Wednesday is the seventh day after the deadly explosions in Tianjin, North China. On this traditional day of mourning for the dead, the central government has reiterated its promise of a thorough investigation to identify the cause of the accident and those who should be held responsible.
Given China's poor soccer performances for decades, the Chinese Football Association has gained as poor a reputation among domestic soccer fans as the country's soccer team has.
THE AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL of college students on the Chinese mainland continues to worsen, according to a report jointly released by the Youth Development Department of the General Administration of Sport and Beijing Sport University on Saturday. However, the physical health of primary and secondary school students has slightly improved after years of decline. Comments:
AN INVESTIGATION BY THE AUTHORITIES in Guizhou province in Southwest China found that hospitals at various levels in six cities were colluding with healthy residents to get money from the medical insurance fund. The residents cannot get the money without the hospitals, which issue the invoices required, and the hospitals need the "patients" as they cannot access the fund themselves. Comments:
THE LOCAL government in Shaxian county, East China's Fujian province, is trying to establish a group for the fast food chain Shaxian Snack, which has grabbed an increasing share in the domestic market since the 1990s. Excerpts:
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took reluctant steps toward saying the right things in his speech on Aug 14 commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
The defeat of Chinese students at the hands of their US counterparts at this year's International Mathematical Olympiad has sparked a public discussion. But this is not the first time that China has lost in the IMO - this is China's sixth loss in the 25 years it has been participating in the contest.
Last month, the US nudged China to win this year's International Mathematical Olympiad, its first in 21 years, prompting Chinese netizens to express shock. Although some netizens have reacted very strongly to the loss, the standard of mathematics in China has indeed been on a gradual decline, with some people even demonizing it as a subject.
China and the United States held their 19th Human Rights Dialogue in Washington last week during which officials from the two sides discussed the human rights situations in both countries and exchanged views in a candid and professional manner.
The seventh news conference for the massive explosions in Tianjin, which was held on Monday, has drawn special attention amid rising media and public questioning of the timeliness, sufficiency and effectiveness of previous information disclosures.
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