Editorials

Air pollution top priority

That controlling PM2.5 has been made top priority on the municipal government of Beijing's 2012 list of public welfare projects is indeed beyond many people's expectations.
Pushing too hard?

A video posted on the Internet showing a 4-year-old boy exercising in heavy snow wearing only shorts, has drawn overwhelming criticism on his father, a businessman in his 40s from Nanjing.
Welfare home distribution

With the central government's resolve, there is reason to believe that most local governments have the experience and will to do a good job.

Breaking the urban bottleneck

According to the 2011 data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, China's urban population has reached 51.27 percent of the total, thus exceeding the rural population for the first time in history.
To express love or to be on to a good thing

Like other holiday seasons, Spring Festival, which ended on Monday, is one of the most expensive times of the year. It is also the time when people shower relatives and friends with gifts.
Promoting economic growth

Minister of Commerce Chen Deming talks about China's trade and investment policies and the cooperation at sub-national levels between China and the US in an interview with Bloomberg News.

Real books are for real

I agree that independent and small bookstores should be preserved and protected in China.
China should fight back

It's unfair that Western countries are pressuring China to export more rare earth without easing their own export quotas.
HIV not a matter a privacy

It is understandable that HIV-positive people find it difficult to reveal their condition. But then such people should make sure their acts do not put their partners and others at risk.

Shared identity

It's lucky that Hong Kong and Chinese mainland still hold a shared identity.

Han Han vs Fang Zhouzi

Han Han stated publicly he will bow out of the dispute. But it will be a long time before this war of words comes to an end.

Chunyun: Chinese characteristics?

Difficult as it may be to get a ticket, we can still choose to face it with a sense of humor.

Education: China vs US

Is Chinese education better than its US counterpart at producing "global citizens"?

That controlling PM2.5 has been made top priority on the municipal government of Beijing's 2012 list of public welfare projects is indeed beyond many people's expectations.

Pushing too hard?

A video posted on the Internet showing a 4-year-old boy exercising in heavy snow wearing only shorts, has drawn overwhelming criticism on his father, a businessman in his 40s from Nanjing.

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Maintaining Sino-US relations

Two opinion polls made public concurrently in China and in the United States Friday indicate that Chinese and Americans do not have a favorable impression of each other's country.
Removing fungicide from the orange juice agenda

Unnecessarily orange juice went to media all over the world and mostly in the USA, receiving headlines that is was contaminated with fungicides.
A Spring Festival Beijing hutong memory

One of my best Beijing Spring Festival memories dates back to the 2009 New Year, when I lived in an apartment complex on the corner of Ghost Street and Dongzhimen Beixiaojie.

A good move against absurd ads

The Hainan provincial population and family planning commission will reportedly launch a "slogan-cleaning project" this year to remove "sharp-toned" family planning advertisements.
How can graduates get jobs

Developments in the job market show that graduates with special skills are becoming increasingly popular with employers.
A true symbol of honesty

It's a shame that so many people jumped forward from among a crowd to claim something that was not theirs.

Romney losses show conservative woes

Ultimately, history may reveal that Tuesday's results were little more than an embarrassing blip for a Romney campaign that holds massive advantages over underfunded and under-organized rivals.
China security blanket for citizens abroad has limits

In a demonstration of its growing military power, China is increasingly willing to deploy its armed forces to protect Chinese nationals abroad.
China developers launch funds to bridge finance gap

Analysts widely expect industry consolidation to accelerate in 2012 and some players, even big ones, will have to sell assets and quit the market.

Zhu Yuan

The importance of people-first principle

Chen Weihua

Revealing tale of two Washingtons

Op Rana

There is more to Iran than meets the eye

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That controlling PM2.5 has been made top priority on the municipal government of Beijing's 2012 list of public welfare projects is indeed beyond many people's expectations.

A video posted on the Internet showing a 4-year-old boy exercising in heavy snow wearing only shorts, has drawn overwhelming criticism on his father, a businessman in his 40s from Nanjing.

With the central government's resolve, there is reason to believe that most local governments have the experience and will to do a good job.

According to the 2011 data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, China's urban population has reached 51.27 percent of the total, thus exceeding the rural population for the first time in history.

Like other holiday seasons, Spring Festival, which ended on Monday, is one of the most expensive times of the year. It is also the time when people shower relatives and friends with gifts.

Minister of Commerce Chen Deming talks about China's trade and investment policies and the cooperation at sub-national levels between China and the US in an interview with Bloomberg News.

I agree that independent and small bookstores should be preserved and protected in China.

It's unfair that Western countries are pressuring China to export more rare earth without easing their own export quotas.

It is understandable that HIV-positive people find it difficult to reveal their condition. But then such people should make sure their acts do not put their partners and others at risk.

That controlling PM2.5 has been made top priority on the municipal government of Beijing's 2012 list of public welfare projects is indeed beyond many people's expectations.

Two opinion polls made public concurrently in China and in the United States Friday indicate that Chinese and Americans do not have a favorable impression of each other's country.

Unnecessarily orange juice went to media all over the world and mostly in the USA, receiving headlines that is was contaminated with fungicides.

One of my best Beijing Spring Festival memories dates back to the 2009 New Year, when I lived in an apartment complex on the corner of Ghost Street and Dongzhimen Beixiaojie.

The Hainan provincial population and family planning commission will reportedly launch a "slogan-cleaning project" this year to remove "sharp-toned" family planning advertisements.

Developments in the job market show that graduates with special skills are becoming increasingly popular with employers.

It's a shame that so many people jumped forward from among a crowd to claim something that was not theirs.

Ultimately, history may reveal that Tuesday's results were little more than an embarrassing blip for a Romney campaign that holds massive advantages over underfunded and under-organized rivals.

In a demonstration of its growing military power, China is increasingly willing to deploy its armed forces to protect Chinese nationals abroad.

Analysts widely expect industry consolidation to accelerate in 2012 and some players, even big ones, will have to sell assets and quit the market.

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