Surveyed unemployment rate long overdue

THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS will release a surveyed unemployment rate next year, Sheng Laiyun, the bureau's chief economist, told Xinhua News Agency recently. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Wednesday:

Hospital's duty of care is to patients, not shareholders

KANGNING HOSPITAL, a mental health facility in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, has become the first psychiatric facility to be listed on the stock exchange. Beijing News comments:

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Special law to boost anti-graft fight

The reform of the national supervision system is part of China's overall political reform aimed at establishing a unified national anti-corruption body under the leadership of the Party, in order to strengthen inner-Party as well as national supervision.

We need a scientific health insurance policy

A recent online notice by a leading public hospital in Southwest China's Guizhou province has come as a shock to many, as it says the clinical use of some high-cost medical appliances in departments such as ophthalmology, orthopedics, cardiology and general surgery has been suspended to help reduce health insurance costs.

Trump's decisions both puzzling and worrying

On Dec 6, US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, drawing global criticism and provoking violence in many countries, especially those in the Middle East. But on Dec 21, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a motion by a decisive 128-9 vote, with 35 abstentions, rejecting the United States' decision on Jerusalem.

Innovation can be good area for Sino-US cooperation

Is there any similarity between the speech delivered by President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Oct 18, and the National Security Strategy launched by US President Donald Trump on Dec 18?

US 'investment' in UN is for the common good

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hailed a reduction in the United Nations' biennial operating budget on Sunday, calling it "a big step in the right direction".

Local govts can no longer pursue GDP with environmental impact

A local leader may boast how well his city or province has done in protecting the local environment and ecosystems, but the central government has a series of standards and indexes to determine how much local officials have really done in these regards.

Cybersecurity Law has to be amended to protect individuals

THE LAW ENFORCEMENT inspection team of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, has suggested amending the Cybersecurity Law to strengthen the protection of internet and information security, particularly of individuals. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:

Tech firms must respect users' rights

APPLE ADMITTED ON WEDNESDAY that it slows down older models of the iPhone as they age via updates to the operating system, claiming it did so in order to "prolong the life" of the devices and maximize diminishing battery power. Beijing News comments:

Greater attention should be paid to plight of elderly

AN 85-YEAR-OLD MAN in Tianjin was recently seen holding a sign asking: "Can anyone adopt me?" It said he could contribute to his care with a pension of 6,000 yuan ($917.8) a month and all he wanted was to avoid living alone. China Youth Daily comment: