Smoke signals from tobacco

There is no denying the harm tobacco causes to human health, so we need determination and corresponding action to ban smoking in public places.

Asia faces hard road ahead

Next year will present significant challenges and new responsibilities - political, economic, and social - for developing Asia. The path to sustainable, inclusive economic growth will be difficult, but it will also entail exciting opportunities for Asia and the rest of the world.

Building a peaceful environment

The security situation in its neighboring environment will have a far-reaching influence on China in the coming year.

Govt has to narrow the wealth gap

An increasing number of young people fear being left on the wrong side of the divide as China's wealth gap continues to widen and the competition for well-paying jobs intensifies.

Future far from disturbing

The US National Intelligence Council's latest report says China's GDP will exceed that of the United States before 2030 but it will find it difficult to maintain an economic growth rate of 8 to 10 percent in the future because of unstable politics, rising nationalism and the middle-income trap.

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Pricing reform must start with SOEs

By now, every keen student of the Chinese economy must have given some serious thought to economic restructuring that places special emphasis on boosting domestic demand.

All I want for 'doomsday' is a safer world

Late on Dec 20 afternoon, less than 24 hours from the "Mayan Apocalypse" according to Beijing time, I sat at my computer in the office feeling increasingly restless and apprehensive.

Reforming financial market

The history of the global economy shows that emerging countries need sound and comprehensive financial markets if they are to escape the "middle income trap" and realize their economic transformation from a factors-driven to an efficiency-driven growth model.

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No tidings of joy from US politicians

When US President Barack Obama left Hawaii and landed in Washington on Thursday, much of the east coast of the United States was being battered by thunderstorm, snow and even tornado. More than 1,000 flights were canceled on Wednesday alone.

Farmers' land rights

The nation is set to take a step further in protecting farmers' land use rights, as its top legislators are deliberating giving farmers another legal bargaining chip when their land is expropriated.