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Slap not the right way to address grievance

[2016-01-12 08:12]

IT HAS BEEN reported that a young lecturer at the Liberal Arts College of Guangzhou-based Sun Yat-sen University is facing dismissal after he slapped the face of the dean at the college's annual meeting, because he thought the dean had intentionally delayed his promotion. Although he has been widely praised online, the lecturer was in the wrong, says Beijing News:

Partners of HIV carriers have right to know

[2016-01-12 08:12]

A MAN is suing a hospital in Yongcheng, Central China's Henan province, after testing HIV-positive. He claims he was infected by his wife who was given a "normal" result by the hospital in a pre-marriage health test. China News on Monday comments:

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[2016-01-12 08:12]

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Anti-graft drive supports resilient growth

[2016-01-12 08:12]

On taking office, top leader Xi Jinping vowed to crack down on "tigers and flies", corrupt senior and lower-level officials. Over the past three years the anti-corruption campaign has been executed under the direction of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the ruling Party's top anti-graft body, and its chief Wang Qishan.

The media is not dead but alive and kicking

[2016-01-12 08:12]

The "media is dead" is not a new rant. It was heard even when we were in journalism school. But the "funerals" of the media, especially print media, were held more frequently than ever last year, a disturbing sign for journalists as well as readers and viewers.

China's climate action good for middle class

[2016-01-12 08:12]

The year 2015 was the warmest on record globally. In Asia, we saw the strongest El Nino ever recorded, which was linked to drought in Southeast Asia, wildfires in Indonesia and an unusually active cyclone season in the Pacific. We also saw the first ever "red alert" for smog in Beijing, driven in part by the burning of fossil fuels, which contribute to climate change.

A future in which coal does not rule the roost possible

[2016-01-12 08:12]

Wearing a safety helmet and dressed as a coal miner, Premier Li Keqiang spent two hours in a coal mine 7, 000 meters below the ground with workers during his first inspection tour of 2016 in North China's Shanxi province, which boasts of a large coal reserve but faces economic problems because of overcapacity.

Trial of IT executives puts judges to the test

[2016-01-11 07:46]

The heated discussion both online and in the print media about the trial of four former executives of Shenzhen QVOD Technology Co, an online video service company, which was broadcast live on Thursday and Friday, has exerted pressure on the judges.

Cologne crimes add to crisis

[2016-01-11 07:46]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Saturday that her party has decided to take tougher action against refugees who commit crimes.

County's waste of public money warrants serious investigation

[2016-01-11 07:46]

AN UNFINISHED EXPO PARK IN SHANGCHENG COUNTY,a national-level poverty-stricken county in Central China's Henan province, was investigated by a provincial inspection team last month.

'Laziness' shows local government's mindset

[2016-01-11 07:46]

TWO RARE EBONY ARTIFACTS, which were found on a riverbank in Suining in Southwest China's Sichuan province about half a month ago, remain unattended to and lie unprotected in the open because none of the relevant local government departments are willing to take responsibility for them.

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