Travel far but real tests lie at home

The municipal government of Chongqing, in China's southwest, has reportedly drawn up a new plan to train its public servants - with some 200 to study in management schools abroad, and another batch to swap offices with their counterparts in the more developed coastal cities.

In total, according to a report in the Chinese language press, as many 10,000 Chongqing public servants will be recruited for the re-education.

This is more inspiring news from the most populous Chinese city (with a population exceeding 30 million) than news about any development in monetary terms.