Washington shows its ill intent

In violation of China's sovereignty and security interests and in breach of Chinese and international laws, the Pentagon sent the destroyer USS Decatur to the waters of China's Xisha Islands on Friday, sparking a series of forcible countermeasures from Beijing.

Don't let lawbreakers gain or those abiding by rules suffer

THE VIDEO OF A FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT that happened in Tongzhou district, Beijing, on Oct 17, has gone viral. It shows a car illegally changed lane at a crossroad in an attempt to run a red light, and a heavy truck loaded with rubble swerved to avoid colliding with it. In doing so, the truck turned over on its side crushing a taxi that was waiting for a green light. The taxi driver died. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

No leniency for man who attacked woman in elevator

A VIDEO CLIP has been widely spread online showing a woman with her child within an elevator being beaten by a young man after she asked him to stop smoking. The police have been investigating the incident, and the Ministry of Public Security has called for the man to turn himself in. Xinhua News Agency comments:

Smog-clearing tower just eyewash

A 7-METER-HIGH SMOG-CLEARING TOWER has been put up in a square in the Wangjing district of Beijing, which designed by an artist from the Netherlands, is said to clean the air by collecting the small particles in it. But the tower is more a piece of art than a functioning anti-pollution device, says Science and Technology Daily:

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Strictly ruling the Party in an all-round way

The key to solving China's problems lies in upholding and strengthening the leadership of the country by the Communist Party of China.

Chengdu good example for managing car-hailing

Of the more than a dozen Chinese cities that have recently released their draft plans on management of car-hailing services, Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, is arguably the most tolerant.

Rabies vaccine is cost-effective given alternative

A virus that infects your brain, makes you want to bite things, and which is almost always fatal after symptoms appear probably sounds like something from a zombie movie. But this has been the modus operandi of rabies since at least 2300 BC, when it was described in the Eshuma Code of Babylon. The word's Sanskrit etymology - rabhas, meaning "to do violence" - dates back even further, to 3000 BC.

Art triennale brings life back to dying islands

'The climate is mild, and the scenery is relaxing. Why don't you come?"

Documentary reaffirms resolve to fight corruption

A China Central Television documentary series, The Corruption Fight is Always Underway, has been popular viewing these days.

Next US president has many social rifts to heal

The final debate in the 2016 US presidential election was held on Wednesday. The most memorable thing about the debates has not been the two candidates' positions and visions on the important issues concerning the United States and the world, but rather the personal attacks exchanged between "a liar" and "a cheat", as they called one another.

Peace underpins China's space endeavors

Shenzhou XI, China's sixth manned spacecraft, docked with space lab Tiangong II on Wednesday, bringing the nation's planned space station one step closer to reality.