Beware of fancy courses for the 'elite'

SOME ORGANIZATIONS posted online advertisements offering advanced courses in business and management, apparently for the elite class. Their tuition fees vary from about 30,000 yuan ($4,498) to more than 7 million yuan. Beware of such courses, because they are run by diploma mills. Beijing Times commented on Tuesday:

Help refugees, migrants to save our ship

Perhaps no issue on the global agenda is more susceptible to manipulation by grandstanding demagogues than refugees and migrants. "Us" versus "them" is a timeless if irresponsible unifier, used throughout history to obscure our common humanity by those with dangerously self-serving interests. The difference now is that more people are on the move than ever before, and in an era when storylines spread with viral speed, we see xenophobia rising and too often erupting into violence.

Public opinion key to solve educational problems

The education authorities in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, have decided to start local primary schools from 8:30 am instead of 8 am to ensure students get 10 hours of sleep. The decision was welcomed by many parents because it is aimed at improving children's health. In an online survey conducted by China Youth Daily, only 9.5 percent of the 2,005 respondents disagreed with the decision.

Beijing's policy still the best for peninsula

After the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test earlier this month, China's Korean Peninsula policy has come in for some scathing criticism. Some argue the DPRK is out of control "under China's watch", with others even blaming Beijing for Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests, and the deployment of the US' Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in the Republic of Korea.

China, ASEAN must take their ties' healthy momentum forward

A series of high-profile interactions between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this month has sent a strong signal to the rest of the world: The two sides are making joint efforts to deepen cooperation and prevent outsiders from interfering in regional affairs.

US needs other nations' help to fight terrorism

Just a week after the United States marked the 15th anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, it again found itself in the shadow of terrorism.

Japan's wish for 'joint patrol'

In a speech delivered at the Center for Strategic and International Studies during her recent visit to the United States, Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said Japan will increase its engagement in the South China Sea by jointly patrolling the waters with the US.

Restrictive housing policy may fail to cool real estate market

Hangzhou is not the only city that has implemented a restrictive housing policy. With housing prices continuing to increase sharply, several second-tier cities such as Nanjing, Wuhan and Hefei have taken similar measures.

Hold polluters accountable for their actions

That the Anyang deputy mayor was kept waiting at a construction site, which apparently failed to keep its dust emission in check, offers a glimpse into the difficulties facing the fight against air pollution.

Large hospitals cannot cure all the medical ills

A NEW medical campus, built at the cost of 4.85 billion yuan ($800 million), of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in Henan province started operation on Sept 16. Although the number of beds in the hospital has increased to 10,000, the highest in the country, the hospital remains overwhelmed by patients. Ifeng.com commented on Monday:

Only quality first policy can revive dairies

More than half of China's dairy farms are reportedly incurring losses because of a steady decline in dairy product prices since early 2015. In March, the number of cows in stock dropped by nearly 12 percent year-on-year. And some dairy farmers culled their cows or fed unsold fresh milk to pigs to reduce their losses.

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