"Around 83 percent of Chinese doctors feel excessive pressure during work hours and more than 90 percent do not get enough sleep."

Lin Hua, a doctor with the Orthopedics Department of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, speaking about a survey conducted by several Chinese medical organizations, on July 30

"The next financial center might be in Asia, likely in China. China is becoming more important. In the past, Chinese students went overseas to pursue studies; now some international students choose to come to China to get in touch with the possible next center."

James Warner, Managing Director of Leadership and Talent Consulting at the China branch of Korn Ferry, a global executive search firm, on July 28

"Job security and stability are still the reasons that college graduates favor state-owned enterprises (SOEs). However, private companies are becoming increasingly attractive to job seekers who have three to five years' experience".

Zhao Zifeng, Director of the human resources company ChinaHR.com's Research Institute, drawing on his institute's report that 36 percent of university students and recent graduates consider SOEs the best employers, on July 25

"Among many factors, the change in Chinese people's eating habits over the past few decades is taking its toll on people's health and contributing to increasing weight and obesity problems."

Zhaoping Li, professor of medicine and Director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles, in a recent interview with China Daily