On Tuesday, Ukraine marked the anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. The meltdown at the fourth reactor at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl happened 30 years ago, but the wounds it inflicted on the world's psyche are still felt today.
Human Rights Watch recently criticized Kenya's deportation to the Chinese mainland of 45 telecommunication fraud suspects from Taiwan and called for an end to what it said was the "illegal repatriation" of suspects to the mainland.
CHIEF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS should resign if there are serious violations of the vaccine regulations in their jurisdictions, according to a revised regulation approved by the State Council, China's Cabinet, ahead of the National Children's Inoculation Day on Monday. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:
THE CHANGZHOU SCANDAL, in which over 900 students were diagnosed with health problems after their school moved to a piece of land near where there used to be chemical plants, continues to make headlines. The local authorities have issued a report concluding the school's water and environmental conditions "meet State standards". However, the report uses rather vague words and expressions, according to Zhang Tiankan, a former research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences:
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
President Obama says he will send as many as 250 more troops to the Syrian war zone
Papa Wemba, one of Africa's greatest music stars, died on Sunday after collapsing on stage during a festival in Cote d'Ivoire.
Polls show only 15% of US citizens favor transatlantic agreement with European Union
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