No tolerance for campus violence

A FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN Jinan, East China's Shandong province, was beaten so severely by a male schoolmate that she lost consciousness. However, the school threatened her with disciplinary punishment if she revealed what had happened. Beijing News comments:

Time to close tax loopholes that favor rich

A LIST OF ENTERTAINMENT celebrities' incomes has gone viral on social media. The total annual income of the top 50 entertainment celebrities amounted to 5 billion yuan ($725 million) last year, but that represents only part of their total earnings. Beijing News comments:

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Workers deserve due overtime pay

Traditional kung fu defeated by modern boxing?

Editor's note: A video showing a retired mixed martial arts boxer Xu Xiaodong knocking out tai chi "master" Wei Lei within 20 seconds went viral recently. It has sparked a heated debate on whether wushu, or traditional Chinese martial arts, is weaker than MMA, and whether such a fight is equal or morally right. Two college wushu researchers and one journalist share their views with China Daily's Wu Zheyu. Excerpts below:

Polls a turning point for France and EU

The French presidential run-off will see self-proclaimed centrist Emmanuel Macron compete with far-right leader Marine Le Pen in less than one week. The first-round election result on April 23 came as a shock to many French voters, because for the first time in more than half a century no candidate from an established party made it to the second round.

THAAD can further complicate situation on Korean Peninsula

International observers were surprised to see the Democratic People's Republic of Korea celebrate its Army Day on April 25 without any act of provocation, such as a missile launch. Yet the brief tranquility on the Korean Peninsula was short-lived as the DPRK reportedly test-fired a ballistic missile four days later.

Insurance move gives farmers a harvest of renewed hope

As a traditional Chinese saying goes, "Farmers mainly depend on heaven or the weather for food."

Policy digest

Uniting certificates, licenses into one form

Salary issues, residency are key topics addressed

Departments and ministries under the State Council, China's Cabinet, have responded to a series of public concerns in the past week, including defaulting on migrant workers' salaries, permanent resident registration, adverse drug reaction monitoring, innovation and entrepreneurship corporation bonds, Internet Plus government affair services and weather disasters.

Bridging borders with song

Do Thi Thanh Hoa was mistaken for a Chinese woman at first when she sang a folk song on Walk of Fame, China's popular television talent show (Xingguang Dadao).

Mastering the art of the bean

Since graduating in music from Fujian Normal University, Qi Xiaolan, 45, has worked at a State-owned company in Quanzhou, Fujian province, doing a job that has nothing to do with art for 24 years.