Looking for climate solutions in Copenhagen
2009-12-08 07:23:24
A lot of heat is being generated in Copenhagen as thousands of government officials and NGO representatives gather to find ways to cool the Earth.
Love cannot be measured with money
2009-12-03 07:18:01
The big news in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and all over China over the weekend was a 10-year-old girl's birthday party.
Obama made friends, not enemies
2009-11-26 07:54:11
United States President Barack Obama received an avalanche of criticism from the Western media for his recent trip to Asia.
Nixon or Obama, cooperation holds
2009-11-18 07:47:56
When Richard Nixon claimed that his one-week stay in China in February 1972 "changed the world", no one could have predicted how great the changes would be.
Display your affection but think of the public, too
2009-11-13 08:03:30
Nearly 40,000 people have joined an online debate over whether a college has the right to interfere in public display of affection by students on campus.
High time we stopped shivering
2009-11-05 07:40:48
Beijing's decision to turn on the heat is a momentous change from a policy set nearly 60 years ago, when China was still struggling to feed and clothe its people...
Discouraging our Good Samaritans
2009-10-29 08:50:33
China Central Television (CCTV) is currently running a series of short profiles of heroes and heroines on its nightly newscast.
Let's dissect the media for a change
2009-10-22 07:48:29
My friend Xu Haoyuan sent me two emails within a month about problems she encountered in news media coverage. Each illustrates how far some journalists nowadays have strayed from accuracy and truthfulness.
Welcome draft law on an important subject
2009-10-14 07:11:43
Heated debates started in late September when word spread that the Beijing municipal people's congress was revising the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women.
Old farmlands feel the heat of climate change
2009-09-17 08:04:46
Next week, world leaders will deliberate at the United Nations on measures and actions over climate change in preparation for the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December. For many people, climate change is a political issue that should be left to them to deal with.
Can we make education less costly for the poor
2009-09-10 08:35:42
Since the start of school on September 1, local governments across China have been trumpeting new policies intended to insure that compulsory education is truly free. Rural children, in particular, will benefit from these policies, which limit the fees a school can charge.
Think twice on early retirement
2009-08-13 07:45:57
On a recent trip to Hubei province, I had a happy reunion with cousins whom I had not seen for years. Despite the excitement at seeing each other, I detected a sense of aimlessness in some of my cousins. They are only in their late 40s or early 50s, but a few have already retired and others face retirement in a couple of years.
