THE SAGA OF WU ZETIAN, a popular royal-themed TV drama, has had most shots of exposed cleavages cut and replaced with close-ups, which aroused a wave of discussions on-line. Comments:
Corruption, environmental pollution and widening wealth gap are the side-effects of China's fast economic growth and industrialization over the past 30 years, and these are evidence that reforms in some key areas are overdue.
The economic geography of the world is changing. The eurozone faces the specter of another round of stagnation, Japan has slipped into recession, and the United States, despite relatively strong performance in the latter part of the year, has raised concerns worldwide with its exit from quantitative easing.
In a recent joint circular, the General Offices of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council reiterated the ban on the use of public funds to pay "bonuses" to employees and prevent "holiday corruption" during New Year's Day and the upcoming Spring Festival.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was reelected on Dec 24 for a third term, has an uphill battle to prove that he no longer harbors a revisionist historical view that whitewashes the atrocities of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has used a popular Internet phrase "giving it one's best shot" to praise officials at all levels in his New Year Speech.
Central State-owned enterprises launched a pilot pay reform at the beginning of this year. The pilot reform of the salary system for the executives of State-owned enterprises directly under the central government's supervision introduced at the beginning of this year will serve as an example for reform of the salary system for SOEs nationwide.
It was like clockwork: Touchdown. Turnover. Touchdown. Turnover. Touchdown.
Cardale Jones came through again at the Sugar Bowl. Ezekiel Elliott ran all over mighty Alabama. And Urban Meyer's quest to turn Ohio State into SEC North is one victory away from a national championship.
Steven Gerrard is poised to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, ending a 25-year association with the English giant.
Frank Lampard's future became the subject of fresh speculation after he sent Manchester City into a tie atop the Premier League standings with the winning goal in Thursday's 3-2 victory over Sunderland.
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