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Two-child policy alone can't fix aging problem

China has formally introduced a national two-child policy. Most newspaper reports say the move is aimed at addressing the problem of the country's rapidly aging population. In late January, an article in China Daily, headlined "Two-child policy to add 30 m workers", was accompanied by a second-deck headline, "Scrapping one-child policy should help China ease challenges of aging society". The article quoted Yuan Xin of Nankai University, who suggested that the fertility rate would increase to about two children per woman by 2018 (up from about 1.3-1.5 today).

To go, or not to go Dutch, that is the question

For most Chinese people who work far from home, the Spring Festival holiday offers a rare time for a get-together with relatives and friends. This is also a good occasion for promoting social and interpersonal interactions.

Texting while driving: Should it be a crime?

Late last month Leqing court in Zhejiang province sentenced a 22-year-old man to one year in prison with an 18-month reprieve and and ordered him to pay 200,000 yuan civil compensation for accidentally hitting a pedestrian while driving and trying to delete a game app on his cellphone.

In search of workable growth strategies

To understand the weak, deteriorating and fragile growth patterns seen in many countries nowadays and in the global economy as a whole, one should compare what is actually happening with what reasonably comprehensive growth strategies might look like. Of course, there are many policies that sustain high growth, and to some extent they are country-specific. But a few key ingredients are common to all known successful cases.

Late justice a lesson for judicial practice

We have mixed feelings about the acquittal of Chen Man, who was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in 1994 on the charge of arson and murder.

Boost agricultural supplies

Bumper harvests can no longer guarantee handsome income growth for Chinese farmers, especially as global commodity prices have collapsed in recent years.

China's progress in structural adjustment justifies optimism in its economic prospects

AT THE RECENT World Economic Forum in Davos, George Soros, the billionaire investor, said that China is headed for a hard landing. A broader view of China's overall economy is needed, says People's Daily:

Many private companies face unfair competition

WANG SHI, board chairman of Vanke Co Ltd, China's leading residential developer, said on Saturday that he does not welcome private enterprises being the largest shareholders of his company.

Stricter civil service exams will help root out nepotism

CAI ZHONGHUA, the head of a local agriculture and animal husbandry bureau in Northwest China's Gansu province, abused his power and utilized his connections to employ 19 of his relatives and acquaintances as civil servants.

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