China has resolved to build a stronger military to meet the needs of safeguarding its land and people, as well as its growing interests overseas. But this legitimate and reasonable choice has incurred unnecessary concerns and even finger pointing from the outside world.
China's endless innovation upgrading, from Alibaba's "face-brushing" shopping model, to the "car networking" system of Datang Telecom and Haier's "air box" for wireless connections to home appliances, will inject an inexhaustible vitality into its economy.
AT A RECENT environmental supervision conference, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said it had finished analyzing the chief air pollution sources in nine major cities nationwide. Exhaust fume from vehicles was the major pollutant in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Shenzhen. Vehicle exhaust emissions and dust were the primary pollutants in Tianjin, Shanghai and Ningbo. Comments:
SEVERAL DOCTORS IN SICHUAN PROVINCE have complained via micro blogs that one of their colleagues, Zhou Xiaohui, committed suicide after becoming embroiled in a dispute with a patient, who was demanding high compensation and disturbing his normal life. However, the hospital where Zhou worked said it was not sure why he committed suicide. Comments:
AS THIS YEAR'S Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, approaches, cheating in the funeral industry is rampant, according to Xinhua News Agency. Besides the exorbitant service-related items like cinerary caskets and flowers, some local funeral homes even use fake bodies and certificates to rake in huge profits from relatives of the dead. Comments:
The evacuation of Chinese from war-torn Yemen once again demonstrates China's will and capability to protect its nationals overseas at a rather short notice.
China's unprecedented campaign against corruption is aimed at facilitating administrative reforms, which, in turn, will help implement the basic principle of the Constitution that "all power belongs to the people". The anti-corruption campaign, however, is also said to have lowered the efficiency levels of some government officials.
Unable to cope with the pressure of homework, an 11-year-old schoolgirl jumped to her death from her seventh-floor balcony in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on March 30, highlighting anew the tremendous stress that today's students have to endure. The tragedy occurred after the fourth grader's mother brought her home from school to complete her homework.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been invited to address a joint session of US Congress on April 29 during his eight-day visit to the United States. The right-wing politician will be the first Japanese prime minister to do so.
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