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Legislators make hay as the rest of Japan shy away from sex

[2017-08-07 08:41]

One recent survey showed 42 percent of single men and 44 percent of single women between ages 18 to 34 were virgins, with some men calling women "scary". Another found nearly 25 percent of Japanese men and 14 percent women aged 50 were yet to marry - the highest figures since census began in 1920.

Little guys can fight protectionism, too

[2017-08-06 13:55]

Three years ago, I endured the horror of reporting on the world's worst ebola virus outbreak. As I trekked the countryside reporting, the disease claimed more than 5,000 lives and ravaged my country's fragile economy, which was recovering from two decades of civil war.

Working to capture a cure for old age

[2017-08-06 13:55]

Image capture technology is more commonly associated with Hollywood films and advanced computer games but at Imperial College in London, researchers are using it to help people live independently for longer.

Everyone should join the AI debate

[2017-08-06 13:55]

China's government recently announced plans for a massive program of investment and research to turn the country into the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030.

Czech leader embraces initiative with rich returns

[2017-08-06 13:55]

Probably no other world leader has spent as much time in, and given as much attention to, engaging with China as Czech President Milos Zeman.

App points way to an active, healthier life

[2017-08-06 13:55]

Last year, I activated the fitness tracking function in China's most popular instant messaging app WeChat in a bid to stay fit.

Everyone should join the AI debate

[2017-08-05 07:02]

The Chinese government recently announced plans for a massive investment and research program aimed at turning the country into the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030. Artificial intelligence represents the latest goal in a technological revolution that in recent decades has changed not only the world but also the way we live, work and communicate.

Facts favor China in standoff

[2017-08-05 07:02]

Since the standoff began between China and India on a remote Himalayan plateau in mid-June, Foreign Ministry spokespersons have issued one strong statement after another, asking India to withdraw its troops from Donglang, and warning it against miscalculations and nurturing illusions. And Defense Ministry spokespersons have stressed the resolution of the People's Liberation Army to defend China's territory and called on India not to underestimate the country's determination to safeguard its sovereignty.

India must not misread patience as weakness

[2017-08-04 09:18]

It is good that Beijing has turned down New Delhi's request for negotiation to resolve the standoff in Donglang. Accepting it would have made a simple matter complicated, or even worse, changed the nature of it.

Abe seeks to steady the ship

[2017-08-04 09:18]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday appointed a number of veteran politicians that are close to him to high offices in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in a move to reverse his all-time-low approval ratings and display a united party. His Cabinet reshuffle shows that Abe is trying to heal the fractures within the party.

Recruiting websites have a duty to check companies are legitimate

[2017-08-04 09:18]

LI WENXING, a college graduate from a farmer's family in Dezhou, East China's Shandong province, was found dead in Tianjin on July 14, having moved there to take up his first job after graduating less than a month ago. Beijing News comments:

Reforms can ensure PLA better fulfills all its duties

[2017-08-02 07:21]

On the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping delivered a speech on its historical contributions, development and the necessity of further reform.

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