Employer not to blame for employee's actions

A SENIOR GERMAN EXECUTIVE at Daimler Trucks and Buses (China) Ltd has reportedly lost his job after he allegedly insulted a Chinese citizen in a car parking dispute in Beijing. Beijing Times commented on Tuesday:

Finding those responsible for illegal villas

RESIDENTS IN A VILLA residential community in Laishui in North China's Hebei province complain their life has been seriously disturbed by frequent explosions in the nearby mountains since April. Some real estate developers are landscaping the mountains so they can build new villas. Both the intended new development and the existing villas do not have the proper licenses. Beijing Times commented on Tuesday.

Dollar, not yuan, poses biggest risk to world

Recently, the Chinese currency fell to its lowest level since late 2008. The renminbi has been trading around 6.89 to the US dollar. The plunge is typically explained with the anticipated US Federal Reserve rate increase in December and president-elect Donald Trump's threat to label China a currency manipulator and slap tariffs on Chinese exports.

Are men less capable of being faithful in marriage?

China's internet was recently abuzz with the news about badminton superstar Lin Dan's extramarital affairs. Lin is two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion. He is married to two-time women's world champion Xie Xingfang, whom he cheated shortly after she gave birth to their first child. Lin apologized, and was subsequently forgiven by Xie. One would assume that should end the interlude in their marriage.

Equitable access key to healthy urbanization

Rapidly growing cities are finding it increasingly difficult to provide their residents with core services such as housing, water, energy and transportation - a challenge that is exacerbated as the population of poor people living in urban areas grows in the world.

Only development path that suits real conditions can revive northeas

China has, again, issued a guideline to boost the sagging economy of its three northeast provinces, a rust belt that suffers from slowing growth, outflow of investment and exodus of professionals. The guideline is welcome because Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces were once a major pillar of the national economy.

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Too quiet on the set: Film accidents often go untold

As hundreds of names scrolled up the screen after 2012's The Avengers, moviegoers didn't know one name was missing - that of John Suttles, a truck driver who died helping make the $1.5 billion blockbuster.

Rodents enlisted in fight to sniff out trafficked pangolins

The pangolin, a scaly anteater coveted by poachers, might have a new champion: rats that will be trained to sniff out trafficked pangolin parts in shipments heading from Africa to Asia.

Australian scientists a step closer to creating HIV vaccine

Australian scientists say they have taken a step in the "right direction" toward creating a vaccine for HIV.

Japan comes in for criticism over return to whaling

The New Zealand government on Monday hit out at Japan for defying the international community in resuming whaling in the Southern Ocean.

Shunned donkey's milk brings taste of luxury as well as therapeutic potential

Machines long ago usurped a donkey's traditional role as the farmer's beast of burden, but the animals are winning new fans in Montenegro - thanks to their luxury milk.