June was a great month in Beijing. The weather was warm, the flowers in full bloom, and there were plenty of crystal clear days outside - with blue sky and lovely white clouds.
US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken's irresponsible remarks on China's island reclamation projects in the South China Sea risks reviving tensions between Beijing and Washington after the two countries tried to ease them before last week's high-level China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue.
Knotty as it is, the unfolding Greek debt crisis is by no means unsolvable as long as confidence in a united and prosperous European Union and strong euro can prevail.
The recent announcement by the celebrity couple Liu Xiang and his wife Ge Tian that they are divorcing just nine months after they married, has sparked intense discussion about the high divorce rate among those born after 1980.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted at a meal with high-ranking media figures in early June that the "new security bills under legislation are targeted at China in the South China Sea", according to the country's Gendai Business Weekly on Monday. Although warned not to report Abe's remarks, some of those in attendance who are concerned about the legislation still informed the magazine and other media. Comments:
A person related to a former deputy general manager of China Southern Power Grid is suspected of taking advantage of inside information about the State-owned enterprise, having invested in the capricious Chinese stock market for eight years without losing a cent, the national audit authority revealed on Sunday. Comments:
Although China didn't advance past the quarterfinals in the 2015 Women's Football World Cup after losing 0-1 to the United States, its progress in the tournament was beyond expectations and won the players the attention and rewards they deserve. Comments:
For years, the G7 nations have pledged substantial governance reforms in international multilateral institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
The coincidence of a dreadful drop in Chinese shares and the release of a draft guideline on Monday signaling China's pension fund will be allowed to invest in the stock market does not necessarily mean that policymakers are desperate to boost the market as many retail investors might believe.
The Chinese mainland will remove the entry permit requirements for Taiwan residents from today. This means Taiwan residents won't have to apply for a visa-like entry permit to visit the mainland; only a travel pass will do.
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