英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1112 - 这571亿，有你的贡献么？

Topic1 Single's Day Is Shopping Day Yesterday was the Singles' Day and also the country's biggest e-commerce sales day. The total sales volume on Tmall exceeded 57.1 billion yuan, 57% higher than sales on the same day last year.

How crazy was it?

Topic2 US and China Prolong Visa Validity Period Starting from today, China and the United States reciprocally increase the validity period of short-term business and tourist visas, as well as student and exchange visas issued to each other's citizens.

How big of a change is it?

Topic3 Success rate for citizens suing govt below 10 percent or even lower A senior judge with China's top court says the China's administrative proceedings are featured with a low win rate for the plaintiff, ordinary citizens who sue the government.

According to deputy judge of the administrative division of the Supreme People's Court Wang Zhenyu, 30% of lawsuits involving citizens suing government ended up with the citizens winning the case 10 years ago.

Now the rate stands at only 10 percent, and just 2 percent in some provinces.

Is there a problem?

Topic4 Some Hong Kong Universities Don't Accept CET6 Score Recently, some universities in Hong Kong raised the threshold for master degree applicants. CET6 score will no longer be accepted as a proof of applicants' English skills. Instead, applicants are required to provide IELTS or TOFEL scores in application.