HONG KONG POLICE ON THURSDAY TOOK LONG-AWAITED action to clear the largest stronghold of the illegal "Occupy Central" campaign. The successful clearing operation officially spelled defeat for the "umbrella revolution" - the Hong Kong version of the "color revolution".
This Saturday China will observe the first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims following the decision made by the country's top legislature on Feb 27.
This year's Nobel Peace Prize shows that generations and nations can stand side by side to demand a better world for children. But it also puts in stark relief the injustice of a world where education can be classed a crime, a 15-year-old girl is shot simply for wanting to learn, and boys and girls are forced to spend their childhood working in factories.
Should the eve of the Lunar New Year be declared a public holiday? "Holiday for Spring Festival's Eve" has become a popular call on several forums and social media platforms, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the annual family reunion dinner.
Many more babies will be born before the Year of the Horse ends, because couples in China try to avoid having babies in the Year of the Sheep, which starts on Feb 19, 2015. The reason: traditionally it is believed that "sheep babies" lead lives difficult.
The Chinese stock market experienced a "black Tuesday" this week, as its key index fluctuated by 9 percent in one day.
There should be a line demarcating where parents' expression of love ends and child molestation begins. Besides, acts of affection should be within the confines of social norms, says an article in Southern Metropolis Daily. Excerpts:
The 20-centimeter bicycle lane in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is a violation of cyclists' right to use the road, says an article on gmw.cn. Excerpts:
China has begun the next phase in its development as a leading global country. Structural reforms and partial liberalization are easing its reliance on growth through investments and net exports mainly driven by manufacturing. Instead, a model based more on domestic consumption and services and strongly driven by innovation is emerging.
Editor's Note: From 1937 to 1945, China fought a war to resist Japanese aggression, led by the Communist Party of China mostly in the north and the then ruling Kuomintang party largely in the south. Professor Tonglin Lu talks with Ed Zhang of China Daily about the roles of the two forces as reflected in some previously little-known documents in the US wartime intelligence archives.
LIU TIENAN, FORMER VICE-MINISTER OF THE National Development and Reform Commission, the top economic planner, and also former head of the National Energy Administration, received a life sentence on Wednesday for taking bribes.
Liu Tienan is the first senior official to have fallen because his corruption clues were reported through a micro blog; during investigations about his corruption, the authorities also actively interacted with ordinary citizens online. Several cases have since followed the same mode and they have sent a positive signal that the top leadership welcomes public participation in fighting graft.
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