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Tobacco control a tough task

[2014-11-26 07:37]

ON MONDAY, CHINA'S CABINET PUBLISHED draft regulations for a smoking ban in all indoor public venues to solicit public opinions. The first national administrative rule of its kind, the draft points to more attention on tobacco control from the top authorities.

Rules must not go up in smoke

[2014-11-26 07:37]

Past tobacco-control experiences in China indicate a well-made rule will only become beautiful empty talk if it is not effectively implemented.

Cartoon

[2014-11-26 07:40]

Cartoon

FTAs form base of regional integration

[2014-11-26 07:37]

China, the Republic of Korea and Japan are holding the sixth round of talks for a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Tokyo.

Lessons from Sino-Indian border issue

[2014-11-26 07:37]

The Indian media have one obsession: the Sino-Indian border issue. From time to time, the Indian media have reported "Chinese troops crossing the border" into Indian territory. Such allegations have not only been denied by Chinese spokespersons, but in many cases brushed aside by senior Indian officials.

Help parents who've lost only child

[2014-11-26 07:37]

The Beijing municipal commission of health and family planning has just announced that since Jan 1, 2014 Beijing has increased the financial aid to mothers aged above 49 years old who have lost their only child from 200 yuan ($35.6) to 500 yuan a month, and their husbands from 160 yuan to 400 yuan.

Let e-bikes take a free ride

[2014-11-26 07:37]

Comment on "Should e-bikes be banned in China?" (China Daily website, Nov 15)

Promote Palace Museum with care

[2014-11-26 07:37]

The Palace Museum mascots, Zhuangzhuang and Meimei, meaning strong and beautiful in Chinese, were introduced to the public in Xiamen, Fujian province, over the weekend.

State monopolies face a shake-up

[2014-11-25 07:44]

China is to end a monopoly over the production and sale of table salt, dismantling a system that has been in place in various guises for more than 2,000 years and run by a state monopoly since 1950. The disbanding of the salt monopoly will start in 2016 and be complete by 2017.

Abe exploits ballot to extend tenure

[2014-11-25 07:44]

Two years ago the Liberal Democratic Party, in opposition, won a landslide victory in the general election, putting Shinzo Abe in office for a second time as prime minister. But his mandate was less than meets the eye. Abe himself saw the results as a rejection of the then ruling Democratic Party of Japan rather than support for the LDP.

Clear up surcharges in doubt

[2014-11-25 07:44]

ARE THE MANY TYPES OF SURCHARGES CHINESE residents pay legitimate? Can the government departments that collect such fees give a clear account of how the money they have collected has been used? These are not just questions concerning governing transparency; the lack of a legal basis for many surcharges reflects how far China has to go in governing according to the law.