EMPLOYMENT
Once Defeated, Twice Inspired, Thrice......　 19:06
In 24 hours, a million Chinese will find out whether or not they've passed the first guantlet in the 2009 civil service exam. For many, it's not the first time they've taken the test.
  employment
MILK SCANDAL
Tainted-Milk Compensation Below Expectation　 01-06
Too little, too late -- some parents of babies sickened by melamine-tainted milk have rejected a compensation scheme announced just before the New Yea...
  melamine  scandal
PENSION
A More Flexible Pension Scheme for Migrant Workers　 12-24
Some 200 million Chinese migrant workers move from province to province in search of jobs, but the current social security scheme does not support suc...
  labor  pension  dualistic
EMPLOYMENT
Migrant Workers on a Long Vacation　 12-19
More and more migrant workers have lost their jobs in the cities and returned to the countryside, adding pressure to rural employment scarcity.
  employment  migrant  job  labor
STRIKE
Taxi Discontent in Shantou: Who's to Blame?　 12-05
Unfair competition, disorganized supervision, and corrupt officials pushed the taxi industry in Guangdong's coastal city of Shantou to a mass-- and so...
  taxi  strike
MEDIA
Confessions of a Propaganda Hitman　 10-10
A former journalist in Xi'an now makes bank producing polished advertorials for government clients. Yu Menghong gives the EO an inside look at his boo...
  propaganda  media
NOTICE
Chinese National Holiday Announcement　 09-26
The office of the Economic Observer is closed for a week between September 27 and October 5 for the Chinese National Day celebration.
  holiday
TOURISM
Rebuilding a Ghost Town　 09-17
Fengdu county wants to invest 700 million yuan to build a brand-new Ghost Themepark to replace the centuries-old "ghost district" that will soon be dr...
  culture  tourism  dam
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