The BRICS summit in the Russian city of Ufa last week yielded many agreements and action plans, from development issues to making efforts to maintain peace. Many say the summit again reflects Russia's urgency to deliver memorable results when it hosts world leaders.
One year has passed since the Islamic State began wreaking havoc in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria. The rapid expansion of the terrorist group in the region has not only darkened the prospects of international efforts to fight terrorism, but also laid bare the failure of the Middle East policy of the United States.
That Xi Xiaoming, vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, has become the first in his institution to be targeted by the "tiger hunters" of the Communist Party of China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection inspires hopes of a thorough cleanup of the country's judiciary.
In a move to implement the national strategy of promoting the integration with neighboring Tianjin municipality and Hebei province, the Beijing government announced on Saturday that it will accelerate the construction of Tongzhou district as its "subsidiary administrative center" and relocate non-capital functions out of the densely populated city center.
To "counter the downside pressure on the local economy", all public servants in Yan'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi province are required to work on Saturdays until the end of September, according to the local government. The heads of departments will be held accountable if they do not carry forward the new regulation, which fails to mention any compensation, such as special allowances, for the extra working days. Comments:
Two ambulances in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, refused to take a choking baby to hospital for treatment. After a public outcry, the hospitals concerned explained that such patient could only be carried by an ambulance with special equipment for infants, which remain in short supply in most Chinese hospitals due to the high maintenance fees. Comments:
Another case of academic plagiarism was spotted by netizens who found a recent blog published by Liu Gang, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, was almost the same as one from a newspaper. Instead of apologizing, Liu responded with provocative remarks, such as, "I admit I plagiarized but what can you do to me?" Comments:
Do the media or politicians in the United States call people refugees when they are smuggled from one country to another in an organized way for different purposes? Of course, not, they call them illegal immigrants. And they are indeed illegal immigrants.
The Ministry of Education recently issued a notice, reiterating that institutions of high learning should not enroll good students in an abnormal manner.
A Xinhua news report two weeks ago, about the customs in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region seizing frozen meat up to 40 years old that was smuggled into the country, has once again focused public attention on food safety. However, the Guangxi customs said they had not released such news and the story was "wholly fabricated by the media". Comments:
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