Less severe than the death penalty but severer than the death penalty with a two-year reprieve, a new sentence of life imprisonment without parole is being introduced for officials who commit serious corruption crimes.
THE FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL in Changzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, where 493 students have been diagnosed with a variety of diseases, continues to make headlines. The school is located where three chemical plants once operated, and an environmental investigation team has been sent to determine if high levels of pollutants such as chlorobenzene are the cause of the students' health issues. Thepaper.cn said on Tuesday:
CHEN MINGMING, a vice provincial governor in Southwest China's Guizhou province, appeared in court last week as the defendant in a land requisition case brought by a farmer. This is reportedly the first time a leading official from a provincial government has appeared in court as the defendant in a civil lawsuit. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:
SINCE MONDAY, 20 Chinese live-streaming sites including Sina, Baidu and Sohu have implemented real-name registration for webcasting anchors and promised not to register internet anchors under the age of 18. Rednet.cn commented on Tuesday:
In A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, a document that has been widely distributed since 1996, the author, John Perry Barlow, a founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, declared that the internet is free, open and equal, and called on governments to leave it alone.
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:
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