More evidence to nail Japan's lies on wartime crimes

Nearly 90 newly sorted documents of the Japanese military during its occupation of Northeast China from 1931 to 1945, just released by Jilin Provincial Archive in Changchun, once again revealed Japanese war atrocities and proved how wrong Japanese right-wing politicians have been.

Beijing needs rethink on development

Beijing will indeed shift some of its administrative bodies and industries to Baoding, a city in neighboring Hebei province. But before doing so, which will divide its highly concentrated resources, Beijing needs to change its development model and promote balanced development in its own districts.

Petitioning progresses toward its end

New stipulations aim to raise awareness of the rule of law and increase the supervision over lower levels of government

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US president's missing message in Japan

During his three-day visit to Japan from April 23 to 25, US President Barack Obama seems to be focusing on the US-Japan security alliance, the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and the trilateral cooperation with Japan and South Korea. What has been missing is him raising a voice of concern over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's views on World War II history.

Obama's loss of balance

US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA MAY HAVE CONGRATULATED himself in private for apparently pulling off a difficult balancing act, but if so, he is being a little too hasty.

Prepare for worse in Ukraine

The crisis in Ukraine is still unfolding, and there is the growing possibility of a civil war, as the desire of some eastern provinces for autonomy and independence is impossible to reconcile with Kiev's determination to safeguard national integrity, and Kiev's authority in the eastern region is seriously lacking and it is incapable of controlling the situation.

US key to DPRK nuclear issue

On Wednesday, President of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to persuade the Democratic People's Republic of Korea not to conduct a fourth nuclear test when US President Barack Obama visits the ROK.

Views on divorce divorced from reality

The divorce rate in China has soared in recent years, with the Social Service Development Statistical Bulletin of the Ministry of Civil Affairs saying that the growth in divorce rate exceeded the growth in marriage rate for first time last year. Though the rising divorce rate has many social implications, many people believe it is most harmful for divorced parents' children.

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Curb craze for school districts

Future hangs in the balance

After undergoing nearly seven decades of development since the end of World War II, Asia has already taken on a new look, witnessing not only the rise of a group of industrialized countries and regions during the latter part of the 20th century, but also the emergence of a number of economies that have grown to be the engine of global economic growth in the new century.