China retail sales for the week-long Spring Festival holiday has grown steadily this year as businesses rushed to take advantage of the nationwide shopping spree.
Shops and restaurants across the country hit 678 billion yuan in sales or about 111 billion US dollars, up 11 percent from last year's holiday period.
Does it make sense?
Topic2 Foreign manufacturer exodus from China
China's manufacturing industry is seeing an explosion in factory closings this year and the first wave is hitting now.
A recent case in point is the decision of Citizen China, which produces Japanese Citizen watches, to fold its production base in Guangzhou, affecting 1,000 workers.
Is it a challenge or an opportunity?
Topic3 Etiquettes on Wechat Friend's Circle
WeChat's Friend's Circle (official name Moments), which is supposed to be a place for bonding, is now filled with trash posts, rumors and advertisements.
Recently, a thread called the Etiquettes on Friends' Circle becomes popular online. Will it put this social network app back to normal?
Is there a problem? What bothers you most on Friend's Circle?
Topic4 How to Match-make for your Friends
Your friend's not dating anyone and you think you have a guy for her. It seems that setting them up should be easy, but the truth is that getting involved in other people's relationships is extremely tricky, according to the American website Women's Day.
Is it hard to match-make for friends? Are there rules to follow?
Topic5 Can Wishing Coins Bring You Good Luck
During the Spring Festival holiday, groups of worshippers arrived at Guiyuan Temple in Wuhan, throwing coins on at the main shrine for good luck. Temple workers have to wear helmets to protect themselves from the shower of coins when cleaning the doorway.
How common is this tossing-coin-for-luck thing? Have you ever done it?
