My wife (Chinese) told me a few days ago that a couple if the big cities had recently stopped issuing passports in China. She was sure the smaller cities would follow this soon.
@ Ishmael, you wonder whether these joints will get you stoned? Not if they’re hemp or high CBD/low THC. it’s the THC that gets you high with the CBD being a counterbalance.
Well it was an interesting topic a few pages ago. Seems to have gone to the dogs now.
@Vagabond. Who told you the inbound limit was $50,000? My understanding was you could transfer IN as much as you wanted if it was shown to be for buying property.
@michael2015, how are the Chinese authorities going to know if an American was charged but never convicted in America?
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Liverpool brings football philosophy and training to Kunming
Posted by"Kunming was more recently thought to be in the hunt for a new Chinese Super League franchise. Rumors were rampant that European coaching legend Sven-Göran Eriksson was considered a front-runner to run the team, but nothing ever came from such efforts."
Sven is past it! He's done nothing in his time in China at GZ Fuli, SIPG or Shenzhen.
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted by@Janjal, good point about 15 years old & marriage. What about these (combined) points:
"while the other two are working in another city. Their parents have promised the two children will return to school next semester."
"A kid working in the city can bring back 20,000 yuan [US$3,000] a year," an official at a county-level education bureau in Yunnan told local media in 2014"
So local officials are condoning children working illegally underage? First quote is more valid as it refers directly to this case! They know two of the kids are working illegally & havent dome anything about it except get "promises" from the parents that they'll send them back to school "next semester"!
Life on the Dulong River: Stepping towards the present
Posted byI also agree Alien. Governments the world over seem to know what's best for people rather than asking them what they want.
Up to 1,000 Dali businesses to close in face of new policy
Posted by"However, business owners such as Mr Zhao, who spent six million yuan (US$870,000) to open a guesthouse, worries about his livelihood and those of his employees. He blames government inaction and "hasty decisions" for the entire situation, saying:"
Well maybe if he'd built his guesthouse properly with connections to sewage, etc he wouldn't be in this position now...
China losing patience with Myanmar over Myitsone Dam
Posted byNaïve question 2: Do China's anti-corruption and environmental laws apply to the activities of Chinese-owned companies?