New regulation on government transparency has welcome details

THE STATE COUNCIL, China's Cabinet, published a detailed regulation on promoting transparency of governmental affairs earlier this week. Compared with similar past regulations, the new one, for the first time, clearly requires local governments and departments to respond to major incidents of concern to the public within five hours, and hold press conferences within 24 hours. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Survey facilitates targeted help for kids

THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS said last week that around 9.02 million children aged 16 or under have been left behind in their rural hometowns by their migrant worker parents, marking a major decline compared with the All-China Women's Federation's previous estimation of more than 60 million. Sznews.com commented on Thursday:

Airline lacks care for those in special need

AN AIRLINE rejected a father taking his 13-year-old autistic son onto a plane on Tuesday on the grounds that "the child's behavior was weird". Beijing Youth Daily commented on Thursday that the airline's dogmatic refusal to allow the juvenile passenger to board the aircraft exposes a lack of understanding of autism.

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Toward more resilient and reliable partnership

President Xi Jinping is visiting Latin America for the third time since 2013. The frequency of his high-level visits to the region reflects the priority China gives Latin America in its diplomatic agenda. And that Ecuador, Peru and Chile are the three countries Xi is visiting this time indicates China's continued efforts to diversify its economic exchanges with the region.

Protect students from online lending firms

Despite strengthened control of online lending platforms that target students, college students continue to fall prey to online loan sharks, which points to the failure of regulatory authorities to combat such scams.

HK oath ceremony not a platform for devilry

On Tuesday, the Hong Kong High Court ruled that two legislators-elect have been disqualified for violating the Basic Law of the special administrative region and the local ordinance on the oath-taking process when assuming office.

No use crying over spilt milk, but oh what might have been

There is a Chinese saying, shihou zhugeliang, which means it's easy to prophesize after an event or to be a Monday-morning quarterback, as Americans like to say.

Sperm bank denies lower requirements

A sperm bank in Henan province has denied that it has dropped its education and height requirements for potential donors, despite a chronic shortage of supply.

Public helps track down missing children

More than 90 percent of the missing children whose details were shared on an innovative web platform over the past six months have been located, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Wednesday.

Group at higher risk of HIV infection, study says

China's transgender female prostitutes are among the most vulnerable to HIV infection in the country, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society.

Iris recognition technology proves identities

Iris recognition might play a role in the battle against child trafficking in China in the near future, as a pilot biometric iris recognition database is to be set up in Central China's Wuhan city, capital of Hubei province.