On Jan 1, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States held a ceremony at Twin Oaks to "raise the flag". It was the first time it has done so since Washington severed its official relations with Taipei in 1979.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi thanked visiting Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Sunday for Canberra's support in the fight against Islamic State militants.
On Jan 4, the first day after the New Year holiday, the website of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Committee announced that Yang Weize, the Party chief of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, was under investigation due to serious violation of the Party's discipline.
After several years of drift and decline, relations between China and the United States ended 2014 in a modestly improved condition.
THE FORMER PARTY CHIEF of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, East China, is under investigation for corruption and Party discipline violations. Yang Weize is the first "tiger", or senior corrupt official, to be caught in the anti-corruption net in 2015. Comments:
URBAN MANAGEMENT officials have installed a device that sprays water from under the eaves of a hotel in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in order to chase away the homeless people residing underneath. Comments:
Apart from praying for the victims of the Shanghai New Year's Eve stampede on Tuesday, which is the seventh day, a traditional day to mourn the dead in China, thinking about how such a tragedy can be prevented in the future is a must.
It is difficult to find a path of reform that can stimulate innovation and competition while maintaining fairness. It is more difficult to stick to the path resolutely when the way ahead is riddled with obstacles.
Editor's Note: The deaths of 36 people in the Shanghai stampede on New Year's Eve have sparked a serious public debate over how it has been reported. Two open letters posted on the Internet, along with a media scholar's comment, analyze the controversy reflected in the debate. Excerpts:
When TV drama The Empress of China, or Saga of Wu Zetian, returned to the small screen this year after a "temporary pause due to technical problems", it was more about big heads than big breasts.
After the New Year, Li Zunru, a retired journalist posted on weibo, the Chinese version of twitter, an apology for spreading a piece of April Fool's Day false news in the early 1980s that said "the United States Military Academy (at West Point) learns from Lei Feng".
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