A NEW DOCUMENT ISSUED by the judiciary in Cixi, East China's Zhejiang province, says information on sex offenders targeting minors will be made public and it will remain in the public domain during the offenders' probation period and even after their release. This is a welcome move for the protection of minors, but it should be implemented carefully, says a comment in Beijing News:
Some Western media outlets have reported that China recently sent an "unofficial envoy" for talks with Venezuela's opposition party to ensure its loans to the country are recognized after President Nicolas Maduro steps down and claimed the move marks a shift in Beijing's attitude toward Caracas.
NORTHEAST CHINA, comprising Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, received only four angel investments totaling 7 million yuan ($106,000) last year, according to a recent report on China's investment market. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:
A TALENTED sports student surnamed Huang from Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, was injured in an accident recently. The doctor advised the 18-year-old student to not do strenuous exercises any more to avoid being afflicted with palsy. But Huang's thought of quitting sports was rejected by her mom because she wants to get her daughter admitted to an elite university as universities preferentially enroll students who excel in sports. People.cn commented on Tuesday:
President Xi Jinping will attend the 16th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tashkent on June 23 and 24 to end his eight-day visit to Serbia, Poland and Uzbekistan which started on Friday.
For those of us living in prosperous first- and second-tier cities in China, the land beneath our feet is exploding in value. Every week seems to set a new price record, as real estate developers buy up land to build on in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing and elsewhere.
With political and social fragmentation extending well beyond Europe, outsiders may be able to add some perspective to what is really at issue on the British referendum on whether to remain in the European Union.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization which turned 15 on June 15 will get a good opportunity to review its achievements and chart a new course at the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in Tashkent on June 23-24.
On Monday, Leung Chun-ying, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, publicly addressed the controversy surrounding the "disappearance" of the co-owners of Causeway Bay Bookstore, which is known to sell "political publications" banned on the mainland.
NATIONAL MOBILE CAB-CALLING APPS such as Didi and Uber still face problems as many local governments impose fines on their drivers. Besides, some local governments are developing their own mobile cab-calling apps using State capital, which makes the competition unfair, says an editorial in Beijing News:
Electronics retailer Suning Commerce Group acquiring majority stake in top Italian soccer club Inter Milan is just the latest example of Chinese businesses making their way into overseas sports clubs. Chinese investments have been linked with Italy-based sports rights group MP & Silva, AC Milan, and US-based Galatioto Sports Partners, and likely a French soccer team.
TOURISTS FLOCKED TO the recently opened Shanghai Disney Resort over the weekend, and a few of them reportedly jumped queues, littered the streets and even let children relieve themselves in the open. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Monday:
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