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Caging big corrupt 'tigers' '大老虎’入笼 ('Da lao hu' ru long)

Ukraine peace hopes dwindle

The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 17 marked a new low in the Ukraine crisis, which started last year.

Begging the question of trust on the street

What would you do if you meet an old man or woman in rags, or a young man or woman claiming to have suffered a family misfortune begging for money in a street? Would you extend a helping hand or ignore the request for assistance and walk away?

Vision for hukou reform

THE PUBLICATION OF A STATE COUNCIL document on reform of China's household registration system, or hukou, on Wednesday marks the beginning of a phase, in which the long discussed vision of a fairer system will gradually materialize.

Greater social fairness

China's household registration system, or hukou, has long separated urban and rural citizens in a discriminative manner. Public voices criticizing this traditional dual system and calling for it to be abolished have been much heard in the past decades. The groundbreaking reform is ready to put this hukou duality to an end.

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Indigenous software for phones needed

The number of Internet users in China reached 632 million in June, with 46.9 percent of the population covered by the Web, and smartphones are the most frequently used tool to access the Internet, according to the China Internet Network Information Center. A smartphone may be the most convenient medium to reach the "virtual world", but by using it a netizen exposes his/her personal information to theft.

Caging top 'tiger' invites call for deeper reform

Lay foundation for rule of law

Letters

Avoid fast food, protect health

From the Chinese press

Soldiers must not cheat their way through training

Latin America on Japan's radar

Different from his predecessors, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been conducting his diplomacy with a high profile since taking office for the second time in December 2012.

Hospitals need more than mortality ceilings

A recent draft of the standards on medical services capabilities issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission has proved controversial, as the commission has set some specific "mortality ceilings" for China's Class-2 and Class-3 general hospitals.