As China's economy enters a new normal with a moderately slower growth rate, a question may arise among some in other countries whether its economic train will give others a free ride like it did in the past and whether such a pick-me-up is still attractive.
AT A RECENT CONFERENCE TO REVIEW THE DRAFT LAW on detention centers, which was organized by the China Law Society at the request of the State Council, experts fiercely debated whether detention centers should remain under the control of the police. Many law experts advocated putting them under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice to prevent police from abusing their powers. Comments:
RECENT REPORTS REVEAL THAT THOUSANDS of rural families in Anhui province suffered from a heavy decline in rice output or even no yield at all after using "Liangyou 0293" seeds provided by Longping Hightech company last October, with some of the victims blaming the company for false advertisements and concealing information about the defects in their seeds. Longping Hightech said that weather conditions and rice blast disease caused the losses. Comments:
LESS THAN EIGHT months after being promoted from a neighboring city, Gao Jinsong, Party chief of Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, was sacked and placed under investigation on Friday for seriously violating Party disciplines and the law. Two of his predecessors Qiu He, who was the Party chief in Kunming from 2007 to 2011, and Zhang Tianxin, who was the head from 2011 to 2014, were also investigated for corruption this year. Comments:
After more than 50 countries and regions joined or applied to join the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank by March 31, the United States changed its attitude toward the bank. From publicly criticizing its allies for joining the AIIB, the US is now emphasizing that the bank should follow the "high standards" set by other global or regional financial institutions such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank.
Last week, a 70-year-old Chinese woman from Heilongjiang province died on the Great Wall after she was knocked down by a tourist from Canada, who reportedly was running quickly down some steps.
Guangchangwu (square dancing or outdoor dancing) has become a popular recreational activity across China, especially among dama. Just as dama has become a term many use to jocularly describe middle age or elderly women, so too has square dancing become a despised or funny activity for some.
Archives are supposed to be resources from which people can obtain a real picture of past. However, the Japanese government and some Japanese scholars are hoping to create an archive that does the opposite.
Consumer inflation moderated to 1.2 percent in China during the first three months of the year, the lowest reading since the fourth quarter of 2009, indicating further room for policy easing amid sluggish economic activities.
Shanghai has edged out New York to become the global leader for new company listings during the first quarter after raising 33.4 billion yuan ($5.4 billion).
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