The quarrel between rural villagers who say they have harvested little with super hybrid rice seeds and the seed provider Longping Hightech has a lot to do with not only the reputation of China's hybrid rice but also the credibility of the government.
As part of its broader anti-corruption campaign, China's accelerated efforts to hunt for corrupt officials who have fled overseas demonstrate its zero tolerance toward corruption.
CAO PEIWU, AN OFFICIAL FROM THE XINJIANG Uygur autonomous region in Northwest China recently sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking bribes that exceeded as much as 1 million yuan ($161,000 ) at a time, was found to be leading an extremely simple life. Comments:
THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION is reported to have recently issued an official letter to Chongqing municipality, requiring it to stop constructing Xiaonanhai hydropower station, which has aroused controversy since the plan was raised in the 1990s, because it might harm the ecology and violate the natural protection area in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Comments:
THE NATIONAL HEALTH and Family Planning Commission, the top health authority, stressed it has not given the green light to online medical diagnoses and treatment advice out of concerns for patients' safety. Comments:
Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her second bid for the US presidency on Sunday.
Are you tired of exaggerated Hollywood action movies that defy common sense? But once you watch some Chinese dramas on the war against Japanese invasion and occupation in the 1930s and 1940s, you will realize the Hollywood flicks are much better.
Today, more than 2.1 billion people - nearly 30 percent of the global population - are overweight or obese. That is nearly two and a half times the number of adults and children who are undernourished. Obesity is responsible for about 5 percent of deaths worldwide.
Beijing has taken a smart decision by retaining a "retired" minister as China's climate change representative, because he knows well the tough negotiators, such as Todd Stern of the United States, and the cards they are likely to play in the run-up to and at the crucial climate change conference in Paris in December.
Recent remarks from high-ranking US politicians on China's disputes in the South and East China seas with some of its neighbors breach the United States commitment not to take sides in the disputes. The US' inconsistency and capriciousness will only tarnish its own image and raise tensions in the region.
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