Kat Chen
Healthy Peepers
Five eye exercises performed by Chinese students every day
Maybe it’s the focus on academic excellence, maybe it’s the popularity of TV and video games – whatever the cause, China is a nearsighted nation, ranked second in the world for the incidence of myopia, or nearsightedness, in children. Current statistics show that myopia affects 28% of primary school students, 60-85% of middle school students and a whopping 90% of college kids.
Healthy Peepers
Five eye exercises performed by Chinese students every day
Maybe it’s the focus on academic excellence, maybe it’s the popularity of TV and video games – whatever the cause, China is a nearsighted nation, ranked second in the world for the incidence of myopia, or nearsightedness, in children. Current statistics show that myopia affects 28% of primary school students, 60-85% of middle school students and a whopping 90% of college kids.
Teen Dating
Teens chew the fat about dating during high school
Teen dating is always a hot topic among high schoolers, so this month, Debate Club sat down with three International School of Beijing students to see what they had to say on the matter.
How do your parents feel about high school dating?
Lily Ann: My parents are really laid-back about dating in high school. As long as I don’t do anything over-the-top they [won’t] mind. I haven’t dated anyone in high school yet so I’m not sure what they would say, but that’s the way it was with my sister.
Merrie: My mom is very relaxed about it and I just don’t tell my dad. [Since I’m] the youngest of three, it’s harder for him to hear that I am in a relationship.
Teen Dating
Teens chew the fat about dating during high school
Teen dating is always a hot topic among high schoolers, so this month, Debate Club sat down with three International School of Beijing students to see what they had to say on the matter.
How do your parents feel about high school dating?
Lily Ann: My parents are really laid-back about dating in high school. As long as I don’t do anything over-the-top they [won’t] mind. I haven’t dated anyone in high school yet so I’m not sure what they would say, but that’s the way it was with my sister.
Merrie: My mom is very relaxed about it and I just don’t tell my dad. [Since I’m] the youngest of three, it’s harder for him to hear that I am in a relationship.
Spotlight On: Consumer Safety
You probably already heard about the Beijing baozi maker who confessed on Chinese television to cutting costs by filling his steamed pork buns with seasoned cardboard instead of meat. While China Daily recently declared the story a fake, the fact remains that many other stories of substandard consumer products reported in both the Chinese and international media are not.
The good news is that action is being taken. China Daily reports that government regulators recently shut down 180 food plants in China. This was part of a mass overhaul of China’s food safety policies, which includes a crackdown on the use and distribution of banned food additives and counterfeit food products. According to China Daily, mineral oil, paraffin wax, formaldehyde and the carcinogenic malachite green, among other scary substances, have been used in the production of flour, candy, pickles, biscuits, seafood, tofu and other foods, and some manufacturers have also used recycled or expired ingredients.
Spotlight On: Consumer Safety
You probably already heard about the Beijing baozi maker who confessed on Chinese television to cutting costs by filling his steamed pork buns with seasoned cardboard instead of meat. While China Daily recently declared the story a fake, the fact remains that many other stories of substandard consumer products reported in both the Chinese and international media are not.
The good news is that action is being taken. China Daily reports that government regulators recently shut down 180 food plants in China. This was part of a mass overhaul of China’s food safety policies, which includes a crackdown on the use and distribution of banned food additives and counterfeit food products. According to China Daily, mineral oil, paraffin wax, formaldehyde and the carcinogenic malachite green, among other scary substances, have been used in the production of flour, candy, pickles, biscuits, seafood, tofu and other foods, and some manufacturers have also used recycled or expired ingredients.
