Business of degree certificates

THE SALE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DEGREES BY universities and the purchase of them by officials have long been an open secret. Such programs have been a source of revenue for universities and a way for officials to obtain unearned academic credentials.

Course of treatment takes effect

EMBA courses have long been blamed as a platform for businesspersons and officials to form alliances and trade with power. As officials are no longer signing up for the courses, business people would do better to concentrate on taking courses themselves to improve the performance of their companies. Those institutions that provide EMBA courses also need to raise the quality of their courses as they will now need to compete for students. Let's hope the EMBA courses can be purified.

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Stronger chain of collaboration

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away", is an English idiom that encourages people to eat fresh fruit and vegetables to stay healthy. But how do you know if that apple is really healthy or whether it might send you to hospital with a dose of poison from the chemicals it contains?

China and EU can share experiences

The European Union's new leadership structure has largely taken shape after prolonged months of bargaining, consultations and elections, and, in November, Jean-Claude Juncker is due to take office as the head of the European Commission, the EU's executive arm.

Fight for food safety

THE SHOCKWAVES CAUSED BY THE PROBLEMATIC cooking oil recycled from kitchen waste in Taiwan have yet to create ripples on the mainland although it has been revealed that some food made with such oil may have crossed the Straits. Yet, there is no reason for consumers on the mainland to be optimistic about the food safety situation and neither is there any reason for watchdogs to relax their vigilance against substandard or unsafe food products.

Watchdogs must not lag behind

More shocking than the rampancy of gutter oil is the fact that it passed the tests of supervising departments. The scandal calls for a mechanism in which the food we get can be traced back to original producers and ingredient suppliers. The move might involve a huge cost, but it would be worth it because it might save the health of thousands of people.

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To eliminate IS, US has to back Syria

There is a popular saying about Apple's new products: When Apple founder Steve Jobs was at the helm of affairs, people knew nothing but the name of a new product before it hit the market, after Tim Cook took over the reins, people know all but the name of a product before its launch.

Apple stretching itself thinner and thinner

So there it is then, after what seems like months and months of supposed sneak-peek previews, what we're being offered is exactly what the rumors suggested - a revolutionary new device that will transform our lives.

Films vis-a-vis nations' global role

This year has seen two primates leading at the box office: Sun Wukong the Monkey King, and Caesar in The Planet of the Apes franchise. The chest-thumping action aside, let us discuss their very different leadership styles and cultural backgrounds.

Does NATO summit signal a return to the Cold War?

It smells cold war. At the NATO summit in Wales early this month, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko sat next to US President Barack Obama, their fingers pointing at Russia. The leaders of the 28 member countries pledged financial and military support to Ukraine. They also reaffirmed their collective resolve and commitment.