Numbers do not always reflect value
2006-06-29 06:25:37
Numbers are "basic element(s) of mathematics used for counting, measuring, solving equations, and comparing quantities," according to the online Concise Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Trite dramas fail to attract TV viewers
2006-06-22 06:06:06
Local television stations across China have recently been bombarding their viewers with numerous drama series, in the hope of upping their ratings.
Taxpayers' money must be used wisely
2006-06-15 06:10:49
Two five-metre-tall lamp posts lay yesterday on the bicycle lane in a main street close to my home, near Beijing's Asian Games Village.
Officials must be aware of gender issues
2006-06-08 05:48:51
I have been invited to attend a ceremony tomorrow to mark the opening of a number of centres devoted to the study of women and gender issues.
Perseverance essential in protecting environment
2006-06-01 06:08:33
Beijing Youth Daily, one of the capital's major mass-circulation papers, reported on Tuesday that leading hotels in Beijing have resumed supplying disposable articles such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, combs and slippers.
Don't forget all people are born equal
2006-05-25 05:48:34
From primary school to middle school, my pals and I filled in a great many biographical forms.
Pave way for students with disabilities
2006-05-18 06:40:27
In early January, three third-year senior high students from the Beijing School for the Visually Impaired told the Beijing Youth News that they wanted to participate in the annual national College entrance examination.
It's never too late to learn
2006-05-11 06:37:06
I thought I would have a chance to meet up with a friend of mine during a recent trip to the United States. I didn't, because he was too busy with a full course load for his master's degree of business administration programme at a Delaware college.
Monopoly hinders tech development
2006-04-27 06:15:27
I felt a little relieved when I read on the China Daily website the PDF version of its April 22 front page lead story about Chinese President Hu Jintao's speech at Yale University.
People must be mindful of law and order
2006-04-20 06:51:59
I have seen a film and read a best-selling novel about tornadoes in the Midwest of the United States.
Customers need a little respect and space
2006-04-13 05:54:46
My friend a professor of journalism with the University of Iowa has decided to replace the carpet in her bedrooms with wooden floorboards and has chosen Branchini Hardwood Flooring in Iowa City to do the job.
Encourage youth back to serious arts
2006-04-06 06:08:42
On Sunday afternoon I attended a play at the Riverside Theatre in Iowa City that was minimalist in every way.
