China Eastern to announce personnel changes soon

2010-11-26 15:32:15

China Eastern Airlines, one of China's top three carriers, will soon announce personnel changes related to its merger with Shanghai Airlines, National Business Daily (NBD) reported Friday.

China halts real estate repeat funding, reshuffling

2010-11-26 15:31:25

China has tightened controls over requests for additional funding from property developers, China Securities Journal reported Friday.

Happiness index should be measured

2010-11-23 17:49:08

A plan to include the happiness index in government checks on a working environment is being voiced during the final stages of China’s 11th Five-year Plan (2006-2010), China Youth Daily (CDY) reported today,

Strengthen emergency mechanism

2010-11-22 09:01:12

The local government of Guyuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, had to withdraw 145 buses from service because of a diesel shortage recently. Though the buses were pressed into service again after the supply of diesel was restored, the crisis highlighted the dangers that such emergencies create, says an article in People's Daily.

People's happiness is important

2010-11-22 07:49:21

China, like most other countries, has been using GDP to measure its economic development. But the United Kingdom has decided to use gross national happiness (GNH), which is supposed to make people's welfare the real goal of a country, says an article in Beijing News.

To open, or not to open airspace

2010-11-19 07:53:13

As airspace is directly related to national security, it is necessary to have a strict regulation on the subject.

Law on demolitions needed

2010-11-19 07:53:13

The biggest problem facing demolition of houses and relocation of homeowners is the low compensation paid to the affected people.

Call for a physically fit nation

2010-11-18 09:06:17

A Xinhua News Agency reporter, Yang Ming, has triggered a heated online debate by saying that China should stop going for gold medals from the next big sports event and instead select amateurs from colleges and universities to represent the country to spread health awareness among its people, says an article in Xinhua Daily Telegraph.

Jobseekers unaware of reality

2010-11-17 08:01:31

Chongqing municipality authorities' decision to launch activities to provide about 700,000 university students a "practice platform" has triggered a heated public debate, says an article in China Youth Daily.

Shanghai fire teaches a lesson

2010-11-17 08:01:31

The authorities and the public should learn a lesson from Monday's killer blaze in a residential building in Shanghai, says an article in West China City Newspaper.

The rising burden of CPI

2010-11-16 07:58:05

Zhang Ping, director of NDRC, said recently that CPI would rise by more than 3 percent this year. But that has not surprised people because they already knew it, says an article in China Youth Daily.

Farmers deserve better deal

2010-11-16 07:58:05

Urbanization in China is gaining pace with each passing day. Some officials are using this to twist government policies and change the landscape of rural areas for the worse, says an article in People's Daily.