China boom leaves many behind: The number of Chinese people living in abject poverty rose last year for the first time in a quarter of a century. According to official figures, 800,000 Chinese citizens fell into abject poverty last year, with incomes of less than $77 a year.
Chinese 'road killers' roam the streets with little driver-training: In car-crazy China, the price of autos is falling fast, fueling a desire among throngs of people to go to driving school and get out on the road. Would-be drivers are cramming the costly driving schools, and inexperienced motorists have turned China's highways and streets into the deadliest in the world.
Despite bumper harvest China again faces grain shortages this year: China is expected to face a grain deficit of nearly 40 million tonnes this year despite a bumper harvest that will help fulfill centrally set production targets.
Sex education to start in kindergarten for Chinese kids: With an AIDS time-bomb ticking, at least one Chinese province has decided that sex education needs to be taught from kindergarten onwards. New courses about sex and health are to be offered in kindergartens, primary and middle schools in southern Guangzhou.
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