Flood control
2010-07-26 08:27:17
Severe rainstorms have battered key regions across China over the past weeks. Many lives have been lost and property worth millions destroyed. River water levels have risen to the highest in decades.
Muscle flexing
2010-07-26 08:27:17
The timing and unprecedented scale of joint military exercises by the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK), which began Sunday, could open a Pandora's box, thrusting Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula into the centerpiece of contention in yet another great power game.
Population concerns
2010-07-24 06:46:48
According to the blueprint approved by the State Council, the population of Beijing should not exceed 18 million by 2020. But latest local statistics show the city's resident population has already reached 19.72 million. And there is no sign of a slowdown.
Different disparity
2010-07-24 06:46:48
The first salary survey of all types of enterprises by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows an ownership-based fault line in income distribution.
Hurried lifestyle
2010-07-24 06:46:48
Chinese are in a hurry. They seem like parts of a fast running machine. The rapid pace of the country's economic progress in recent years has forced many to change gear and live life in the "fast lane."
Right decision
2010-07-23 08:05:47
The Ministry of Education's latest move to publish a list of more than 400 approved educational programs in the country that are being jointly run with foreign collaborators, is a step in the right direction.
Expanding bloc
2010-07-23 08:05:47
Inviting the United States and Russia to participate in the East Asia Summit (EAS) may contribute to peace, development, cooperation and prosperity in Southeast Asia.
Traffic troubles
2010-07-23 08:05:47
Beijing's urban planners can no longer afford to get complacent regarding the rapidly rising number of automobiles, as it is seriously undermining the city's efforts to turn itself into a better place of living.
Domestic system
2010-07-22 07:53:44
Efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through domestic cap-and-trade systems have acquired new urgency, as China is set to become the world's largest emitter and energy user in the coming decade.
Violent enforcers
2010-07-22 07:53:44
Senior law enforcement officials in Wuhan may have acted quickly to punish the police officers responsible for severely beating up a middle-aged woman in front of the provincial Party headquarters Tuesday.
Delayed tension
2010-07-22 07:53:44
Strong opposition from China may have, for now, made Washington and Seoul start Sunday its joint naval exercises from the Sea of Japan instead of holding it as planned from the Yellow Sea.
Swelling numbers
2010-07-21 07:53:10
Euromonitor International, a market information provider, recently reported that China's middle class - those earning at least 80,000 yuan ($11,800) annually - would touch 700 million, or 48 percent of the country's population, by 2020. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, however, forecasts a much leaner group, accounting for just 23 percent of the total population.
