China's top leader Xi Jinping opened his heart to 206 county-level Party chiefs and advised them as a caring elder to go all out to achieve the new standards for officials before they return to their posts this weekend after two months of intensive studies.
County-level Party chiefs are the "frontline commanders in chief", top leader Xi Jinping has said. County chiefs are often thought of as "sesame officials" who don't have much power, but Xi told 206 county Party chiefs whom he met with in Beijing that their governments have taken on more responsibility in reforms, promotion of the rule of law and the enforcement of strict Party discipline.
Imagine this: It's morning, about 10:30, you are at work sitting around a table with colleagues attending a regular weekly meeting. Maybe it's abuzz with ideas, or perhaps you have tuned out and you are letting your mind wander where it will, pondering the merits of another coffee or what to eat for lunch. Then, the door bursts open, and ... and then, there will never be another coffee or lunch.
The media usually know what the public is most eager to read or see after major accidents or natural disasters, especially if they claim lives. In such circumstances, media outlets go on an overdrive to meet people's needs and address their concerns.
Three hooded gunmen shot dead 12 people in the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a Paris-based satirical magazine, on Wednesday in the deadliest attack in France in more than half a century, which French President Francois Hollande has called "an act of exceptional barbarism".
In his New Year address, top leader Xi Jinping lauded the newly opened South-North Water Diversion Project.
Before a court issues its verdict on a suspected corrupt official, the media should not organize virtual kangaroo courts to pronounce him/her guilty, because every suspect has the right to a fair trial. The media should know that trying to twist a case or influence a judgment is an abuse of the freedom of expression and one's right to defense.
From nine to seven, then from seven to four: The reduction in the number of senior high schools in Rudong county, Jiangsu province, in the past four years has been a cruel but irreversible trend in the eyes of Chen Jian, deputy head of the county's education bureau.
Rudong resident Shi Junping, 47, said living in an aging community hasn't really had any effect on her life because her work as a chartered car driver is steady, and her taxi driver husband can also earn a living without too many problems.
More than 20 percent of African people staying in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, are earning more than 30,000 yuan ($4,838) a month, according to a recent survey by Southern Metropolis Daily.
Sonam Droma quit her comfortable job in the public sector three years ago to set up an online store that sells traditional goods from the Tibet autonomous region.
An air passenger who ignored warnings from flight attendants and used her phone repeatedly during landing was placed under five days' administrative detention by airport police.
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