GOVERNMENT SPENDING
Spending Spree for the Bureaucracy　 10-26
The government has urged various ministries to spend the rest of their budgets on time or risk having cuts next year. The call has led to a knee-jerk reaction, but are the funds being well-spent?
HEALTH INSURANCE
Insurance Fraud in Guangzhou's Hospitals　 10-25
Two prestigious hospitals in Guangzhou have been suspended from the local insurance apparatus for padding inpatient admissions and commiting other flagrant frauds
LABOR
New Labor Law: Are You Ready?　 10-23
Employers are working double to become familiar with the new Labor Contract Law, which comes into effect on January 1st of 2008.
LABOR
Shenzhen: Desperate for Labor　 10-22
Shenzhen's government, previously unwilling to acknowledge the desertification of its labor market, is now working with other provinces and cities to capitalize on their surpluses for the long term.
TRANSPORTATION
Lives Transformed by Subway　 10-18
As prospering Beijing continues to swell and sprawl, subway lines become the arteries of the city, linking its inhabitants and channeling the development of its property market.
TRANSPORTATION
Battling Dubious Toll Charges　 10-17
Toll operators are extending the duration of tolling periods by many years, using legal loopholes to evade regulation and scam billions of yuan from drivers.
INFLATION
Prices Polarizing Chinese Consumers　 10-17
As everyday goods become more and more expensive, Chinese spending and investment habits are adapting to withstand the pressure.
EDITORIAL
To Pop, or not to Pop　 10-16
Our editorial argues that a holistic approach to recalibrating the economy is wiser than drastic intervention to pop the market's bubble.
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