Abe playing tricky game with WWII

2015-03-14 08:18:17

As a reassessment of Japan's postwar performance, the Abe statement will reveal not only Abe's real attitude toward history, but also the direction in which he will lead Japan.

New challenges for firms going global

2015-03-13 10:36:45

There is need for China to seek greater cooperation with other countries in strategic projects that involve infrastructure construction and energy development.

The rich have a role at two sessions

2015-03-13 10:24:21

Should or should not more rich people attend the annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee is a difficult question.

Solve income tax puzzle with fair policy

2015-03-13 10:24:21

It may take a long time to fully implement a consolidated income tax system, but we could start with a combination of consolidated and classified income tax which would take into consideration family exigencies.

Top-down planning chases innovation

2015-03-12 08:18:46

In this year's Government Work Report, Premier Li Keqiang has repeatedly stressed the importance of innovation.

Seventy years of selective postwar history

2015-03-12 08:18:46

The present historical perceptions - or perhaps more accurately - misperceptions of the past conflicts in the Pacific do not augur well for the future.

Rising pension burden poses a problem

2015-03-12 07:50:59

Without systematic reform these two explicit pension debts will increase with each passing year.

Woman's right whether to have another child

2015-03-11 07:36:37

No matter whether it is under the partial two-child policy or a comprehensive two-child policy, a woman's right to decide about child birth needs to be guaranteed by the law.

Healthcare's for-profit non-profit balancing act

2015-03-11 07:36:37

The major challenge is how to balance the non-profit "mission" of the State-owned healthcare industry with the for-profit nature of the market economy.

Correcting misconceptions about the Silk Road initiatives

2015-03-10 17:50:06

President Xi Jinping’s Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiatives have attracted worldwide attention with some experts and media outlets calling them China’s version of the Marshall Plan.

Nail the lie about Silk Road initiatives

2015-03-10 15:34:45

Although the "Belt and Road Initiatives" differ with the Marshall Plan, China needs to respond to experts and media outlets that attempt wrong comparisons.

A silver lining has come in fight against smog

2015-03-10 08:17:22

Smog is a hot topic at the Two Sessions with Premier Li Keqiang vowing to enforce environmental regulations in the Government Work Report.