http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/Kat-Chen The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. xx http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/09/03/Teen-Dating <!--paging_filter--><h2>Teens chew the fat about dating during high school</h2> <p>Teen dating is always a hot topic among high schoolers, so this month, Debate Club sat down with three International School of Beijing students to see what they had to say on the matter.</p> <p><img width="180" height="270" align="right" src="/files/u4/2007/09/tbjkids0709DebateClubLilyAnnChenIMG_6990-1.jpg" alt="" /><strong>How do your parents feel about high school dating?<br /> Lily Ann:</strong> My parents are really laid-back about dating in high school. As long as I don&rsquo;t do anything over-the-top they [won&rsquo;t] mind. I haven&rsquo;t dated anyone in high school yet so I&rsquo;m not sure what they would say, but that&rsquo;s the way it was with my sister.</p> <p><strong>Merrie:</strong> My mom is very relaxed about it and I just don&rsquo;t tell my dad. [Since I&rsquo;m] the youngest of three, it&rsquo;s harder for him to hear that I am in a relationship.</p><p><a href="http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/09/03/Teen-Dating">read more</a></p> http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/09/03/Teen-Dating#comments Kat Chen Debate Club Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:00:00 +0800 beijingkids 4867 at http://www.beijing-kids.com http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/09/03/Teen-Dating <!--paging_filter--><h2>Teens chew the fat about dating during high school</h2> <p>Teen dating is always a hot topic among high schoolers, so this month, Debate Club sat down with three International School of Beijing students to see what they had to say on the matter.</p> <p><img width="180" height="270" align="right" src="/files/u4/2007/09/tbjkids0709DebateClubLilyAnnChenIMG_6990-1.jpg" alt="" /><strong>How do your parents feel about high school dating?<br /> Lily Ann:</strong> My parents are really laid-back about dating in high school. As long as I don&rsquo;t do anything over-the-top they [won&rsquo;t] mind. I haven&rsquo;t dated anyone in high school yet so I&rsquo;m not sure what they would say, but that&rsquo;s the way it was with my sister.</p> <p><strong>Merrie:</strong> My mom is very relaxed about it and I just don&rsquo;t tell my dad. [Since I&rsquo;m] the youngest of three, it&rsquo;s harder for him to hear that I am in a relationship.</p><p><a href="http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/09/03/Teen-Dating">read more</a></p> http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/09/03/Teen-Dating#comments Kat Chen Debate Club Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:00:00 +0800 beijingkids 4867 at http://www.beijing-kids.com http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/08/08/Spotlight-On-Consumer-Safety <!--paging_filter--><p><img width="180" hspace="10" height="159" align="left" alt="" src="/files/u4/2007/08/baozi.jpg" />You probably already heard about the Beijing <em>baozi</em> maker who confessed on Chinese television to cutting costs by filling his steamed pork buns with seasoned cardboard instead of meat. While China Daily recently declared the story a fake, the fact remains that many other stories of substandard consumer products reported in both the Chinese and international media are not.</p> <p>The good news is that action is being taken. China Daily reports that government regulators recently shut down 180 food plants in China. This was part of a mass overhaul of China&rsquo;s food safety policies, which includes a crackdown on the use and distribution of banned food additives and counterfeit food products. According to China Daily, mineral oil, paraffin wax, formaldehyde and the carcinogenic malachite green, among other scary substances, have been used in the production of flour, candy, pickles, biscuits, seafood, tofu and other foods, and some manufacturers have also used recycled or expired ingredients.</p><p><a href="http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/08/08/Spotlight-On-Consumer-Safety">read more</a></p> http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/08/08/Spotlight-On-Consumer-Safety#comments Kat Chen Ryan Flynn Spotlight On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:00:00 +0800 beijingkids 5085 at http://www.beijing-kids.com http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/08/08/Spotlight-On-Consumer-Safety <!--paging_filter--><p><img width="180" hspace="10" height="159" align="left" alt="" src="/files/u4/2007/08/baozi.jpg" />You probably already heard about the Beijing <em>baozi</em> maker who confessed on Chinese television to cutting costs by filling his steamed pork buns with seasoned cardboard instead of meat. While China Daily recently declared the story a fake, the fact remains that many other stories of substandard consumer products reported in both the Chinese and international media are not.</p> <p>The good news is that action is being taken. China Daily reports that government regulators recently shut down 180 food plants in China. This was part of a mass overhaul of China&rsquo;s food safety policies, which includes a crackdown on the use and distribution of banned food additives and counterfeit food products. According to China Daily, mineral oil, paraffin wax, formaldehyde and the carcinogenic malachite green, among other scary substances, have been used in the production of flour, candy, pickles, biscuits, seafood, tofu and other foods, and some manufacturers have also used recycled or expired ingredients.</p><p><a href="http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/08/08/Spotlight-On-Consumer-Safety">read more</a></p> http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2007/08/08/Spotlight-On-Consumer-Safety#comments Kat Chen Ryan Flynn Spotlight On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:00:00 +0800 beijingkids 5085 at http://www.beijing-kids.com