Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe failed the world again when he stopped short of making a formal apology in a speech to the US Congress on Wednesday. His failure to make a strong statement of contrition for his country's past aggression also further eroded his own credibility as a politician who can squarely face up to his country's history.
In an address to a gathering to celebrate May Day and award model workers, President Xi Jinping said the country is committed to extending its development fruits to workers in a fairer manner and continuously raising their remuneration, especially workers at the grassroots level.
A VIDEO THAT SHOWS A TOURIST GUIDE in Yunnan province scolding tourists on a coach for four minutes simply because they did not purchase many goods in the shops that provide kickbacks to her has been an online hit. The tourism authorities have responded that they will probe the incident and punish the guide and her agency if they are found responsible. Comments:
A REPORT RELEASED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS on Wednesday revealed that more than 46 million migrant workers over the age of 50 are still doing physical work nationwide, or 17.1 percent of the total. Comments:
THE DEATH of a 13-year-old boy with learning difficulties in Xinyang, Henan province, is being investigated by the local civil affairs department, after he was found bruised, battered and malnourished at a local hospital on April 18. He was found by police in October having got lost on his way home and was transferred to a local orphanage as he was unable to provide his name, age or address. Comments:
Xi Jinping, the head of the Communist Party of China, and Eric Chu, the head of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang party, are due to meet in Beijing on Monday to discuss cross-Straits relations. On Sunday, Chu led a delegation to attend the Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Culture Forum in Shanghai, where he met the mainland's top political adviser Yu Zhengsheng.
The year 2015 is the most important for global development in recent memory. In July, world leaders will gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss how to finance development priorities in the years ahead. In September, heads of state meet at the United Nations to establish the Sustainable Development Goals - a group of targets and goals set for 2030. And in December, countries will gather in Paris to work out an agreement on climate change.
Are tour guides also poor workers who need protecting? That is a question that needs more discussion, especially on Workers' Day.
The other day I had a conversation with a Japanese journalist who had worked in Beijing for several years. He grew impatient when we talked about which key words Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should use for his statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War II in August.
Lyushun, a port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula in Liaoning province, is a quiet town perfect for travelers who want to see something different before the peak travel season starts.
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