For China to realize its goal of building a better-off society by 2020, lifting the country's 70 million poor residents out of abject poverty is a target that must be met. Officials from the office in charge of the work, which is under the State Council, the country's Cabinet, expressed their optimism on Monday the task will be fulfilled on time.
That a former official has filed a case against the local government for which he worked, alleging it owes him more than 1 million yuan ($157,800) in commission for the projects he introduced, should prompt nationwide reflection on the policies used to attract outside investment, which most of the time involve the promise of tempting commissions.
LESS THAN ONE-SIXTH OF MIGRANT WORKERS over 40 years old will enjoy a pension when they stop working, government figures show. And the problems in the pension system are casting a dark shadow over the country's economic and social development. Comments:
MAJOR CHINESE AIRLINES, including Air China and Hainan Airlines, have reportedly started charging economy-class passengers who fly within the country for choosing their seats, especially those near the emergency exits and in the front rows of the cabin. Such a charge is already common among international airlines. Comments:
PUPILS IN CHINA are required to clean their classroom and tidy their desks once a week. However, reports show that in a primary school in Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province, parents decided to collect money and hire cleaning staff to do the labor instead of their pupils. Comments:
In 2014, with support of the Ministry of National Defense, the China Association for Military Science turned a forum for 30 scholars into one of the largest security forums in the Asia-Pacific.
China's manufacturing has undergone a significant structural shift, especially in the past five years.
Thousands of refugees, from Syria, Iraq and Libya, are fleeing the conflicts raging in their homelands and seeking asylum in Europe.
Russia's direct military involvement in the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria could have a far-reaching impact on both international anti-terror efforts in the Middle East and the political terrain in the region.
As the governing party, how to make its members not just abide by the law but also discipline themselves with higher standards has never been more urgent for the Communist Party of China.
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