Routine test paper leaks damage social trust

THE CIVIL SERVICE exams only finished on Saturday, but an investigation is already underway because the papers were reportedly leaked in many provinces. Beijing Times commented on Tuesday:

Let market power new energy vehicles

In a move to support the development of new energy vehicles, the central government has devised a series of preferential policy measures in recent years, including financial subsidies and tax cuts for the fledging sector.

New 'Belt and Road' bridge for China-Arab ties

Editor's Note: Essam Sharaf, former Egyptian prime minister, participated in a dialogue between Chinese and Arab political parties in Yinchuan, the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, which was held from April 21-22.He delivered a speech at the opening ceremony and was interviewed by Chinese reporters during the event. Below is an excerpt from the Chinese translation of his interview and speech.

We don't need language that would fry bacon

Jiang Yilei, a popular Shanghai-based online talk-show artist better known as Papi Jiang, might not have imagined she would falter on the language front. Just after receiving more than 100 million yuan ($15.38 million) in angel investment late last month, Jiang was ordered by the media administrative department to discontinue her program for frequently using vulgar language.

China, India, Russia come together for regional peace

Last week, intensive talks between Chinese and Indian officials in Beijing, along with a meeting of foreign ministers of China, India and Russia in Moscow, sent a strong message to the international community that the three countries are intensifying their cooperation and coordination at the regional and international levels.

US fighters join Kurds against IS

President Obama says he will send as many as 250 more troops to the Syrian war zone

'Congo rumba king' dies after stage collapse

Papa Wemba, one of Africa's greatest music stars, died on Sunday after collapsing on stage during a festival in Cote d'Ivoire.

Obama defends EU free trade deal

Polls show only 15% of US citizens favor transatlantic agreement with European Union

Refugees seek new routes into Balkans after borders sealed

After weeks stranded at a closed border in northern Greece, migrants and refugees are seeking out new, irregular routes to get into Macedonia, clambering through forests and over hills under the cover of darkness.

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

Obama casts doubt on post-EU deal

President says UK would not get preferential treatment over bloc in negotiating new pact

Rural community rattled by killings

Residents of the rural southern Ohio community of Piketon are rattled by a rare major crime that took the lives of eight members of a tight-knit family known in the area as hard workers.