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Policy change not enough to address shrinking workforces

[2016-01-13 08:23]

It's official. China has put an end to its strict family planning policy which allowed most of the couples to have only one child. From Jan 1, all couples can have two children.

Iran talks have set a good example for response to DPRK

[2016-01-13 08:23]

A new round of tensions is rapidly building up on the Korean Peninsula after the fourth nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Jan 6. Such an undesirable trend could revive the old vicious circle of provocation and retaliation, driving efforts to denuclearize the peninsula into a dead end again.

Resilience of the economy not to be underestimated

[2016-01-12 08:12]

The rapid decline in China's foreign exchange reserves last year and the recent deprecation of the Chinese currency have been competing for headlines with the recent domestic stock market plunges, which dropped another 5 percent on Monday after two 7-percent dives last week.

Women's right when to give birth

[2016-01-12 08:12]

The timetable recently set by some employers for female staff to have children underscores the need for the authorities to take measures to protect women's rights.

Onus on online platforms to regulate their clients or face consumer backlash

[2016-01-12 08:12]

FOUR MAJOR domestic airline companies recently announced they were canceling their cooperation with qunar.com, a domestic airline ticket booking website, because of customer complaints. That should be a lesson to all online platforms, says a comment on Guangming Daily:

Slap not the right way to address grievance

[2016-01-12 08:12]

IT HAS BEEN reported that a young lecturer at the Liberal Arts College of Guangzhou-based Sun Yat-sen University is facing dismissal after he slapped the face of the dean at the college's annual meeting, because he thought the dean had intentionally delayed his promotion. Although he has been widely praised online, the lecturer was in the wrong, says Beijing News:

Partners of HIV carriers have right to know

[2016-01-12 08:12]

A MAN is suing a hospital in Yongcheng, Central China's Henan province, after testing HIV-positive. He claims he was infected by his wife who was given a "normal" result by the hospital in a pre-marriage health test. China News on Monday comments:

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[2016-01-12 08:12]

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[2016-01-12 08:13]

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Anti-graft drive supports resilient growth

[2016-01-12 08:12]

On taking office, top leader Xi Jinping vowed to crack down on "tigers and flies", corrupt senior and lower-level officials. Over the past three years the anti-corruption campaign has been executed under the direction of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the ruling Party's top anti-graft body, and its chief Wang Qishan.

The media is not dead but alive and kicking

[2016-01-12 08:12]

The "media is dead" is not a new rant. It was heard even when we were in journalism school. But the "funerals" of the media, especially print media, were held more frequently than ever last year, a disturbing sign for journalists as well as readers and viewers.

China's climate action good for middle class

[2016-01-12 08:12]

The year 2015 was the warmest on record globally. In Asia, we saw the strongest El Nino ever recorded, which was linked to drought in Southeast Asia, wildfires in Indonesia and an unusually active cyclone season in the Pacific. We also saw the first ever "red alert" for smog in Beijing, driven in part by the burning of fossil fuels, which contribute to climate change.