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黑色星期五 Black Friday
2018-11-24
Cross-border e-commerce platforms are betting big on Black Friday, the US shopping spree that starts after Thanksgiving, as more and more middle and high-income shoppers in China target high-quality goods from overseas.
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拼妈 mompetition
2018-11-24
Yu Minhong, the founder of English-language training giant New Oriental, sparked controversy by saying the moral degeneration of women has led to the current degeneration of the country. But by saying that mothers play a decisive role in bringing up children he also put his finger on why "mompetition" is so fierce in China.
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工资帽 salary cap
2018-11-24
China will introduce a series of new regulations including a salary cap and a bonus cap in the Chinese Super League and lower professional leagues from 2019.
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种族歧视 racism
2018-11-24
Italian fashion house Dolce and Gabbana (D&G) is facing a large-scale backlash not only from Chinese e-commerce platforms and consumers but also from Chinese working and studying in Italy, after the brand was accused of racism in its promotions for a fashion show in Shanghai.
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分娩镇痛 pain relief during labor and delivery
2018-11-24
China's National Health Commission has released a work plan for the nationwide promotion of pain relief during labor and delivery.
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Marvel Comics creator 漫威创始人
2018-11-17
Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee - famous for giving the world beloved superheroes including Spider-Man, Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk - died Monday. He was 95.
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英国脱欧协议 Brexit deal
2018-11-17
UK Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight for her draft Brexit deal with the European Union on Thursday after the resignation of her Brexit secretary and other ministers put her strategy and her job in peril.
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生物支付 bio-payment
2018-11-17
As high as 60.3% of payments made via Alibaba's T-mall and Taobao during the recent Singles Day shopping frenzy were verified by users scanning their fingerprints or faces instead of entering passwords, according to the e-commerce giant. Bio-payments are gradually replacing passwords to become the primary means of payment in future.