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Source: Global Times Published: January 08, 2012 18:25
It's the busiest time of a year again for the country's transport system. The Chinese New Year is just over two weeks away.
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Source: Global Times Published: January 08, 2012 18:25
The really tough challenge for the Ministry of Railways (MOR) at the moment is not dealing with last year’s train crash in Wenzhou. Liu Zhijun, the former head of the MOR who faces corruption charges, has to take responsibility for the tragedy, and the related people are punished, then the who...
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Source: Global Times Published: December 27, 2011 20:58
Protection of other dialects
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Source: Global Times Published: December 27, 2011 20:40
The goals of the authorities to promote Putonghua by issuing the new policy are fundamentally good. The popularity of Putonghua is due to its convenience for communication, which clears up the obstacles between people from different areas. Promoting Putonghua in televisions and radio programs is aim...
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Source: Global Times Published: December 27, 2011 20:38
It is not the first time that the use of Putonghua has been mandated in Guangdong Province. It is natural for natives of Guangdong to resist the new policy. They use their mother tongue every day, and it gives them a sense of belonging and identity.
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Source: Global Times Published: December 20, 2011 20:23
The candidates for the Taiwanese elections officially started their campaigns with a televised debate early this month. The debate Saturday is the last of the three televised debates. It is the first time Taiwan has introduced televised debate into the leadership election, which is seen as a signifi...
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Source: Global Times Published: December 20, 2011 20:23
The last televised debate among the three candidates for the upcoming Taiwanese leadership elections was held on Saturday in Taipei. Since shedding one-party rule, Taiwan has achieved commendable democratic progress. It experienced political struggle during the long process of democratization betwee...
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Source: Global Times Published: December 20, 2011 20:18
New rules that demand users of Weibo register under their real names before being allowed to post have sparked lots of controversy.
Once the announcement was issued, the share price of Sina, China’s largest Weibo service, fell by 11 percent early Friday but rebounded later. It is unclear how ...
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Source: Global Times Published: December 20, 2011 20:18
The Beijing municipal government announced Friday that, within the next three months, Chinese Weibo (microblogging) services would require real-name identification.
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Source: Global Times Published: December 19, 2011 22:06
In an era of increased resource competition, the oil, natural gas and other minerals under the South China Sea's seabed, as well as control of their sea lanes, have become spectacular prizes sought by nations with competing territorial claims to them. With the US, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Ja...
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