Garbage recycling a necessity

Last Saturday, there was a public protest in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, over a planned waste incinerator. Because of the health and environmental concerns associated with them, this is not the first protest against plans for a waste incinerator in recent years.

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Li opens up new vistas in African ties

Premier Li Keqiang's just concluded four-nation visit to Africa was as profound as it was potentially game changing. From the look of things, Li's first visit to Africa since assuming office in 2013 heralds a completely new, re-invigorated and expanded horizon in Sino-African cooperation.

Manila violates UN Convention

The Philippines detained 11 Chinese fishermen for unverifiable crime after seizing their vessel near China's Half Moon Shoal in the South China Sea on May 6. On Monday, the Philippines defied China's demand to free the fishermen and charged nine of them with poaching more than 500 endangered sea turtles. Two fishermen, both minors, will be sent back home.

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MH370 and analysis of ping data

From the Chinese press

Superstitious officials a shame

Neocolonialism nonsense

It is clear from Premier Li's visit that China is endeavoring to help African countries grow beyond just being resource suppliers

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RCEP talks should focus on early harvest

The fifth round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership talks are set to commence in Singapore in June, barely two months after the conclusion of the fourth round, a sign that the efforts of 16 Asian countries to create the world's biggest free trade area are gaining momentum. Measures to overcome the challenges in the follow-up negotiations were high on the agenda at the 24th summit of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and related meetings, which concluded on Sunday.

Facing up to troublemakers

A CHINESE DEEP-SEA OIL RIG, OPERATING IN our own territorial waters near the Xisha Islands, has been harassed repeatedly by Vietnamese vessels, some of them naval vessels.

Supervisers supervised

News came last Friday that an official of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, Wei Jian, was under investigation for disciplinary violations and illegal activities.

Setting in train Africa's railways

China and Kenya signed a co-financing deal on Sunday to build a railway linking Nairobi to Mombasa, a critical infrastructure project to boost regional trade and deepen integration in East Africa. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said interconnection in East Africa and in Africa at large will fundamentally boost economic development of African countries.