Macao, as a critical tourist destination at the junction of Chinese and Western civilisations, showcases the opportunity to feature its regional culture via culture-based tourism products, and tourism marketing presents further opportunities for cross-cultural connection. That said, there is significant thematic homogenisation, superficial and uninspired narratives, and a lack of user experience variation and engagement with the cultural products. This study employs the discipline of Narratology and analyses how narrative frameworks can be redesigned in cultural product development. This study proposes an eight constituent dimension framework: Narrative Theme, Plot Narrative, Character/IP Na... More >

Using balanced panel data for 30 Chinese provinces from 2005 to 2022, this study investigates the impact of green finance (GF) on low-carbon economic development (LCE), with particular attention to the moderating roles of green technology innovation (GTI) and government intervention intensity (GII). A two-way fixed effects model is employed to control for regional heterogeneity and time effects. The results show that GF significantly promotes LCE. Moreover, GTI strengthens the positive effect of GF on LCE, whereas GII weakens this relationship, indicating that excessive government intervention may reduce the effectiveness of GF in supporting low-carbon development. These findings remain robu... More >

With the paradigm shift driven by Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) technology, the design industry is undergoing unprecedented transformation and reconstruction. China's traditional design education model faces severe challenges, as long-standing emphases on hand-drawing skills and mastery of classical software increasingly fail to meet the evolving demands of the AIGC era. This paper proposes that design education must undergo a comprehensive Four-Dimensional Reconstruction encompassing four key dimensions: educational objectives, curriculum system, assessment mechanisms, and pedagogical environments. Drawing on a systematic literature review, the study develops a conceptual... More >

The rapid advancement of internet and information technology has given rise to new forms of cybercrimes and illegal activities. To precisely combat such increasingly severe new types of crimes, China incorporated the "crime of aiding information network criminal activities" into the Amendment (IX) to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. However, in judicial practice, issues persist, including an overly low threshold for determining "knowingly," insufficient justification for "the principal offender's commission of a crime," ambiguous definition of "aiding acts," and biased assessment of "serious circumstances." These problems have exacerbated the vagueness of legal provisions,... More >

Pakistan ranks among the world's most climate-vulnerable nations, experiencing recurrent floods, extreme heatwaves, droughts, and water insecurity despite contributing less than one percent to global greenhouse gas emissions. Although numerous climate policies and strategic frameworks have been formulated, their implementation remains substantially limited, exemplifying policy paralysis wherein political acknowledgement fails to translate into effective action. This study examines climate change through a public policy and governance lens, contending that the crisis represents primarily an institutional failure rather than insufficient awareness. Key drivers of policy paralysis include weak... More >

With the acceleration of globalization, transnational crimes are becoming increasingly complex and diverse, especially drug trafficking, cyber fraud, telecommunications fraud, money laundering and human trafficking, which are frequent and pose a serious threat to the security of the international community. As an important neighbor and regional cooperation partner of China, the Philippines is particularly prone to transnational crimes, and judicial assistance between China and the Philippines has become a key mechanism for dealing with cross-border crimes. Based on legal system analysis and case studies, this paper systematically sorts out the current status of judicial assistance between Ch... More >

To investigate the decoupling effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on carbon emissions, this study employs nonlinear panel models and threshold regression models to analyze the impact of FDI on economic growth and carbon emissions in RCEP member countries from 2000 to 2023. First, the Tapio decoupling model reveals that since 2012, the relationship between economic growth and carbon emissions has predominantly exhibited a weak decoupling state. Second, the results from the nonlinear panel models and threshold models indicate that FDI has a significant "U-shaped" nonlinear relationship with both economic growth and carbon emissions. Specifically, in terms of economic effects, FDI may ini... More >

This study examines the perceptions of three key stakeholder groups—Physical Education (PE) instructors, academic advisors, and educational inspectors—regarding the integration of Traditional Sports Games (TSG) into the high school curriculum in the Republic of the Congo. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 educational professionals (5 from each group). The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis, framed within the theoretical perspective of motor praxeology as advanced by Parlebas (1999). The findings reveal a strong consensus among all participants. A full 100\% of PE instructors and academic advisors affirmed the pedagogical importance of TSGs, highlighting th... More >

Based on panel data of 31 provinces in China, this paper explores the impact mechanism of energy investment on regional growth potential, using HP filtering method, XGBoost regression model, panel data preprocessing techniques, and chain mediating effect test . The results show that there are structural differences in the impact of energy investment: investment in the gas production and supply industry has the largest negative impact, while investments in oil and gas extraction and power supply have positive impacts, and the impacts of coal mining and washing, petroleum processing and coking industries are relatively weak. There is a chain mediating path of "energy investment → secondary i... More >

At present, the aging process of China’s population is accelerating very rapidly. As the third pillar of the pension security system, the private pension scheme has faced challenges such as low participation rates since its pilot launch in November 2022. Through analyzing its development history and current situation, this study has identified problems in China’s private pension scheme, including insufficient coverage of the population, weak tax incentives, lack of investment consulting services, and poor account flexibility. Meanwhile, this study has reviewed the experiences of developed countries such as the flexible transfer of IRA accounts in the United States, differentiated subsidi... More >

Inflation targeting has become a cornerstone framework for contemporary monetary policy governance, yet its effectiveness varies significantly across countries. This study employs panel data from five countries—New Zealand, Canada, South Korea, Poland, and South Africa—over the period 2010 to 2020 to empirically examine the impact mechanisms of central bank independence and policy transparency on inflation dynamics. The findings indicate that institutional independence of central banks significantly contributes to curbing inflation levels, enhancing policy credibility and implementation stability. Meanwhile, policy transparency effectively reduces inflation volatility by stabilizing publ... More >

In view of the increasing incidence of minor offenses committed by adults, the proper management of adult criminal records has become a pivotal issue in the reform of China's criminal justice system. This paper undertakes a theoretical inquiry into the normative foundations for establishing a record sealing system for adult minor offenses, drawing upon the theory of social defense, the concept of human rights protection, and the principle of penal minimalism. Through a comparative analysis of the legal frameworks in countries such as the United States, Germany, and Japan, the study identifies valuable insights regarding the scope of record sealing, procedural safeguards, and mechanisms for t... More >

This study conducts a bibliometric and scientometric analysis of global research trends in medical ethics education from 2000 to 2025. Drawing on 443 English-language articles retrieved from the Scopus database, the analysis employs VOSviewer to map knowledge structures, identify thematic clusters, and reveal intellectual trajectories. Results show a sustained growth in publication volume and increasing scholarly attention to ethics education across multiple dimensions. Keyword co-occurrence and clustering analysis identify five core thematic areas: ethical identity formation, student engagement with bioethical dilemmas, moral development in early education, public health ethics in policy co... More >

The signals of economic recovery are getting stronger and serial entrepreneurship is increasing. Focusing on how to improve the quality of serial entrepreneurship, learning about entrepreneurial failure experiences has become a top priority. Based on the imprinting theory perspective, this study conducted a questionnaire survey among entrepreneurs in the Wuling Mountains to answer the following questions: first, how entrepreneurial failure experience affects entrepreneurial behaviours; and to understand how entrepreneurial failure experience affects entrepreneurial behaviours. Second, how resource bricolage as a mediating variable affects entrepreneurial actions of entrepreneurs in order to... More >

In Olympic competitions, the dynamic changes in the medal standings are influenced by a variety of factors. We predict the medal distribution for the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics by analyzing historical data. In Task 1.1, we formulated predictive models for the overall medal count, as well as the individual counts for gold, silver, and bronze medals. These models integrated lagged variables and employed multivariate linear regression to ascertain the weightings of various indicators, thereby enabling the projection of the 2028 Olympic Games' medal table. The United States was projected to secure the top position with a total of 145 medals, including 50 gold medals. In Task 1.2, we deploy... More >

Student dropout prediction is a critical challenge in higher education that requires accurate identification of at-risk students to enable timely interventions. This study presents EASE-Predict (Ensemble-SHAP Explainable Student Prediction), a comprehensive ensemble learning framework with SHAP-based explainable AI to predict student academic outcomes. We evaluated five machine learning algorithms (Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, Extra Trees, Logistic Regression, and SVM) and developed voting and stacking ensemble models on a dataset of 4,424 students with 36 features encompassing academic performance, socioeconomic factors, and demographic information.EASE-Predict achieved superior perfo... More >

With the wide application and rapid development of the Internet, online virtual property has become an important form of asset, and its protection has attracted more and more attention. At present, there are many deficiencies in the legal protection of online virtual property in China, whether it is legislative, judicial or administrative supervision, and it needs to be improved urgently. This paper first discusses the legal attributes of online virtual property, and analyzes the significance of legal protection of online virtual property based on survey data. Subsequently, the main problems in legal protection in this field in China were analyzed, and some suggestions for improvement were p... More >

The global sustainability paradigm, catalyzed by environmental degradation since the 1960s, has positioned green consumption as a critical strategy to reconcile economic growth with ecological preservation. While international scholarship extensively explores this field, China's unique socioeconomic trajectory---marked by rapid industrialization, centralized governance, and the ``dual carbon'' (carbon peak and neutrality) targets---necessitates a dedicated investigation into its indigenous knowledge system. Leveraging CiteSpace, this scientometric study systematically analyzes 2,793 core journal articles from the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI, 1994--2024) to map the intelle... More >

Cloud farming, a novel e-commerce model enabled by technologies such as the Internet of Things and big data, is reshaping the landscape of rural agricultural development. By allowing urban consumers to remotely participate in livestock farming through digital platforms, cloud farming establishes a direct connection between producers and consumers, enhances land and labor value in rural areas, and stimulates financial investment. This editorial explores the technical foundations, advantages, and potential risks of cloud farming, including concerns over market uncertainty, financial misconduct, environmental impact, and data security. It concludes that while cloud farming presents considerable... More >

Based on sentiment analysis technology, this paper analyzes the feedback of foreign tourists visiting Xi’an. The study shows that about 85 percent of tourists have a positive and satisfactory attitude toward Xi’an tourism, and about 8.6 percent of tourists have a negative attitude. The critical comments or suggestions of foreign tourists are reflected in the following aspects: unsavoury food, poor location of hotel, improper itinerary, taking more time to walking, and not good experience in scenic spots. In response to the criticism and suggestions of foreign tourists, some strategies are proposed: at the micro level, activating existing resources and providing quality services; at the m... More >

Investigating the high-quality development of rural home-stays is beneficial for local employment and economic growth, promotes urban-rural exchange, aids in the perfection of the tourism industry chain, and enhances the overall competitiveness of tourism. This paper takes 50 operators of rural home-stays in Conghua District as interview subjects, and through in-depth interviews, analyzes the current development status and existing problems of rural home-stays. It proposes feasible suggestions from four levels: home-stay operators, government, industry associations, and universities, providing strong support for the high-quality development of home-stays in Guangdong Province. More >

In recent years, the educational attainment of the Chinese population has significantly improved, while fertility intention has shown a gradual decline. To explore whether there is a significant relationship between these two factors, this paper utilizes the publicly available data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) spanning ten years from 2012 to 2021. An ordered logistic model is employed for empirical analysis. The study reveals that, under the condition of other factors remaining constant, groups with different educational attainments exhibit varying fertility intentions. Furthermore, the research finds a negative correlation between the educational attainment and fertility in... More >

This article focuses on the problem of imbalanced input-output in agricultural science and technology and analyzes its current situation, covering input, output, and imbalance manifestations. Elaborate on the constraining effects of this imbalance on rural economic development in three aspects: agricultural production, farmers' income, and rural social stability; Exploring the causes from multiple dimensions of input, output, and other factors. And targeted measures such as optimizing investment mechanisms, enhancing conversion capabilities, and reducing risks are proposed, aiming to provide reference for improving the input-output situation of agricultural science and technology and promoti... More >

The core purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between anxiety and academic achievement in high school students. A cross-sectional and correlational study design was used in this study, and 156 students were randomly selected as a representative probability sample. Data collection relied on the Explicit Anxiety Scale for Children Revised (CMAS-R) and a sociodemographic questionnaire, and students' academic performance was assessed based on their average score. The sample was evenly composed of male and female students, all from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. The results showed that 28.8 percent of the students showed symptoms of anxiety. Further analyzing the academic perf... More >

In the 2020s, as China approaches its second centennial goal, standing at a new historical starting point, young college students, as the future pillars of the country and nation, are entrusted with new historical missions and responsibilities. At the same time, with the continuous development of the country and advances in science and technology, college students in the new era face a variety of employment opportunities and challenges. Through analyzing survey questionnaires and interviews on employment choices and employment psychology from 31 universities nationwide, this study explores new theoretical approaches to the historical mission and employment choices of contemporary university... More >

The rapid development of artificial intelligence has profoundly impacted the field of education, influencing teaching models, learning methods, and assessment techniques. This study analyzes the current state of AI in education using the CiteSpace visualization tool, revealing key challenges such as the lack of assurance in information authenticity, the exacerbation of educational inequality, and the potential decline in essential skills. Based on these findings, the paper explores future directions for AI development in education. More >

Economic cooperation has been a crucial driving force for promoting China-Central Asia relations. And trade cooperation constitutes a principal component of this driving force. This study presents and assesses the trade relations between China and the five Central Asian countries from 2013 to 2023, aiming to comprehensively depict the evolution of trade ties between the two sides. This study also analyzes the challenges, including trade imbalance, weak trade facilitation and geopolitical risks, may bring to trade cooperation. At the same time, prospects for China-Central Asia trade cooperation, such as enhanced political relations, improved infrastructure connectivity and the potential of e-... More >

This study examines the trends in teacher policy research in South Korea since the May 31st Education Reform of 1995. The focus is on five essential and reliable KCI academic journal papers. The research spans the past 30 years and addresses three aspects: purpose, theme, and method. The results indicate that theoretical and applied research on teacher policies is unevenly distributed, with applied research predominating. Applied research primarily analyzes the current state of teacher policy implementation and suggests improvements. The research themes mainly address government-issued teacher policies, focusing significantly on in-service teacher policies over interns ’policie... More >

In the stage of compulsory education, there are still many researches on the relationship between math anxiety and students' math achievement. If we cannot understand the internal mechanism between students' emotions and learning performance, we cannot establish a microfoundation for monitoring the quality of compulsory education. In order to further identify the logical relationship between math anxiety and students' math achievement, we systematically collected 31 relevant literature from 2014 to 2024, including a total of 106,636 student samples, and conducted a meta-analysis based on the random effects model. The results show that the correlation coefficient between math anxiety and stud... More >

This study aims to explore the enhancement of corporate innovation and performance by analyzing the internal and external corporate environments and their synergistic effects. It emphasizes the importance of human capital, with a spotlight on leaders as the primary shapers of the internal corporate environment. Drawing from existing literature, a theoretical framework is established to investigate the effects of transformational leadership on organizational innovation outcomes. Through the creation of scales and questionnaires, a survey was conducted at Beijing T Company, and the data was empirically analyzed using regression techniques. The findings indicate that transformational leadership... More >