Gimmick ruins public's questioning of officials

DURING A RECENT LIVE BROADCAST ON LOCAL TELEVISION, the heads of Nanning, capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, were given flyswatters by people in the audience as a call for greater anti-corruption efforts. (Low-ranking corrupt officials are often referred to as flies.) Daily Sunshine, a newspaper based in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, commented on Wednesday:

Online tuition craze shows need for fairer education

ONLINE TEACHERS reportedly earn more than some Internet celebrities. Previously, such teachers were criticized for their paid tutoring outside the classroom. Now they are praised for it, as online lessons given by a famous teacher can help promote education equality, especially for students in rural areas. China Youth Daily commented on Thursday:

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China promotes global nuclear governance

President Xi Jinping will be in Washington on Thursday and Friday to attend the fourth Nuclear Security Summit, in which China plays an important role to improve global nuclear governance. The most important aspect of nuclear security is safeguarding nuclear weapons, especially at a time when the spread of terrorism in the Middle East and the terrorist attacks in Europe pose a threat to nuclear non-proliferation.

'Asymmetric harmony' for US-China ties

President Xi Jinping is again meeting with US President Barack Obama and pundits are eager to offer prescriptions and proscriptions to improve China-US relations. Although good-willed, much of the advice is repetitive, even soporiferous. Maybe that's a good thing - because predictability, in sensitive diplomacy as in financial markets, is a good thing. But maybe there's better advice.

Fall of newspapers and the gulf in digital age

A film about a struggling newspaper won the Academy Award for best movie of the year, but even Hollywood's highest accolade cannot do much to save a business in decline. Indeed, Spotlight, which put the spotlight on a struggling newspaper's investigation division and is based on the true story of financially challenged The Boston Globe, may turn out to be more of a valedictory commemoration - a nostalgic, poignant farewell - than the impetus for an industry turnaround.

Premature tax hike could hurt Chinese consumer spending

You may call it a move for fairer taxation.

Japan's moves threaten regional peace and stability

On Monday, a radar station on Japan's Yonaguni Island manned by about 160 Self-Defense Forces personnel came into service, about 150 kilometers from the Diaoyu Islands.

Disney a sign of rising demand

That the official website of Shanghai Disney Resort crashed on Monday, shortly after it began selling tickets for its opening day on June 16, fully testifies to the popularity of any well-designed tourist attraction.

Being a deputy to legislature no reason for court to show leniency

A DEPUTY TO the local people's congress, or legislature, in Xi'an, capital of Northwestern China's Shaanxi province, reportedly hit a lawyer while observing a court hearing in which he was involved. The court detained him and fined him 10,000 yuan ($1,537). He should be prosecuted for assault, says Beijing News:

Time to break monopoly of vegetable market

SPECULATING ON VEGETABLE PRICES, illegally charging traders, an investigation of Haikou Nanbei Vegetable Market, in Southern China's Hainan province, has uncovered one problem after another. However, the authorities say they cannot shut it down because it is the only channel for selling vegetables in the province. It is time to break the monopoly, says Beijing Youth Daily: