Ridiculous demolition
2010-01-29 07:54:28
Can we call it development or growth when a newly rebuilt school will be demolished to make room for the construction of a central business district?
Reconsider the way out
2010-01-28 07:48:37
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum opened yesterday in Davos, Switzerland, amid high hopes of a lasting global recovery despite its tepidness.
Respecting public opinion
2010-01-28 07:48:37
We have heard plenty about chief administrators communicating with people via the Internet. Many a local magistrate has given it a shot after President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao spoke to netizens on the Web.
Beijing, the world city
2010-01-27 07:58:29
Cleaner air, better education and healthcare, more decent jobs as well as affordable housing are all on the long list of wishes that local people will expect from a world city.
Farmers dealt a raw hand
2010-01-27 07:58:29
If universities are allowed to press ahead with their land sale deals, it means that a local government has the right to acquire rural arable lands in the name of public benefit and then sell them for commercial use.
Role of people's congress
2010-01-26 07:50:18
How a local people's congress will help residents enjoy the benefits of the regional government's policy in a timely manner is what most people are expecting to hear from their local legislative body's conference at this time every year.
Facing potential risks
2010-01-26 07:50:18
Unlike some who have never gained in wit after dropping into a pit of mistakes, the authorities in Shanghai have shown they have at least learned.
Protectionism is vicious
2010-01-25 07:54:39
Such unfair measures, while they may temporarily benefit US industries, damage the order of global trade and may even stymie the global economic recovery.
Build up our heritage
2010-01-25 07:54:39
A cemetery of Red Guards in the city of Chongqing was designated a historical site under local government protection last month.
Rebound may fuel change
2010-01-22 07:45:46
China's economic growth rate of 8.7-percent for 2009 is faster than the government's projected growth target of 8 percent. It is barely a surprise.
Soccer needs overhaul
2010-01-22 07:45:46
Up until the once mysterious "disappearance" of three high officials with the Chinese Football Association (CFA), there had been suspicion that the fever-pitched campaign against gambling and match-fixing in professional soccer may, like other anti-graft initiatives, come to a halt before getting close to the root of the problems.
Taking on responsibility
2010-01-21 07:52:31
The mourning of eight Chinese peacekeepers may for the first time send home the message that their country is a responsible nation.
