".
How bad is the trust discount?
Topic2 Car Rental Industry in ChinaChina's car rental sector is set to boom, according to a recent survey conducted by Chinese consulting firm Zero Power Intelligence.
The Shenzhen-based company predicted that market demand for rental cars in China would rise exponentially over the next five years.
Is this a growing market? Why?
Topic3 ID Photos UglyMy ID photo is too ugly to help the airport security guards recognize me. This is a complaint from a college student recently. His words are echoed by many net users.
However, according to a police officer, it is very unlikely for them to make citizens prettier on their ID photos.
Is it no surprising to you that ID photos usually don't compliment people's appearance?
Topic4 Internet addicts rehab centerMrs. Huang is mother of a 14 year old girl who isaddicted to the internet. In order to help her daughter quit, she sent her to the Beijing Zhong He Education Center which claims itself to be a professional internet addict rehab center.
However, her daughter's syndrome became worse after returning from the center. Mrs. Huang sued the center and the court ruled that the Center should return 8,000 yuan tuition fee to Mrs. Huang.
The case drew people's attention to these internet addiction correction centers. Are there problems with the center?
Topic5 Is collective punishment good in schools?
A parent in Nanjing recently complained that in his son's elementary school, all students in the same team would be required to copy textbooks as punishment if one of team members failed to finish homework on time. This arouses public controversy on whether collective punishment should be adopted in classrooms.
Is collective punishment common in schools? And moreover is it OK?
Topic6 Lip SynchingRecently, singer Da Zhang Wei admitted to lip synching on the CCTV's Spring Festival Gala when performing his new song Bei Er Shuang.
Da Zhang Wei also tried to justify himself by saying the gala was not a commercial performance, so he was not paid to sing. Does his explanation make sense?
