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Do not distort filial piety

[2014-10-29 07:53]

A publicity campaign in Liu'an, Anhui province, themed "24 Filial Piety Stories" of ancient China, have been criticized by a lot of residents for being poorly made and conveying the wrong values. In particular, people have identified one of the 24 stories, Guo Ju Burying His Son, for delivering the wrong message on filial piety.

Rule of law is key to reform

[2014-10-28 07:57]

The Fourth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, held last week in Beijing, put forward some new ideas and measures for ruling the country by law.

Weighing the Van Rompuy years of EU

[2014-10-28 07:57]

Five years ago, when the Lisbon Treaty came into effect, Brussels had great ambitions of building a "United States of the European Union". It appointed Herman Van Rompuy the first permanent president of the European Council to oversee the longer-term issues and act as a low-profile consensus builder within the EU.

Balance leniency with justice

[2014-10-28 07:57]

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL Law, the 9th set to be submitted for legislative review, will indeed help better protect citizens' rights. But they will almost certainly create confusion if they are passed as they are, and without proper elaboration.

More limits on death penalty

[2014-10-28 07:57]

The abolition of death penalty for nine types of crime will help China more easily convince other countries to extradite corruption suspects that have fled overseas.

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[2014-10-28 08:01]

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Caution, Fed laying trap ahead

[2014-10-28 07:57]

As the US Federal Reserve attempts to exit from its unconventional monetary policy, it is grappling with the disparity between the policy's success in preventing economic disaster and its failure to foster a robust recovery.

Pay rise doesn't necessarily hinder growth

[2014-10-28 07:57]

A Chinese scholar has sparked a fierce public debate by saying that the rapid pay rise will hinder China's economic growth. The remark and the subsequent debate are suggestive of a big problem China is facing: the middle-income trap.

Hike in fare not foul but could be fairer

[2014-10-28 07:57]

Beijing residents have been paying among the lowest fares in the world for using public transport since 2007 - a public transport pass entitles a person to take a bus ride for just 0.4 yuan ($0.06) and a subway ride (except on the airport line) for only 2 yuan.