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A Caribbean victory for diplomacy

[2014-12-24 07:53]

The announcement last week by President Barack Obama that the United States and Cuba would reestablish diplomatic relations is a startling but welcome breath of fresh air in the stalest of international stalemates.

Don't judge doctors by one action

[2014-12-24 07:53]

The recent public uproar over the online circulation of some group photographs taken by some medical staff beside an operating table in a hospital in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, reflects the deep mistrust between patients and hospitals, says an article in Beijing Youth Daily. Excerpts:

Stop underage marriage

[2014-12-24 07:53]

Early marriages among some rural communities, which can be blamed on the lack of job and career development opportunities for rural youths, reflect the imbalanced development in China, says an article in Xinhua Daily Telegraph. Excerpts:

Sustaining new-normal growth

[2014-12-23 07:53]

Editor's Note: As China's economy enters a new normal, what are its prospects and what measures are needed to maintain stable growth? Experts discussed these issues at a recent symposium on the theme of "Growth, Structure and Drivers", held by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The following are excerpts from two speeches.

Terrorism has a new name: cowardice

[2014-12-23 07:53]

Books! They are the most dangerous weapons.

Rules for realty registration

[2014-12-23 07:53]

ON MONDAY, THE STATE COUNCIL, CHINA'S CABINET, finally published the Provisional Regulations on Real Estate Registration, which will come into effect on March 1 next year. The rules involve the registration of land, waters, forestry and real estate, and many cherish the hope that it will help lay bare how many houses officials have hidden under their own names and the names of their relatives, or even ghost names.

Base for healthy housing market

[2014-12-23 07:53]

As the real estate registration regulation comes into effect, information about property ownership will be available nationwide; that's the prerequisite for collecting a tax on property ownership, instead of property trade. Only with this change in the tax system will people buy houses to live in rather than to earn profits, which, in turn will stabilize housing prices.

Cartoon

[2014-12-23 07:50]

Cartoon

Rising power should be given more say

[2014-12-23 07:53]

As 2014 draws to a close, the values enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are under threat.

Russia's opportunity to diversify economy

[2014-12-23 07:53]

Chinese language and culture have become even more important today. The two characters for the Chinese word for crisis (wei or "danger", and ji or "opportunity") are a guideline for the Russian government to overcome the current economic crisis - deal with the danger, but also look for opportunities which the crisis has created.

Film too rude and crude for Asian tastes

[2014-12-23 07:53]

The Interview may be a joke of a film, but the Sony hacking incident, and escalating war of words between detractors of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un and the reportedly pro-Kim hackers, are deadly serious matters.