Keeping an eye on the track of events

In April, the Association of UK Course Measurers declared that from 2013 to 2015 the course for the Greater Manchester Marathon in the United Kingdom had been 380 meters short, and the times of the 24,000 runners would be invalidated.

Cutting ice for a festival of sculpture

Farmers brave sub-zero temperatures on frozen Songhua River for 20 days to supply winter gala with raw materials

Searching for signs of future diseases

A single blood test that can reveal a person's susceptibility to cancer and identify any potentially cancer-causing genes - that is the futuristic promise made by genetic testing.

Around China

Beijing

One-China principle not for bargaining

Provocative as the call from Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen was, Beijing has been the model of restraint over United States president-elect Donald Trump's receiving it, showing unusual patience for what it deems pre-presidential acclimatization.

Real boost to real economy

At a recent meeting to study and analyze economic work for next year, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China vowed to rejuvenate the real economy - manufacturing and services - and foster new dynamism in the sector.

Stronger legal protection for workers can cut overwork deaths

A REPORT BY CHINA CENTRAL TELEVISION estimated that 600,000 people in China die of overwork every year, the most in the world. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Adults have responsibility for kids' behavior

A BEIJING MOTHER'S ONLINE POST describing how her 10-year-old son was bullied at Zhongguancun No 2 Primary School, a leading school in Haidian district, provoked much online debate. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Monday:

Smash Ponzi racket targeting homebuyers

A NEW TYPE of multilevel investment scheme has emerged in Yanjiao, a town in Hebei province to the southeast of Beijing. Slightly different from pyramid schemes, the new one is a shell company encouraging households to invest 49,800 yuan ($7,500) for promised returns of up to 4.5 million yuan. Such an offer could easily entice people into a trap. The Beijing News commented on Monday:

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Abe on a pretentious remorse visit to Hawaii

A series of commemorative events have been held in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, ahead of the National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims on Tuesday, with many people mourning the deaths of relatives who were killed in the massacre.

US and EU may resort to more trade battles

When China joined the World Trade Organization on Dec 11, 2001, it was told that it would be recognized as a market economy after 15 years. Until now the main players in world trade, especially the United States and the European Union, have not only denied China the market economy status but also initiated a large number of anti-dumping investigations against Chinese products and imposed extraordinarily high tariffs to block their sales.