Tuesday, December 27, 2005

News

Year of Dog to Bring Baby Boom and Shortage of Ayis: A baby boom is expected next year, The Year of the Dog according to the lunar Calendar, meaning there should be huge demand for nurses who look after children during the first month after deliver, or yuezi ayi as they are known in Chinese.

China's population not to top 1.6 billion: Experts estimate that China's population is likely to hit a peak between 2025 and 2030 earlier than expected. The peak population, however, will probably be about 1.45 billion in the future, not to top 1.6 billion.

China's mobile phone subscribers skyrocket to 388 million: The number of mobile phone subscribers in China reached 388 million by the end of November, as usage continues to grow in the largest market in the world.

60% middle school students dislike parents: A survey showed 6.6 percent of the surveyed students are afraid of their parents while 13 percent of them loathe their parents and 56 percent were extremely disgusted with or even hate their parents. Only 4.8 percent of the young people surveyed said they like their parents.

No comments: