The flood of advertisements on men's cosmetics have gradually become a force propelling the spending spree on Singles Day, which falls on Nov 11, and indicating a silent change in Chinese men's perception about looks.
The South China Sea is one of the busiest sea lanes in the world used by China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and many other countries, including the United States, and keeping it open is in the best interest of all.
Reforms to better prepare the world's 30 biggest banks for times of crisis should certainly be high on the agenda of G20 leaders who will meet next week in Turkey.
The Australian Senate on Monday passed bills related to the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, paving the way for the country to sign the agreement into law. The comprehensive, high-quality free trade arrangement will usher in a new era for reciprocal cooperation on trade and bring tangible benefits to the two economies.
The public may soon have a more effective way to evaluate government employees, as a new app promises to offer a platform for people to make comments on officials they have to deal with for business purposes.
ON MONDAY, a court in Beijing issued its final verdict in a lawsuit brought by the Beijing-based company World Luxury Association against several media organizations and journalists. The company claimed biased reports had damaged its reputation, but the court ruled in favor of the media, saying the reporting was in the public's interest. Comments:
THE MAYOR OF LIJIANG Zhang Zejun conducted an undercover investigation in the city, a tourist attraction in Southwest China's Yunnan province, with the local public security chief recently. Afterwards, he said the probe showed that tourists were no longer being enticed to establishments charging exorbitant prices for alcohol. Lijiang Old Town, a local 5A-rated scenic spot, was given a warning last month by the National Tourism Administration and told to rectify problems such as overpricing and poor management of its tourism industry. Comments:
SHENYANG, the capital of Liaoning province, Northeast China, has been suffering shockingly severe smog since Saturday. The average concentration of PM2.5, the fine particulates that are harmful to health, reached 1,155 micrograms per cubic meter in the urban area of the city, and in some parts the concentration was 1,400 micrograms per cubic meter. Comments:
The communiqué issued after the recently concluded Fifth Plenum of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee said all couples will be allowed to have two children, ending the one-child policy for the overwhelming majority of the population.
China's stock market has been in the news since the summer, when a rapid rise gave way to a major plunge, triggering a global equities sell-off. The question now is what can be done to prevent further volatility.
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