A crackdown on clearing up duplicating ID cards and Hukou has been carried out since 2013 and is expected to wrap up in 2016. The goal is to ensure "one ID number and one Hukou for each and every citizen by the end of 2016", according to Vice Minister of Ministry of Public Security Huang Ming.
Why would there be duplicates of ID numbers and Hukou?
Topic2 Survey Shows Most Chinese Office Workers Use Internet to Get Information
A recent survey shows that over 90 percent of college students and white collar workers in China consider the Internet the most important information source.
What does it mean? What's your information source?
Topic3 Open kitchen Encourage in Beijing
In many Chinese restaurants, diners would rarely be allowed to enter the kitchen. And the old saying "out of sight out of mind" seems to describe people's helplessness toward food safety.
In the latest bid to improve Beijing's food standards, the Beijing Food and Drug Administration is encouraging restaurants to improve transparency and customer trust by becoming "open kitchens" (明厨亮灶). Businesses are advised to install transparent windows or walls, or set up a video connection between the kitchen and the dining room.
Is 'open kitchen' a necessary step to ensure food safety?
Topic4 Eight Conversation topics only heard in China
How people communicate is the best method to get a flavor of every country's distinctive culture and customs. Chinadaily recently asked its foreign readers to list some of the topics they hear most about in China.
What do you think are some of the conversational topics you only get to hear in China?
