EU-Greek turmoil could influence UK foreign policy

The recent wrestling match between Greece and the European Union over the Mediterranean country's massive debts was watched at first with a certain detachment by Britons, mostly reassured by official data showing British banks had very little exposure to the battered euro.

Curb China-US military rivalry to avoid conflict

Southeast of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Virginia is a huge restricted access area known as Marine Corps Base Quantico. On Tuesday, I was among a group of foreign journalists allowed to visit the base to see how some 1,800 Marine officers are produced each year.

Abe's mudslinging only sticks to him

In an apparent attempt to justify his much-trumpeted security bills, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has directly accused China of posing a threat to Japan's national security. Such self-serving accusations only do more damage to the already strained relationship between Beijing and Tokyo.

Stepping up escalator safety

Whether it is safe to use an escalator or elevator is a question that is now on many people's minds after a young woman was killed on Sunday when the panel at the top of an escalator gave way beneath her.

Rules on demotion of officials must have teeth in their implementation

The Communist Party of China has officially issued a regulation on the promotion and demotion of officials, according to the General Office of the CPC Central Committee on Tuesday. The regulation aims to establish a high-quality ranking system in which incompetent officials will be demoted even though they do not violate CPC rules or the law. Comments:

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.