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A 2-year-old girl, Yue Yue, was left bleeding on a street after being hit by a van in Foshan, Guangdong province, on Oct 13. The media have decried the moral decay in China, but it is more important to think of ways to prevent such tragedies, says an article in the Oriental Morning Post.
Participants at a recent China-Germany conference on higher education criticized the outdated textbooks used in Chinese universities. Since students study passively and teachers repeat what books say, China should improve the textbooks to catch up with the times.
The media have highlighted the extent of indifference in today's society, and we should accept that lack of basic values has become a severe social problem in China, a country which is proud of its moral tradition.
A 2-year-old girl was left bleeding on a road after a hit-and-run accident. More than a dozen people walked past the victim without stopping to help her. The incident reflects how cold people have become to other's suffering, says an article in Guangzhou Daily.
After Taobao mall decided to raise the annual fees for technical services, tens of thousands of small shop owners formed a league to "attack" top Taobao sellers by buying goods and applying for refunds in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, says an article in Jiefang Daily.
Figures show 3 percent of students drop out of Chinese universities voluntarily every year. But it is not bad. On the contrary, it has provided a dynamic two-way choice to universities and students both, says an article in Zhujiang Evening News.
A gang beat Wu Tianhao, a high school student, to death in Changchun, Jilin province. The hoodlums were allegedly hired by the wealthy parents of another student, after he had a tiff with Wu during a basketball game. Though the case is still under investigation, netizens' anger against the rich family deserves our attention, says an article on rednet.cn.
Wal-Mart's 10 branches in Chongqing municipality have been ordered to pay fines totaling 2.69 million yuan ($422, 000) and suspend business for 15 days after being discovered selling ordinary pork as organic pork. Supermarkets that deceive customers should be punished.
Ma Xiuchun, a woman who works at a small timber mill, caused a fire because equipment was improperly operated and was burned seriously. Ma could not afford the huge medical fees, but what eventually happened to her turned out to be quite moving, says an article in the China Youth Daily.
A visually impaired girl, Dong Lina was twice rejected when she tried to register for a broadcasting self-study examination in Beijing due to a "physical problem", says an article in the Xi'an Evening News.
A farmer in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province triggered much controversy when he said in an interview with CCTV that his annual income could reach about 300,000 yuan ($47,000), according to an article in Beijing News.
The National Development and Reform Commission cut the benchmark retail price of gasoline by 0.22 yuan a liter and diesel by 0.26 yuan a liter on Oct 9. However, the reduction failed to win acclaim from the public, according to an article in Qilu Evening News.
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