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Topic 1-24-Day-Long Shopping Spree of Double 11 Festival

 

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has announced that the Double 11 online shopping festival this year will be expanded to 24 days, not just the usual 24 hours.

 

Why is the move? What’s new in this year’s shopping frenzy¹?

 

Topic 2-7 Hours of Sleep is the Best for Adults

 

Humans need sleep, along with food, water and oxygen, to stay alive. We spend up to one-third of our lifetime sleeping, and the quality of our sleeps rremains a good indicator² to the state of our overall health.

 

Topic 3-Reflective ‘Ghost Masks’ Dominate Rear-window

 

Horror stickers have become part of a scary new trend in China but it's not for Halloween. Motorists across the country are hanging scary reflective covers in their rear windows in a bid to stop drivers behind them from using high beam lights.

 

However, some have argued the new deterrents³ pose a serious safety risk because they block the vision of the owner driver, while scaring the drivers behind them.    

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