On taking office, top leader Xi Jinping vowed to crack down on "tigers and flies", corrupt senior and lower-level officials. Over the past three years the anti-corruption campaign has been executed under the direction of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the ruling Party's top anti-graft body, and its chief Wang Qishan.
The "media is dead" is not a new rant. It was heard even when we were in journalism school. But the "funerals" of the media, especially print media, were held more frequently than ever last year, a disturbing sign for journalists as well as readers and viewers.
The year 2015 was the warmest on record globally. In Asia, we saw the strongest El Nino ever recorded, which was linked to drought in Southeast Asia, wildfires in Indonesia and an unusually active cyclone season in the Pacific. We also saw the first ever "red alert" for smog in Beijing, driven in part by the burning of fossil fuels, which contribute to climate change.
Wearing a safety helmet and dressed as a coal miner, Premier Li Keqiang spent two hours in a coal mine 7, 000 meters below the ground with workers during his first inspection tour of 2016 in North China's Shanxi province, which boasts of a large coal reserve but faces economic problems because of overcapacity.
The heated discussion both online and in the print media about the trial of four former executives of Shenzhen QVOD Technology Co, an online video service company, which was broadcast live on Thursday and Friday, has exerted pressure on the judges.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Saturday that her party has decided to take tougher action against refugees who commit crimes.
AN UNFINISHED EXPO PARK IN SHANGCHENG COUNTY,a national-level poverty-stricken county in Central China's Henan province, was investigated by a provincial inspection team last month.
TWO RARE EBONY ARTIFACTS, which were found on a riverbank in Suining in Southwest China's Sichuan province about half a month ago, remain unattended to and lie unprotected in the open because none of the relevant local government departments are willing to take responsibility for them.
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT in Taizhou, East China's Jiangsu province, has reportedly introduced a "snail" award for those officials who fail to press ahead with major projects or respond to the residents' concerns in time. This is not enough to punish incompetent officials, says Eastday.com:
The three-year nationwide anti-graft campaign reflects the strong determination of the Communist Party of China led by Xi Jinping to eradicate corruption from the roots. In fact, ending corruption in officialdom is a distinctive feature of Xi's governance.
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