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Top internet exec sacked in social media storm
Baidu head of PR becomes the story and loses her job
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Andrew Methven
32:25
State-owned gas company ordered to pay compensation for overcharging customers
Chongqing Gas Corp "assassinated" thousands of customers
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Andrew Methven
34:29
Workers criticise Labour Day holiday as “fake”
Four "adjusted holiday days" borrowed from weekends means the five-day national holiday only offers one day off
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Andrew Methven
31:26
House prices fall in 70 of China's major cities in the first three months of the year
“There’s no lowest price, only a price that’s even lower than the last”
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Andrew Methven
Beijing Half Marathon winner accused of cheating
Organisers investigate allegations of sponsor fixing the race
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Andrew Methven
School boy speaks the truth about nepotism in China
Innocent comment reveals importance of family networks in state sector
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Andrew Methven
China’s doctor training system is broken
Behind the suicide of a 25-year-old trainee doctor
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Andrew Methven
The big box office surprise over Chinese New Year
But it's not just the movie people are talking about
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Andrew Methven
610 million train tickets sold in two weeks before Spring Festival
With millions of travellers taking the long way home due to high demand
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Andrew Methven
Piano sales fall dramatically
Economic downturn and policy changes cause steep decline in students learning (and buying) the piano
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Andrew Methven
China's tourist destinations compete for online exposure
With stunning successes, and fantastic flops
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Andrew Methven
Death of delivery rider exposes problems with China’s platform economy
A clash of systems with a culture of punishment
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Andrew Methven
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