"Male nurses are expected to be very popular in the future job market considering their small number and huge market demand."

Cheng Gen, a member of the Chinese Nursing Association in charge of male nursing related work, on May 12, International Nurses' Day

"Each government department should continuously disclose information that the public can question instead of ignoring concerns and hiding vital details. The more information authorities disclose, the fewer misunderstandings and rumors there will be."

Cheng Manli, a professor at Peking University, calling for better government information disclosure, on May 12

"I cannot separate myself from Taobao (a major consumer-to-consumer portal in China) now. It is becoming a lifestyle, or it is life itself."

Mei Xiao, a civil servant in Wuhan, Hubei Province, discussing online shopping on May 9

"In the past, nearly 90 percent of graduates could find a job six months after graduation, but I'm afraid the figure may only be 86 percent or so if the economy does not rebound in the latter half of the year."

Zhang Yi, an expert in labor economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, on May 14. As of April 19, only 28 percent of college graduates in Beijing had signed employment deals