Damming The Yangtze

More conservation efforts needed to save the Yangtze’s fish population Liang Linkun is a veteran fisherman living in Changzhou City in east China’s Jiangsu Province.Liang first started fishing in the Yangtze River in 1977 when he could catch more than 100 kg of saury,a type of small fish also referred to as"mackerel pike,"in a single     

Curbing Mile-High Jinks

<正>Authorities take measures to control unruly air passengersPassengers aboard a Chinese civil aviation flight were frozen in panic when three of the aircraft’s emergency exits were found to have been unexpectedly opened just before they were to take off on January 10.According to later media reports,the China Eastern Airlines flight MU2036 bound to Beijing was scheduled to depart from Kunming in southwest China’s yunnan Province at 8:45 p.m.     

Staying on the Straight And Narrow

正New policy is introduced to prevent juvenile delinquency On February 24,an online post about an assault on a teenage girl raised a public outcry in China.The incident took place in Hefei,east China's Anhui Province,last September.The suspect,a 17-year-old boy surnamed Tao,set fire to a girl,surnamed Zhou,who had rejected his romantic advances.Tao and Zhou both studied in the same high school in Hefei.The case prompted strong calls for     

Frank Facts on Frankenfoods

New import licenses for genetically modified products reignite food safety debate A reported correlation between genetically modified (GM) soybeans and cancer is the focus of the latest debate over food safety in China. Areas with the highest incidence of cancer consume the most GM soybean oil in China, in- cluding provinces Henan and Hebei and eastern coastal areas Shanghai and Jiangsu, according to Wang Xiaoyu, Deputy Secretary General of the Heilongjiang Soybean Association.     

The Big Land Experiment

In Family farms make a comeback to revitalize China’s agriculture In March 2012, Zhang Zecheng and his wife made up their minds to return to their roots by becoming vegetable farmers in Liangshui Village in     

Arduous Anti-Graft Trek

Inspectors hit the road to root out corruption China’s efforts to root out corruption show no signs of slowing down. Authorities have dispatched 10 inspection teams to five provincial-level regions, a ministry, three state-owned enterprises, and a university, to supervise senior local officials and showcase China’s dedication to the fight against corruption, according to a June 3 statement by the officeoftheleadinggroupforinspectionwork. Visits by inspection teams will last around two months. The office publicized inspectors’ contact information to seek tip-offs from concerned citizens.     

Getting Tough On Polluters

Nation tries to curb pollution by imposing harsher penalties Pollution in a river in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has caused a stir. Fengkai County authorities in neighboring Guangdong Province reported thallium and cadmium contamination in the Hejiang River on July 6. Fengkai is downstream fromGuangxi’sHezhouCity.Deadfishhasbeen seenfloatingintheriversinceJuly1.Authorities prohibited about 30,000 Fengkai residents from using river water for three weeks, and tens of millions more in the Pearl River Delta were put on     

纳米技术相关法律问题初探简

纳米技术、信息技术和生物技术是人类21世纪的三大基本战略技术.随着纳米技术的发展,已经出现了纳米技术侵权和利用纳米技术实施犯罪的案例.为了应对纳米技术发展带来的新情况、新问题,我国应学习借鉴发达国家的相关经验,尽快制定与纳米技术发展相关的法律.本文回顾了我国纳米技术的发展概况,继而对我国的纳米技术侵权和犯罪问题进行了探讨,提出了纳米技术立法的相关建议.     

我国巨灾保险法与相关法的规范协同问题

我国巨灾保险法涉及面广,若要使巨灾保险法的功能得以有效发挥,巨灾保险事业得以长足发展,我国巨灾保险法的构建就必须充分考虑其与相关法律制度的规范协同问题,主要是与财政拨付法律制度、已有保险法律制度、证券保险法律制度以及税收制度间的规范协同问题。其中,巨灾保险法与财政拨付法的协同主要体现在巨灾预警预防、救助、恢复重建等方面;与保险法的规范协同主要体现在参保方式、保险机构的建立、相关法律责任认定以及保险原则的继承和发展等方面;与证券法的协同主要表现在特殊机构SPV的法律构建、证券化基本资产真实销售的规定、监督问题等方面;与税法的规范协同主要体现在两个方面,一是与企业所得税法的协同,以更好的促进保险公司开发巨灾产品以及促进企业开发防灾减灾技术,二是与个人所得税法的协同,以更好的促进和保障个人投保以及对特殊群体更多的税收照顾。     

Putting the Brakes on Government Vehicles

正Central authorities release regulations to further reform the public-funded provision of cars for officials By Yin PuminThe issues associated with government vehicles,including the huge costs involved in their purchase and maintenance on top of their misuse as private vehicles,have long been criticized by the public in China.According to the National Bureau of Statistics,of the Central Government's 2013