Gang chief's rise reveals election loopholes

A 34-year-old man who was elected as a deputy to the local people's congress, or local legislature, in Hanbin district of Ankang, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, in 2011, has turned out to be a gang leader involved in the local underworld.

Telling tale, but one that does not reflect all

Thanks to surveillance video, an elderly man was proved to have falsely accused a helpful student of being the cause of his fall at a crossroads. However, it is too hasty to conclude that the elderly in general have low moral standards. Comments:

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Piracy-free oceans - myth or reality?

Counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden could not have been more successful. No commercial ships have been hijacked since 2013, compared with 46 ships in 2010. At the 18th Plenary Session of Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia at the UN headquarters on July 8, 2015, the European Union reiterated its "two zeros" goal for this year - zero ships and zero seafarers in the hands of Somali pirates.

Sino-US ties will shape future world order

Editor's Note: Organized by the Beijing-based University of International Relations on July 4-5, the international symposium on "Shared Security: World Peace & Global Governance" saw more than 70 scholars from home and abroad sharing their opinions. Following are the comments of some of the scholars:

Official inefficiency turns tourist site into lost paradise

My recent trip to Kunming in Southwest China's Yunnan province was quite disappointing: the food was exotic and delicious, and the climate pleasant, but I did not enjoy them.

Opportunity to chart a common course

With more than 100 business executives in his entourage, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's state visit to China is heavily business-oriented.

United against terrorism

The terrorist attack on a hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Sunday, which killed a Chinese embassy guard and 14 others, is a fresh reminder that terrorism poses a common threat to all and that countries need to work together to crack down on this evil force.

Punishing the extortionists can solve 'to help or not' dilemma

The Beijing government is expected to introduce a "good people" amendment to the capital's regulations so that people who fall in the street and then willfully incriminate passing strangers, who extend a helping hand, in an attempt to extort money from them, are duly punished. Comments:

Escalator tragedy shows cost of negligence

A woman in her early 30s was killed in a department store in Jingzhou, Central China's Hubei province on Saturday, when a metal panel at the top of an escalator collapsed beneath her. The woman managed to push her two-year-old toddler to safety before falling into the machinery. Comments:

Loopholes in paid leave law need closing

About 50 percent of Chinese employees choose not to take paid leave, fearing it will jeopardize their chances of future promotion or give their employers the impression they are lazy, according to a recent nationwide survey conducted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Comments: