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[2016-01-13 08:23]

No reason to deny China market economy status

[2016-01-13 08:23]

The European Union will take the first step on Wednesday to debate on whether to grant China "market economy status".

Deepen reform to ease students' burden

[2016-01-13 08:23]

Chinese students have been busy with exams this week, and many of the questions in their papers have left even their parents puzzled. Just a few days ago, a mother with a PhD was reportedly perplexed by her child's homework.

Policy change not enough to address shrinking workforces

[2016-01-13 08:23]

It's official. China has put an end to its strict family planning policy which allowed most of the couples to have only one child. From Jan 1, all couples can have two children.

Iran talks have set a good example for response to DPRK

[2016-01-13 08:23]

A new round of tensions is rapidly building up on the Korean Peninsula after the fourth nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Jan 6. Such an undesirable trend could revive the old vicious circle of provocation and retaliation, driving efforts to denuclearize the peninsula into a dead end again.

Resilience of the economy not to be underestimated

[2016-01-12 08:12]

The rapid decline in China's foreign exchange reserves last year and the recent deprecation of the Chinese currency have been competing for headlines with the recent domestic stock market plunges, which dropped another 5 percent on Monday after two 7-percent dives last week.

Women's right when to give birth

[2016-01-12 08:12]

The timetable recently set by some employers for female staff to have children underscores the need for the authorities to take measures to protect women's rights.

Onus on online platforms to regulate their clients or face consumer backlash

[2016-01-12 08:12]

FOUR MAJOR domestic airline companies recently announced they were canceling their cooperation with qunar.com, a domestic airline ticket booking website, because of customer complaints. That should be a lesson to all online platforms, says a comment on Guangming Daily:

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: