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The authorities should stop enterprises from cutting employees' pay arbitrarily by using the global economic crisis as an excuse.
Some senior citizens in rural areas of Henan province recently found that local police stations had cancelled their hukou (household registration). The case reveals the flaws in grassroots governments' management, says an article in China Youth Daily. Excerpts:
On Monday, the Supreme Court drafted regulations for proceedings of administrative cases on the disclosure of government information.
Education is closely related to people's life and they pin high hopes on the educational reform.
The education authorities should take steps to relieve students of the papers.
Shanghai, which will host the World Expo next year, has started a campaign to prevent people in pajamas from walking on the streets. This not only infringes upon civil rights, but also reveals our sense of inferiority when compared to foreigners, says an article in Chengdu Business Daily. Excerpts:
Some high-ranking officials are now trying to take advantage of their administrative power to get doctoral degrees.
Recent years have seen increasing formation of regional blocs, with the United States being the main force behind them. But China should join an international group only after judging the pros and cons minutely, and always stick to the spirit of openness, says an article in the Oriental Morning Post. Excerpts:
Fu Pinghong, former director of township health center in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for misusing public funds. The authorities should now haul up more such criminals, says an article in the Beijing News. Excerpts:
The central government should take steps to stop local authorities from imposing highway toll arbitrarily.
Governments are not supposed to keep their financial budgets secret. But the Shanghai financial bureau has done exactly that, which is against the spirit of law, as well as democratic political ethics, says an article in China Youth Daily. Excerpts:
The Hunan provincial legislative affairs office recently received a proposal from a man to ban mahjong in clubs and other public places. The proposal should be seen as an individual's attempt to exercise his civil rights, says an article in Xiaoxiang Morning Herald. Excerpts:
Treating sanitation workers with respect is an efficient way of keeping a place clean, says an article in the Beijing News.
A heating company in Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, recently cut off an entire building from its supply list because just one household had not paid its dues. Heating companies and other public service providers should negotiate with defaulters instead of making even those who pay their dues in time suffer, says an article in the China Youth Daily. Excerpts:
Reports on incidents show that freedom of the press can help the judiciary fight corruption, says an article in the China Youth Daily.
Chen Fashu, president of Newhuadu Industrial Group, allocated 8.3 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) worth of securities to set up Newhuadu Charity Foundation on Tuesday. But the public has not welcomed the charity because it might have been established to evade tax, says an article in Xiaoxiang Morning Herald. Excerpts:
China is undergoing unprecedented urbanization, which has sharpened social contradictions. To make the country's urbanization sustainable, we have to develop modern agriculture, says an article in Changjiang Times. Excerpts:
Central enterprises' administrative levels are higher than that of local authorities, giving them more political power.
A research panel comprising senior officials of the housing and related departments recently began reviewing the effects of the past decade's housing reform in order to "modify the process and prepare the next step". The second housing reform needs to be discussed by the public at various levels so that possible flaws are eliminated and its implementation is successful, says an article on xinhuanet.com. Excerpts:
Our public life is undergoing reform.Consultations on the basis of equality instead of authority will now be the civic spirit.
As world leaders are slated to gather in Copenhagen this month to find a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol, talks about climate change are gathering steam. But is climate change the most pressing threat for mankind?
I am very happy to know through your columns and CCTV 9 that China has launched a "Made in China" advertising campaign on CNN from Nov 30.
Asia has rebounded fast from the depth of the global crisis. Initially, the region was hit extremely hard, with output in most countries shrinking by much more than even those nations at the epicenter of the crisis.
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