New disclosure rules will seal loopholes in the Charity Law

THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS published draft provisions regarding the information disclosure of charity organizations for opinions on Friday. Beijing News commented on Sunday:

Camera maker complicit in breaking law

FROM THE MOMENT you step into a restaurant, a mall or other public venue, your every move may have been broadcast on the Internet. One blogger has challenged this practice, by criticizing a smart camera maker for broadcasting video from various surveillance cameras. China Central Television commented on Sunday:

Ban on fireworks for gala good for health and safety

THE AUTHORITIES in Beijing and Tianjin have banned the setting off of fireworks in urban areas during Spring Festival, which next year falls in mid-February. Thepaper.cn commented on Sunday:

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The year signaling a new booming period

The world economy is showing definite signs of recovering growth. The International Monetary Fund has revised up its forecast for global growth in 2018 to 3.7 percent. In China, however, there is a debate on whether the country's economy has entered a new booming period of growth. Market watchers, with a bit anxiety, are waiting for the annual Economic Work Conference to set the tone for the government's take on the economy next year.

Continuity to fuel global economy in 2018

Economists like me are asked a set of recurring questions that might inform the choices of enterprises, individuals and institutions in areas such as investment, education and jobs, as well as their policy expectations. In most cases, there is no definitive answer. But, with sufficient information, one can discern trends, in terms of economies, markets and technology, and make reasonable guesses.

Legislator gives working women in Japan a strong voice and a face

Hardly had the 42-year-old lawmaker Yuka Ogata, carrying her seven-month-old son, sat down in the Kumamoto Municipal Assembly when four male members including Chairman Yoshotomo Sawada asked her why she had brought the baby into the chamber. Eventually, officials of the assembly on Kyushu Island in southern Japan booted her out, citing a rule that "visitors" are forbidden from the floor during a session.

Media failed Wu in life and even in death

Wu Yongning, known for scaling skyscrapers without safety equipment to snap astonishing selfies, died last month after slipping off a 62-story building in Changsha, Hunan province. The video of the 26-year-old's accidental fall went viral online about a month later.

Timely news on military will boost public confidence

The official micro blog or weibo of the People's Liberation Army Air Force has sparked a heated discussion online by posting a piece of news saying the air force's planes have flown on routes and over areas which they had never flown before.

Party-to-party talks for mutual benefit

The recent Communist Party of China in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meeting in Beijing, the first such dialogue between the CPC and political parties from across the world, was organized with some specific goals in mind.

US can't rein in DPRK by using force

The international community is keeping a close eye on the Korean Peninsula situation as Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in pays a four-day state visit to China, especially because Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency termed the just concluded US-ROK military drill a "projected war rehearsal" that will push the already acute situation on the peninsula to "the brink of nuclear war".

No interference will be brooked in internal affairs

Beijing has never conceded and will not yield an inch on Taiwan being part of China. It is a matter that leaves no room for negotiation.