The prime ministers meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, proved to be a great success on Wednesday. By giving the green light to a list of multilateral projects between 2012 and 2016 and inking a memorandum on enhancing customs cooperation to protect intellectual property rights, the meeting has sent an unmistakable message to the outside world that the SCO members are making concrete efforts to further expand their cooperation.
We have a saying to the effect that service you do to others is the payment you make for your space in life. It is easy to understand, but not easy to put into practice. It was important to remind ourselves of this saying when we observed International Volunteer Day on Wednesday.
This may or may not be coincidence, but Xi Jinping's first meeting with foreigners as general secretary of the Communist Party of China was with foreign experts working in China.
The Chinese authorities' latest promise to focus on the quality and efficiency of economic growth next year fully bespeaks their strong commitment to the country's ongoing economic transformation.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she will step down as America's top diplomat and enjoy some rest despite the re-election of Barack Obama as US president. Though many see this as the end of her political career, her diplomatic legacy will continue to exert influence across the world.
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.
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