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Light the Lamp of Gratitude: 2 Inspiring Tales

Gratitude is good for business and its benefits come in all manner of unexpected ways. In the west end of the village where Mr. Chen lives, there is a merchant from Henan who runs a tofu business. The merchant is famous for giving folks who buy his tofu every morning a free bowl of bean ...

Tatiana Denning

A Chinese lamp on a blooming tree.

CCP Plans for Soccer Domination: Make Foreign Players Chinese

Several soccer players are giving up their home country’s passports and taking up Chinese citizenship as part of a government program to raise Chinese soccer to international levels. The foreign players play in the Chinese Super League (CSL) alongside domestic talent as Beijing believes this gives Chinese players good exposure to help raise their overall ...

Armin Auctor

Chinese soccer players.

The World Cup and China’s Absence

Russia is attracting the world’s attention as the first eastern European country to host the FIFA World Cup; however, China hasn’t sent a team to participate in the games. Yet the 2018 tournament is said to be full of Chinese elements, with Chinese businesses among FIFA’s top sponsors. And the stadiums are visibly full of ...

Jack Roberts

German Players and Fans Face Defeat at the World Cup

Germany has silently left the World Cup soccer championship in Russia. Just shortly after the misfortune of Kazan and the historic loss against South Korea, the national team flew home. While many casual fans might be furious or disappointed and angry, many flocked to the Frankfurt airport where the German players would soon land to show ...

Hermann Rohr