Throwing good money after bad
2009-06-05 07:52:30
Neither the American basketball player who scattered cash nor the students who jostled for it should be blamed for the incident in the poor county of Hunan. More to the point is that local officials should not have squandered taxpayers'money by organizing such an expensive match, says an article in Yangcheng Evening News. Excerpts:
Every child needs childhood
2009-06-04 08:08:47
A recent survey conducted in Guangzhou and Foshan shows that children nowadays suffer from a lot of academic stress. It is high time we relieved kids of the pressure, which they should not have to bear at their age, says an article in Nanfang Daily. Excerpts:
Virgin girls as 'prostitutes'
2009-06-04 08:08:47
It is not the first time that the Chinese police have cracked "prostitution cases" involving virgins. The latest victims, reported by the media on Tuesday, are two primary school students, aged 15 and 13, in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province. The local police detained the girls on March 16. Only after the Kunming Forensic Hospital examined the girls and certified them as virgins, did the police release the girls. Why do the police indulge in this farce of incriminating the innocent? An article in Chongqing Times explains. Excerpts:
Pricing calls for public voice
2009-06-03 07:46:36
The oil price hike came about just three days after the authorities ruled out any immediate increase. Earlier, the public had to wait for three months for the domestic oil price to drop after the international oil prices plummeted. Lack of strict supervision as well as public participation are the basic reasons for the disorder in China's oil price adjustment system, says an article in Guangzhou Daily. Excerpts:
Out of bounds in the IT world
2009-06-03 07:46:36
Microsoft Corporation announced recently that it would stop providing MSN instant messaging services to Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan and the DPRK, in order to comply with the ban imposed by the US government. As a commercial company, the business activities of Microsoft Corporation are obviously manipulated by certain political forces, says an article in China Youth Daily. Excerpts:
Higher penalty, safer food
2009-06-02 07:44:21
Although penalties for illegal practices in food production and distribution have been increased in the new Food Safety Law, the provisions are still too lenient to be an effective deterrent to law-breakers, says an article in Guangzhou Daily. Excerpts:
Geithner sells a devalued dollar
2009-06-02 07:44:21
It is not surprising that Timothy Geithner, the US Secretary of the Treasury, asked China to buy more US treasury bills during his visit to Beijing, which began on Sunday. However, the US dollar's weakness in the foreign exchange market as well as the gloomy forecast on the outlook for the greenback makes Geithner's sales pitch look feeble, says an article in China Business News. Excerpts:
Smoke signals from a fire
2009-06-01 07:48:28
These days, quite a few cases of corruption, which had long been concealed, were revealed by chance. People want a more open system of combating corruption and for building a clean government, says an article in the Zhujiang Evening News. Excerpts:
Actions louder than words
2009-06-01 07:48:28
The United States should alter its old mindset of using Taiwan as an "unsinkable aircraft carrier", and take action to contribute to peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, says an article in Ta Kung Pao. Excerpts:
Caring county shows the way
2009-05-27 07:38:29
Local governments of all parts should emulate Shenmu county in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, in carrying out people-oriented policies that bring real benefits to the majority, says an article in Workers' Daily. Excerpts:
Weak links in the chain
2009-05-27 07:38:29
The fight against A/H1N1 has shown that in the process of globalization, risks and crises know no borders. Self-protective and self-preventive approaches cannot meet the challenges. Worldwide cooperation is the only way to win the fight, says an article on the Xinhua website. Excerpts:
Solve the root problem
2009-05-26 07:53:51
Authorities should identify the root cause of unreasonable behavior and prevent injurious conduct at its very source, says an article in Qilu Evening News. Excerpts:
