Replicas reveal lack of pride

A Chinese version of London's Tower Bridge in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, was recently judged by netizens to look more grandiose than the original construction and it has become a popular spot for tourists to take photos.

Requirement for law enforcement recordings boosts transparency

THE STATE COUNCIL, China's Cabinet, has issued a guiding document to law enforcers nationwide, which requires them to make video and audio records of the whole process of their law enforcement. The State Council's office of legislative affairs has instructed local governments to pass regulations on the use and supervision of video and audio records in law enforcement. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

Free funerals improve social fairness

DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR, Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, offered basic funeral services to at least 2,222 deceased non-permanent residents in the city for free. Beijing News commented on Thursday:

Zero tolerance for hospital staff who collude with scalpers

A VIDEO showing a nurse in a hospital in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, angrily rebuking a woman who tried to hoodwink patients to go to other small, profit-seeking hospitals went viral on the internet recently. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

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Only cooperation benefits Sino-US trade

Before US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrapped up his recent visit to China, he made it clear that Washington is ready to develop relations with Beijing on the principles of no confrontation, no conflict, mutual respect and win-win cooperation.

Policy consistency could stabilize property market

The authorities in a number of northern and eastern cities, such as Beijing, Hangzhou and Xiamen, have rolled out stricter measures to dampen property purchases and cool the real estate market.

Textbooks can't be the only guide for pupils

The People's Education Press has announced that it will remove the "fake text" about Thomas Edison (1847-1931) from textbooks since the next semester from September.

Giant pandas bring Chinese and Americans closer together

People in the United States like to petition, about everything, from demanding President Donald Trump to release his tax returns to ending wildlife trafficking.

Uncertainties remain for UK as Brexit process begins

On Wednesday, the United Kingdom formally launched the process for it to leave the European Union, with Prime Minister Theresa May triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which opens a two-year window for negotiations on it leaving the bloc.

Support for real economy

The People's Bank of China and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with the country's banking, securities and insurance regulators, jointly issued a guideline recently aimed at providing greater financial support to the real economy.

Harsher penalties could deter officials from misreporting disaster death tolls

ON AUG 4, 2012, a flood hit several cities in northeastern China's Liaoning province. In December, media outlets found that the Youyan Man autonomous county, which suffered from the disaster, had 38 deaths but reported there were only five deaths and three people missing to higher authorities. On Tuesday, the media reported that Liaoyang county, which is adjacent to Youyan, had at least seven deaths or missing, but claimed there were "zero casualties". An editorial on thepaper.cn comments: