A Chinese national named Bao Fengshan was sentenced to six weeks in jail on Dec 3 after 171 SMRT bus drivers went on a strike in Singapore on Nov 26. Four Chinese drivers charged last week will be sentenced on Thursday, and 29 others involved in the industrial action have already been deported to China.
There are disagreements about how developed nations should offer funding assistance to help developing nations combat the effects of climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Whether substantial progress is made over the funding will help determine if the ongoing United Nations climate conference in Doha, Qatar, is a success or not.
The death of 14 people in an explosion caused by a gas leak in a hotpot restaurant in Shouyang county, Shanxi province, on Nov 23 has shocked the nation. The tragedy, which also left 47 people injured, has sent shivers down the spine of everyone who enjoys a hotpot dinner.
The Communist Party of China Central Committee Politburo's resolution on improving the work style is a laudable follow-up to General Secretary Xi Jinping's latest admonishment against empty talk and his appeal for hard work. It is guaranteed to win over hearts and bring about changes of far-reaching significance.
The informal meeting between China and India on border issues held on Tuesday in Beijing has sent a clear message to the outside world: The two emerging powers in the region are taking steps to solve their problems and will not allow their differences to stand in the way of developing bilateral ties.
The upcoming presidential election in the Republic of Korea, the last of the important elections across the world this year, will not only decide the direction of domestic politics in the next five years, but also have a major impact on inter-Korean relations, China-ROK relations, the US-ROK alliance and Northeast Asian dynamics.
The South Beauty chief Zhang Lan, a businesswoman known for her high-end restaurant chains in China and her celebrity daughter-in-law, recently sparked a heated debate on the emigration of rich Chinese after she was found to possess a foreign passport. Many netizens have lashed out at Zhang for her unpatriotic "betrayal".
Fostering an expanded middle-income group and unleashing its consumption potential to support national economic growth of 7 to 8 percent is of great significance for attaining more equitable and sustainable development in the next decade.
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