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- Japan's June jobless rate rises to 5.3%
- Japan's core CPI drops for 16 straight month in June
- Russia to raise crude oil export duty Aug. 1
- Citigroup settles fraud charges with 75 million dollars
- Uncertain oil supply may become new risk for world economy: Standard & Poor's
- Inflation in Spain at highest point in 18 months
- Toyota recalls 373,000 cars in US
- Gold jumps most in one week as dollar slides
- Wall Street declines on Fed official's remarks
- An optimal aircraft carrier strategy
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Currency illusions dazzle US politicians
US senators often reprove China for severely undervaluing the yuan, which they claim would boost Chinese exports. However, the exchange rate issue is quite a tricky one, and many outspoken Americans don't really understand it.
EDITOR’S CHOICE more>>
Unfair demolition regulations must be torn down
Developers often hire thugs to intimidate or attack stubborn householders, and there are also numerous controversies over the seizure of land and the level of compensation paid to householders.
Grass not always greener on other side of ocean
A friend of mine asked me whether she should move to Canada or the US. Another friend who just had a baby and gained a promotion told me that emigration is the next priority on his agenda.
A vilified reporter points to immature stock market
It has been 20 years since the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets began listing Chinese company shares. Many companies went public and millions of ordinary people became major shareholders.
VOICE
- On construction of the high-speed railway
- On student's taking exercise
- On adding iodine to salt results in an excessive ingestion of iodine
- On the steep rise in the number of "naked officials" fleeing abroad
- On allegations they paraded prostitutes on the streets
- On the income of Guangzhou Asian Games
COMMENTARYmore>>
Village skyscraper exposes extortionate costs of regular housing
It's ludicrous that those buildings sold at extraordinarily high prices are so fragile.
FOREIGN VIEWmore>>
No place for Asian heroes in Hollywood blockbusters
The mega-budget fantasy-action movie, The Last Airbender, tanked spectacularly this month after a strong opening weekend.
CARTOONmore>>
'This time a higher unemployment rate is good!'
"This time a higher unemployment rate is good!"
EDITORIALmore>>
An optimal aircraft carrier strategy
An aircraft carrier could be an effective tool to maintain order, and it could win China respect from neighboring countries.
OBSERVERmore>>
Public scrutiny might stop 'naked officials'
Over the years, Chinese people have created a special vocabulary for new trends emerging in society.
CHINESE PRESSmore>>
Tying cops to chengguan alarms public
Li Runhua, head of Beijing police's Public Security Management Division, is reportedly to take up a new position in addition to his current duties.
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