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Immigration plans of their families should also be reported.

The rules are putting an emphasis on the moral integrity of government officials rather than solely² on their abilities and performances.

Is it new? Why should we care?

Topic2 Will Smarthome Become Popular in China?

Year 2014 is regarded as the "smarthome year" globally. On the 2015 International CES (国际消费类电子产品展览会) in Las Vegas, smarthome technology dwarfed³ many other new projects, marking the trends of scientific and technological⁴ industry in the coming year. In China, although smarthome industry is springing up, consumers still seem lukewarm.

Is the idea of smart-home catching⁵ on in China?

Topic3 Good to Be an Additive⁶ in Chinese LiquorThe National Health and Family Planning Commission publishes a statement soliciting⁷ opinions about the proposal to add gold as a food additive to baijiu, or Chinese liquor. This sparks huge controversy⁸ on the internet.

Why? Is gold necessary in liquor?

Topic4 School's canteens will be banned in the HanchuanHanchuan of Hubei Province will close the retail⁹ shops in schools for food safety and administrative¹⁰ concerns. Within two years all shops on the campus of primary and junior middle schools will be gradually closed.

Why are the shops in school banned? Is there a good reason?

Topic5 Eating AloneThe dinner table is more than a place to sit down and enjoy food. It's a social place. Business deals are inked there. Strangers become lovers there. But what if you abandon the social function of a meal by eating alone? A New Yorker article talks about the rising number of people who eat alone or cook alone, and are enjoying it.

Do you eat alone?

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