Despite the easing of the family planning policy last year that allows couples where either party is a single child to have two children, many scholars are advocating that China should relax the family planning policy further. And since the number of families applying to have a second child under the recent reform has not been as high as expected, they argue preferential policies are needed to encourage families to have a second child. Last month, Mei Zhiqiang, a political advisor to Shanxi provincial committee, went even so far as to suggest that China should make it compulsory for every family to have two children.
The Korean Peninsula is witnessing what has become an annual tit-for-tat drama. Ignoring the vehement protests of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United States and the Republic of Korea started their joint military drills, codenamed "Key Resolve" and "Foal Eagle", on March 2. While Washington and Seoul insist the exercises are defensive and non-provocative in nature, Pyongyang says they are "dangerous nuclear war drills ... (aimed at) invading the DPRK".
Thanks to a strong wind from Sunday on, clear blue sky appeared on Monday after heavy smog had shrouded Beijing for two days.
With German Chancellor Angela Merkel kicking off a working visit to Japan on Monday, Tokyo would not be its opportunistic self if it did not try to turn Berlin into a cheerleader for its bid to be a "normal country".
UPON ATTENDING THE PANEL DISCUSSION of the Jiangxi provincial delegation at the ongoing session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, and hearing they achieved satisfactory economic results last year, top leader Xi Jinping noted that the anti-corruption campaign is a boost to sustainable economic prosperity instead of a drag on development. Comments:
MINISTER OF EDUCATION YUAN GUIREN said in a recent interview that all national-level bonus marks for the annual National College Entrance Exam, or gaokao, will be cancelled in 2015, while over 60 percent of the province-level bonuses will be cut. Bonus marks for students with special abilities, such as sporting prowess, have long been criticized for being unfair. Comments:
ONLY AROUND 68 percent of scheduled flights in the Chinese mainland arrived on time last year, which was 4 percent less than in 2013, said Li Jun, director of China Air Transport Association at a panel discussion of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing on Sunday. Apart from changeable factors such as the weather, the poor management of the country's airspace is to blame for the increasing delays, Li added. Comments:
The rule of law and strictly regulating the Party are two of "Four Comprehensives" put forward by the top leader Xi Jinping recently as a blueprint for realizing the rejuvenation of the nation.
Smog is a hot topic at the Two Sessions with Premier Li Keqiang vowing to enforce environmental regulations in the Government Work Report.
Shaolin Temple has kicked up a storm with its plans to build a modern Buddhism practice center and a four-star hotel in Shoalhaven city, Australia at the cost of 360 million Australian dollars ($281.2 million).
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