Pragmatic and workable reform measures are expected to boost the development of the country's widely maligned world of soccer, says a People's Daily article.
FOR EVERY ONE WRITER THERE ARE 99 PIRATES, ready to copy - that sentence, quoted from a recent Xinhua News Agency report, best describes the rampant violation of copyrights on WeChat, a social media platform popular in China. Many accounts do not produce any original content at all and all they post are copied articles. Comments:
AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE who have bought an air ticket are falling prey to a scam in which they receive a message saying their flight has been canceled and they need to pay to change it. The messages contain detailed information about the passengers' names, flight numbers, even their ID card numbers, and reports suggest airline companies, ticket agencies or their staff members are guilty of having sold passenger information. Comments:
A CHINESE LEUKEMIA patient named Lu Yong, who was arrested for reportedly purchasing unlicensed anticancer drugs overseas for himself and other patients via an illegal credit card, was released on Jan 29 in Yuanjiang, Hunan province. Comments:
"The political ecology in some places is so corrupt that clean officials are rounded up and hunted by those that are corrupt," said Wang Qishan, China's discipline chief, in a speech at the Fifth Plenary Session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China.
The No. 1 Central Document once again highlights the importance of modernizing agriculture. But many obstacles have to be overcome before agriculture can be truly modernized.
US President Barack Obama again praised the landmark China-US climate deal in his State of Union address. China's extensive coal-burning factories and auto emissions are widely blamed for the poor quality air in the country, but one important sector is often overlooked - its runaway real estate sector.
The abductions of Vietnamese women by "matrimonial agencies" to get them married to Chinese men have become a sore point for China. The "matrimonial agents" get handsomely paid for "introducing" the abducted Vietnamese women to Chinese bachelors desperate for a wife regardless of her nationality, making the marriages a brutal violation of human rights and criminal law. Such cases are nothing but human trafficking.
The actions of Alexis Tsipras, who heads the new Greek government, have been swifter than most expected, as he bids to deliver on the promises he made to voters in the run-up to the election on Jan 25.
In whatever form and on whatever occasion, should a president of the United States meet with the Dalai Lama, it will unquestionably step on China's toes and therefore cast a shadow over US-China relations. This should be clear to all US politicians.
Looking for internal driving forces for economic recovery and improving the global economic governance are two important tasks for the international community. But it requires sober judgment, clear objectives, strong leadership and mutually beneficial cooperation to address the risks and uncertainties facing the global economy, says an article in People's Daily.
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