SEVERAL DOCTORS IN SICHUAN PROVINCE have complained via micro blogs that one of their colleagues, Zhou Xiaohui, committed suicide after becoming embroiled in a dispute with a patient, who was demanding high compensation and disturbing his normal life. However, the hospital where Zhou worked said it was not sure why he committed suicide. Comments:
AS THIS YEAR'S Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, approaches, cheating in the funeral industry is rampant, according to Xinhua News Agency. Besides the exorbitant service-related items like cinerary caskets and flowers, some local funeral homes even use fake bodies and certificates to rake in huge profits from relatives of the dead. Comments:
The evacuation of Chinese from war-torn Yemen once again demonstrates China's will and capability to protect its nationals overseas at a rather short notice.
China's unprecedented campaign against corruption is aimed at facilitating administrative reforms, which, in turn, will help implement the basic principle of the Constitution that "all power belongs to the people". The anti-corruption campaign, however, is also said to have lowered the efficiency levels of some government officials.
Unable to cope with the pressure of homework, an 11-year-old schoolgirl jumped to her death from her seventh-floor balcony in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on March 30, highlighting anew the tremendous stress that today's students have to endure. The tragedy occurred after the fourth grader's mother brought her home from school to complete her homework.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been invited to address a joint session of US Congress on April 29 during his eight-day visit to the United States. The right-wing politician will be the first Japanese prime minister to do so.
When judicial independence is emphasized in China as a prerequisite for the carriage of justice in judicial practice, stopping government leaders at all levels from having their finger in the pie of legal proceedings has never been so important.
The new heavy air pollution emergency response program introduced by the Beijing authorities will more effectively help curb the smog that plagues the capital.
It was recently reported that Ji Baocheng, former president of Renmin University of China and a vice ministerial-level official, has already received due punishments in private at the end of last year. Details of his punishments are yet to be confirmed, as none of the parties concerned has come forward to make a statement. Comments:
The Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa reiterated Japan's determination to secure a permanent Security Council seat on Monday, saying that it is his country's responsibility to become a UNSC member. The country's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last month expressed similar intentions. Comments:
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