Several supermarkets in Beijing have decided to cancel sales promotions as Beijing authorities tighten supervision on such activities in shops and supermarkets out of fear of tragedies like Shanghai's deadly New Year's stampede.
A new Hualian supermarket in Chaoyang District that was scheduled to offer doorbuster specials to celebrate its grand opening Monday was ordered to halt the promotion for fear of possible accidents.
Was it necessary?
Topic2 Taxi-hiring Apps Faces Crackdown in BJ
Car-hailing apps such as Uber and "Didi Zhuanche", are facing a New Year crackdown against "illegal" taxi drivers in Beijing. The crackdown began on January 1, and drivers who violates the ban may face fines of up to Rmb20,000 ($3,221). Beijing's traffic enforcement unit claimed that it's a measure to tackle illegal taxis.
Is there a good reason to ban it?
Topic3 More Movies Made Into 3D
Clearly, Wong Kar-wai thinks his martial arts flick "The Grandmaster" is overly 2 dimensional. So he just adds a third dimension to the movie, which hits the big screen this Thursday.
Do you believe that? Are there too many 3D films?
Topic4 Chinese construction workers to get better insurance
No construction permits will be given to projects in China which fail to provide workers with injury insurance, according to a guideline joinly released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the State Administration of Work Safety and the All China Federation of Trade Unions.
Is it necessary?
Topic5 Final Exam Asks About One Night Stand
How do you think of online booty call? This is an essay question in a final exam in Sichuan Normal University.
Is it appropriate to be a question in a written exam?
Topic6 Cell Phone Charging Banned on Campus
A vocational school in Sichuan bans students from charging their cell phones on campus. However, some workers in the school provide the recharge service for 1 or 2 yuan per time.
How self-contradictory is that?
