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     

Healing the Land

正As concerns grow over soil contamination in urban areas, soil remediation draws attention Despite having bought a new house in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province early in 2010, Zheng Hongyuan's family remains living in a rented house located elsewhere. Like many other frustrated people who bought property in the area, Zheng lives in fear of what lies in the ground below it.     

JUMPING ON THE ONLINE BANDWAGON

正Government agencies endeavor to make the fast expanding micro-blogosphere more transparent China's government agencies and officials seem to have been struck by micro-blogging fever.The number of verified government-run micro-blog accounts on Sina     

Target: Tuberculosis

China gets tough in the fight against an ancient killer In 2011, there were an estimated 8.7 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) around the world and 1.4 million people died of the disease, said the World Health Organization in a statement marking World TB Day on March 24. According to Wang Yu, Director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), China ranks second following India among 22 countries most heavily plagued by TB, with 5     

Safeguarding the Innocent

Revelations of false convictions cause judicial authorities to act On August 13,the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Central Committee published an official paper laying out the guidelines for the prevention of false convictions.     

Moving the Goalposts

’Adios Camacho,’Chinese soccer still in need of succor ’China’s national team will strive to overtake Japan and South Korea as the soccer leader in Asia within 10-15 years."Is it a possibility or just a dream? Whatever the case,the Chinese Football Association(CFA) set an ambitious target for the discredited men’s team on     

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     

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     

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.