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Tale of two regions after World War II

On Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the joint houses of the US Congress in Washington. That day is also the official birthday of the late Japanese Emperor Hirohito; were he alive (he died in 1989) he would be celebrating his 114th birthday. It is worth reflecting on the implications of the coincidence of these two events.

ASEAN being hijacked by some of its members

The Chairman's Statement of the 26th ASEAN Summit issued on Tuesday, which resorted to insinuations at China's construction activities on its stationed islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands, is totally unreasonable and unacceptable.

Don't blame education system for one 'failure'

People skeptical of the value of higher education have got another excuse to lash out at those arguing in favor of higher studies. And that excuse is the sensational but tragic story of 38-year-old Xiao Lan (alias) who got her PhD from a US university but was repatriated to China recently after she lost her job and became homeless.

AIIB will uphold high standards

Since last month, the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has been constantly in the global spotlight. The popularity of the bank culminated on April 15 when a total of 57 countries were approved as founding members.

Nation must be alert to middle-income trap

Finance Minister Lou Jiwei's warning that the country has a "greater-than-50-percent" chance of falling into the middle-income trap in the next five to 10 years sounded sensational because he is the first at that level to say so.

A friend in times of need

The destructive 8.1-magnitude earthquake in Nepal, which has caused huge casualties to the small Himalayan nation, is once again testing the global ability to make joint rescue and disaster relief efforts.

Repatriation of jobless PhD holder reflects personal, social concerns

THE STORY OF XIAOLAN, A 38-OLD-YEAR WOMAN who got her PhD from a US university but was repatriated recently after losing her job and becoming homeless, has been doing the rounds on the Internet, with many saying she has poor social skills despite having a doctorate's degree. Comments:

Holding on to hukou system is not necessary

WU SHULIANG, A 39-YEAR-OLD GUARD in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, was diagnosed as having terminal lung cancer in 2013. Although he no longer desires to live, he has to take painful treatment and pay the cost to stay alive because his son and wife will not get a local hukou, or residence registration, until June next year. Comments:

Don't pursue feng shui with public funds

CHEN HONGPING, the former Party secretary of Jieyang city in South China's Guangdong province, who was expelled from the Party and sacked from his post two years ago for taking bribes, reportedly spent 3.5 million yuan ($564,180) of public money on a mausoleum according to feng shui principles for himself. The superstitious official even encouraged his juniors to learn more about feng shui and apply it to local urban planning. Comments:

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