Police in Xiayi county, Henan province, recently reported a serious case of sexual assault on elderly women who live alone. Police claim that from early 2011 to March 2014, the suspect Wang Jun has sneaked into the houses of more than 10 elderly women who live alone in nearby villages and raped them. The victims are aged between 73 and 95 years. The wave of heinous crime in Xiayi, which is part of Yemiao township, shows how vulnerable "left-behind" elderly people in rural areas are and exposes the loopholes in the public security and service systems. "Left behind" senior citizens in rural areas have become more vulnerable in recent years because of an increase in criminal activities. Although the Xiayi incident may be an extreme example, the media have been reporting that quite a few "left-behind" women and children are falling victims to sexual assaults, and many elderly people are living in miserable conditions and suffering from depression.
Efforts need to be made to increase transparency in the military to help eliminate corruption and ensure its fighting capabilities
A man in his 60s set himself on fire outside Tokyo's Shinjuku railway station on Sunday to protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to lift the ban on collective self-defense.
THE 2010 FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE Act represents a significant initiative by the United States to tackle offshore tax evasion. But it has not been popular with Chinese authorities, especially the banking sector, in part because it was considered an extra burden.
In response to illegal soccer gambling during the World Cup period, the Ministry of Public Security recently issued an urgent notice demanding a severe crackdown on not only crimes committed by gambling gangs but also on online gambling.
The two-day state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Republic of Korea is significant not least because he is visiting the ROK before the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as has been the established practice. Accordingly, many expect his visit to yield greater results.
The recent agreement between the United States and China to implement a new US law aimed at penalizing overseas Americans for evading tax should be welcomed, because it will generate many economic benefits. For example, the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) will also enable Beijing to get information on Chinese taxpayers in the US and help it bring tax evaders to justice.
On Wednesday, Ji Wenlin, former vice-governor of Hainan province, was expelled from the Party and removed from the official post for taking bribes and adultery. A few days ago, Xu Jie, deputy chief of the State Bureau for Letters and Calls was removed from his post for the same reason. Such cases have sparked an online debate on whether adultery constitutes a crime under China's laws.
To prevent them sparking a catastrophic conflict between powers, strategic misjudgments must be avoided and the folly of allies curbed
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