Nearly four in 10 university-educated young adults in major cities on the mainland are failing to make ends meet, China Daily reports. According to a survey of 4,687 people by the social survey centre of China Youth Daily, 38 per cent of young adults working in big cities say they have to ask their parents for money and 86.6 per cent are suffering from living pressures. The respondents say they spend the money on homes, cars and wedding arrangements.

Fitness standard for firemen lowered

Physical fitness testing requirements for becoming a firefighter will be lowered, Sing Tao Daily reports. The Fire Services Department has recently relaxed the requirements of four items of the physical ability test, while adding push-ups to the list. The department expects to see more candidates passing the test - over the past three years only 37 per cent of applicants hit the mark - and hopes more people will apply.

'Job hotels' popular with unemployed graduates

Low-rent accommodation for job seekers - dubbed "job hotels" - is increasingly popular in Beijing, a China Daily report says. Usually referring to a bed or sleeping facility rather than a room, this accommodation provides a feasible option for graduates seeking employment, who live on a tight budget. Bao Yanyan, founder of jobhotel.com.cn, says many job hotels are well-managed but few have obtained a certificate of business registration.