The words of Francisco de Paula Santander, a Colombian military and political leader of the early 19th century, are inscribed high above the Palace of Justice in Bogota: "Weapons have given you independence. Laws will give you freedom." Powerful words by a man who was known as "el hombre de las leyes" (the man of the laws).
Although some protestors are still battling police, the "pro-democracy" protests in Hong Kong will eventually fizzle out, as Hong Kong residents' support for the protest is waning. Now it is time to examine the causes, effects and validity of the protests.
Beggars are using emaciated camels in Foshan, Guangdong province, to exploit people's compassion to get alms, a person recently wrote in his micro blog. Such scenes, however, are not restricted to Foshan, for since early this year beggars have been using ill-fed camels in several major cities, including Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong province and Xiamen in Fujian province, to seek alms.
China is a vast nation full of talented people. The country has proven its might, growing into the second-largest economy. It is expected to surpass the United States in the near future. It is an amazing feat, but it shows that success does not come easy. To grow further, China would do well to heed the author's advice.
A shopping mall managing company in Dongguan, Guangdong province, has decided to divide garbage collectors into two categories, regardless of their workload, and thus offers different salaries to the two groups.
The Beijing local government has decided to allow children up to 1.3 meters tall - increased from 1.2 meters - to travel free on the subway. This is a welcome move, which will help parents of tens of thousands of children in the city to save some money, says an article of the guancha.gmw.cn. Excerpts:
Editor's Note: The 21st Finance Ministers' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, will be held in Beijing on Tuesday.
Kanji - the characters derived from Chinese and adapted into written Japanese - are so visible in Japan that visitors from China may have an occasional illusion that they are still in their own country.
IF GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY IS A YARDSTICK for gauging the quality of governance, very few local governments, or even many central government departments, measure up to even the lowest standard required when it comes to the disclosure of information to the public.
To prevent the authorities from abusing the law, it is necessary to promote transparency in governance and allow ordinary citizens to supervise power. Sunshine is the best cure for corruption and an indispensable guarantee of the rule of law.
Corruption and the wealth gap between the rich and the poor have become the biggest obstacles for society's progress, so authorities have to launch an intensive anti-corruption campaign to clear the road to smooth economic and social development.
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