Wanted affordable meals on fast wheels

This Spring Festival holiday will see at least 2.91 billion people travel across the country in less than 40 days, with many of them using high-speed trains.

Obama's legacy and its implications for China

US President Barack Obama delivered his last State of the Union address on Jan 12, set out what he considered would be his legacy after he leaves the White House.

Nuclear safety relies on more than just high-tech

With proper safety guarantees, nuclear energy is a clean, efficient source of energy.

Address Sino-US concerns

China and the United States have seized the opportunity of US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Beijing this week to exchange views on issues of mutual concern, especially those that have stood out between them of late, such as the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the South China Sea disputes.

Confidence holds against claims of speculators who try to create panic

GEORGE SOROS, who claimed he was seeing a hard landing for China at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last Thursday, had made the same prediction several times in the past. Doomsayers about China are intentionally trying to create panic to snap up profits as much as possible, Xinhua News Agency commented on Wednesday:

Better operation of festival gala tickets required

TICKETS FOR CHINA Central Television's 2016 Spring Festival Gala are reportedly being sold by some online service providers, such as Ganji.com, for up to 88,000 yuan ($13,375). CCTV says it does not sell tickets for the Lunar New Year show through any channels. Yanzhao Evening News commented on Wednesday:

Public medical resources too scarce for patients

A PATIENT ACCUSING Guang'anmen Hospital in Beijing and some scalpers of "conspiring to hike up the registration fee" has gone viral online. The hospital, which is affiliated to the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, denied her accusation, saying she had already been seen by a doctor. Beijing News on Wednesday urged stricter supervision of and fairer distribution of public medical resources:

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Trip signals growing appeal, influence

The visit by President Xi Jinping to the Middle East has fate-changing, history-making significance.

More subsidies for workers in extreme conditions

As a cold front sweeps across China, comments such as "people should be given higher wages, as they need heavy jackets and heaters to avoid freezing" have become popular online.

Simplifying government procedures will boost economy

Editor's Note: At a meeting on Jan 13, the State Council, China's Cabinet, vowed to further simplify administrative procedures and delegate central government powers to lower levels of government and market players.