Taiwan police on Saturday released 20 fraud suspects who were deported from Malaysia on Friday. The 20 people, released for the "lack of evidence", were among 52 Taiwan residents who the Malaysian authorities arrested for suspected telecommunication fraud, which affected many people on the Chinese mainland as well as in Taiwan.
Chinese tourism authorities are promoting a "toilet revolution", which was long overdue. In fact, not only toilets at scenic spots, but also public toilets in other places need a "revolution".
When US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on board a US aircraft carrier in the South China Sea on Friday that "what's new is the context of tension which exists which we want to reduce," he did anything but that. Instead, he further raised tensions in the waters.
Nearly 500 students have reportedly been diagnosed with health problems ranging from dermatitis to leukemia since the Changzhou Foreign Languages School in East China's Jiangsu province moved to its current campus in September.
Kenya's recent repatriation to the Chinese mainland of 45 telecommunication fraud suspects from Taiwan has triggered a fierce outcry across the island, with some, including "president-elect" Tsai Ing-wen, arguing "the mainland has no right to handle the repatriation case on behalf of Taiwan", and others asking for "the most solemn protest to be filed".
FAN CHANGLONG, vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission, visited the country's Nansha Islands, according to a statement released by the Defense Ministry on Friday. The statement was released shortly before a visit by US Defense Secretary Ash Carter to the US aircraft carrier John C. Stennis on the final day of joint naval exercises by the US and the Philippines. People's Daily Overseas Edition commented on Monday:
HONG KONG Disneyland Resort announced it was laying off around 100 employees on Friday. The theme park reported a loss of about HK$150 million last year, and visitor numbers dropped by almost 10 percent to 6.8 million, with a 23-percent decline in mainland tourists visiting the park. Shanghai Disney Resort, which is three times the size of Hong Kong Disneyland, is due to open on June 16. Hong Kong will have to make greater efforts to attract mainland tourists, Global Times commented on Monday:
THE AUTHORITIES recently released a document that in principle prohibits the children of stars from appearing on TV programs. This will mean popular shows such as Where are we going dad?, which features celebrities traveling with their children, will no longer be made. Beijing Youth Daily comments:
China's real estate sector, sometimes considered the world's "most important" sector in terms of its impact on the global economy, is in flux again. After a pronounced fall in 2014, housing sales have been on the rise since early 2015, largely because of policy support - including an easing of house purchase restrictions, lower interest rates and rapid credit growth. As always, the recovery in housing sales has caused prices to pick up again.
A rather remarkable turnaround has occurred in China. For a country famous for having the most comprehensive sets of policies designed to limit births, it is now introducing new policies to support parents who have a second child - from a planned tax relief to possible extension of maternity leave and expansion of free education.
The ministries of Civil Affairs, Education and Public Security will jointly start a survey on the general situation of the left-behind children in China's rural areas. After the launch of reform and opening up, many rural residents have left their homes to work in cities, leaving their underage children in the care of grandparents or to fend for themselves.
This Friday, politicians from across the world will meet at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to sign an agreement to keep global temperature rise below 2 degree Celsius, which UN members agreed in Paris in December last year.