Embracing Internet economy

March marks the beginning of spring; and this year it applies to both the season and the flourishing Internet economy, as Internet financing appeared for the first time in the national Government Work Report, and Yu'ebao, an emerging on-line financial product, has seen its accumulated funds rise to 540 billion yuan ($87 billion) within months.

Emerge from the shadow of the tragedy

Because of the contradictory information coming from the Malaysian government and Malaysia Airlines about Flight MH370, the anger of the families of the 154 Chinese passengers on the plane is growing - relatives of the missing passengers held a protest in front of the Malaysian embassy in Beijing - and there has been an outpouring of anti-Malaysia sentiments via social media in China.

Climate change adaptation at local level

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published the second installment of its Fifth Assessment Report and delivered a strong warning that climate change is already affecting every continent, and that all people are vulnerable to extreme weather events. It also warned water scarcity will worsen as water supplies are being affected by the changes in precipitation, temperature and radiation.

Letters

Too many marry for wrong reason

From the Chinese press

PLA's zero tolerance to corruption

Reducing risks in yuan trading

A financial safety net should be established to prevent drastic exchange rate fluctuations and facilitate cross-border business

Cartoon

Writing history in the age of the Internet

Since its inception, the Internet has always been closely associated with the production, distribution and consumption of news. Journalism is often said to be history in a hurry, and the Internet has become one of the very first "gatekeepers" of information about events and people that might go down in history. Nothing is as old as yesterday's news, and so yesterday's news may already be tomorrow's history.

Improving trustworthiness

IT SEEMS THAT THE PROPOSED PARAXYLENE plant in Maoming city, Guangdong province, is following in the footsteps of Xiamen, Ningbo and Kunming, where plans were aborted in the face of fierce opposition from local residents.

Manila betrays agreement

Shutting the door to a negotiated solution, the Philippine government went its own way on Sunday pleading for international arbitration over its territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea.

Lessons to be learnt from MH370 search

Weeks have passed since the world lost contact with Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and its 239 passengers and crew.

Car curbing policies should be fairer

On March 25, Hangzhou introduced a car license plate lottery, making it the sixth city in China - the others being Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Guiyang and Tianjin - to put restrictions on car purchases.