Students need proper sex education

A UNIVERSITY IN XI'AN, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, reportedly initiated an optional course in which all enrolled female students are required to sign a "letter of commitment" to say no to the premarital sex and extramarital affairs. Comments:

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Premier's talk on the economy

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Social protection key to poverty alleviation

China has an unmatched record of achievement in poverty reduction over the past three and a half decades - accounting for 72 percent of the global reduction in extreme poverty. Last month, at the United Nations General Assembly, President Xi Jinping reiterated China's ambitious targets to further reduce poverty, as 7 percent of the developing world's poor still live in China today.

Sales bonanza will not boost economy

The online shopping sale on Nov 11 has been put in the spotlight with analysts keen to find solid evidence of improving consumer demand that might bolster the slowing economy.

Mother's first embrace can be the gift of life

By the time you finish reading this article, a newborn infant will have died somewhere in the Western Pacific Region. This death, like many others, might have easily been prevented, and at minimal cost, through a package of simple, low-cost interventions starting with the first embrace - the simple act of ensuring skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby immediately after birth.

Youth exchanges hold promise of better ties in future

Winding up his third trip to China on October 31, Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was accompanied by 100 Chinese high school students paying a week-long visit to Japan. They were the first batch of 500 Chinese students invited to visit Japan.

Xi and Ma to energize exchanges

Top leader of the Chinese mainland Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore on Saturday, signaling a new high in cross-Straits exchanges and a new phase in the peaceful development of relations between the mainland and Taiwan.

Law amendment to help quash rumors

The ninth amendment to the Criminal Law that came into force on Nov 1 says a person fabricating and/or deliberately spreading false information on emergencies such as epidemics, or disaster or police cases through the Internet or other media is punishable by law. And if the person's action has led to serious consequences, he/she could be imprisoned for three to seven years.

Add a Nordic touch to China's welfare society

The vision of building a "moderately well-off society" (xiaokang shehui) by 2020, formulated in the early 2000s, is an important goal of China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20). What can China look to learn from experiences of "advanced" welfare states, the "Nordic welfare model" in particular?

US provocations call for wise response

Both China and the United States have to readjust their methods to deal with maritime operations following the tension created by the entry of US guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen into the waters near a Chinese isle in the South China Sea on Oct 27 without the permission of the Chinese government.

Neighborhood visits to share friendship fruits

Top leader Xi Jinping's current two-nation tour to Southeast Asia, which takes him to Vietnam and Singapore, sends a strong message that China attaches great importance to developing good relations with its Southeast Asian neighbors.