SANDWICHED IN THE MIDDLE CLASS
A HELPING HAND FOR MIGRANTS
N KOREA OPENS TO CHINESE TRIPPERS
CHINESE QUALTY GOODS GO WEST
ROBOCROP
CHINESE COSTUME DRAMA
PROF FIRED FOR SECOND KID

The Middle East In The Middle Kingdom

Foreign Investment

Troika In Harbin

仁、义 

Ancius introduces the Chinese characters for “benevolence”, and “justice”.

TOP 5 COMMENTS 

Rich renters ready?

April showers bring death and destruction

Sinopec whistle blower sought

Dogs over people

Source of Red Cross dinner funds

NET CHECK

Animal activists pay for dogs

New hike in bank reserve rates

Cheap land deal for oil company

CHINA BLOGS

Class for super students

CHINA TWEETS

Visa-free tourism to Japan

STRAIGHT FROM THE STREET 

Worked to death

On this episode of Hand Made in China, Roseann and Wei try their hands at finding and crafting the perfect rock for making a bonsai. Upon meeting their shifu and discovering that bonsai rocks are actually very expensive, they decide to head for the hills and see if they can find some rocks themselves. After a few hours in the mountains equipped with first-class bonsai hunting dogs, our hosts return to their shifu feeling exhausted, but accomplished. Roseann takes a few bonsai-building lessons, while Wei prefers to take matters (and a pick ax) into his own hands. Stay tuned to find out if the result will be breathtaking, or a bust!

Last week on Making The Grade, we took an in-depth look at the sudden demolition of over 20 of Beijing?s private migrant schools. 

We went to Hongxin Primary School, a private migrant school that no longer exists. Its 1200 students were left scrambling for any available seat, just before the first day of school. 

This is part II of our Back to School episode focusing on the education of migrant students in Beijing. We will follow the plight of two students as they face their own limited schooling options. 11-year-old Shen Ming Cong, who loves to read, write, and study English. And 6-year old Jin Hui who likes Ottoman and anything action. 

Their innocence has been weighed down by questions surrounding the estimated tens of thousands of migrant children suddenly without schools in Beijing, and whose education futures continue to be unpredictable. 

On this week?s Making The Grade we examine?

Who stays? 

Who goes? 

And what are the costs?

TOP 5 COMMENTS 

China-U.S. military ties

Support for judiciary

Plea for justice

Why do hospitals lose money?

Police action causes riot

NET CHECK

Dalian police beating

Cornering chengguan

Wealthy dodging taxes

CHINA BLOGS

University mistresses

CHINA TWEETS

Online property auction

Liu Xiang victory

STRAIGHT FROM THE STREET 

Raising dogs