More professional firefighting service needed

2015-01-06 07:48:53

Given the increasing difficulties resulting from the growing population, China requires more highly professionalized and experienced firefighters with up-to-date equipment.

Resilience will help China ride over economic woes

2015-01-05 13:58:31

After three years of slowing growth and rising debt, China once again finds itself at a crossroads.

For honest governance gangs of corrupt officials must be broken

2015-01-05 09:05:19

Corrupt gangs of officials may be formed through family ties, birth regions even leisure activities, but they share the same lack of supervision over power.

Revealing cuts from TV dramas

2015-01-05 09:05:19

It is an increasingly popular trend for domestic TV dramas to exaggerate ancient royal lifestyles and attract eyeballs with some debatable elements.

Extreme disparity attack on democracy

2015-01-05 09:05:19

One reason global poverty has been so intractable is that it remains largely out of sight for those who are not living it.

Curbing graft not to compromise normal welfare

2015-01-05 09:05:19

The fight against extravagance and waste is necessary to develop a frugal society, but this should not compromise the normal welfare and benefits of employees.

SOE salary reform sets an example

2015-01-05 07:57:05

Central State-owned enterprises launched a pilot pay reform and the salary system for the SOE executives will be directly under the central government's supervision.

The best reformer will win the century

2015-01-05 07:50:09

As long as decision-makers in China can make a good use of three characteristics of China's governance system, reform will become easier.

Chinese Character of the Year

2015-01-04 17:25:20

2014 is gone. 2015 is here and several countries and regions in East Asia that share Chinese cultural origins have already come up with their own Chinese character of the 2014 through various selections.

Ensure employees' normal welfare in the fight against graft

2015-01-04 10:52:45

The fight against extravagance is necessary to develop a frugal society, but this should not compromise the normal benefits of employees.

Human rights no excuse to pressure DPRK

2014-12-31 09:10:19

The 15-member United Nations Security Council has for the first time cleared a discussion on the human rights record of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Budget airlines no less safe than others

2014-12-31 08:18:05

It is absurd to say budget airlines or flights are more vulnerable simply because their tickets cost less than those of normal carriers.