Invited to deliver the graduation speech at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, I was floored by the number of Chinese students in the graduating class. But nothing surprised me more than my stopover in Singapore. I can say that I've seen China's future, and it's called Singapore.
Public misgivings about the recent incident at a military training program in Longshan county, Hunan province, have not been mitigated even after local authorities made the investigation result public. Conflicting official and non-official versions of the incident have confused people, reflecting the failure of local authorities to respond to public queries.
The cultural industry, including the film industry, has been attracting increasing amounts of capital from other industries. But more money does not necessarily translate into more good contents.
Forty students sustained injuries following a brawl involving military training instructors at a high school in an incident that has sparked heated debate among netizens.
Manny Pacquiao is setting up a boxing institute in China and believes the country has the potential to produce professional world champions.
Randy Chang is not only a company manager in Dongguan, a manufacturing and trade hub in Guangdong province, but also an enthusiastic basketball fan, who organized a team that won a number of trophies in recent years.
The growing popularity of basketball in Dongguan, Guangdong province, is a key factor behind Du Feng's determination to stay with a local professional team.
China is forging durable partnerships with APEC economies amid a rising tide of maritime international cooperation set for 2015, a senior official said.
The marine or blue economy is increasingly considered a good place to boost a country's sustainable development because of the huge economic and social potential of the seas, China's ocean watchdog said.
"China is doing a tremendous amount in so many different departments and administrations. They are very committed, too. Sustainability is high on everybody's mind. The challenges are really, really big, but the people are committed."
A new wave of international cooperation, with an emphasis on innovation and boosting the blue economy to better utilize resources, is the focus of maritime authorities, a leading specialist said.
Memetuhut Memetrozi, co-founder of the terrorist East Turkestan Islamic Movement, has urged young people not to be tricked by religious extremists or to become one, as he once did.
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