Ranking of cities points to complex problems
[2006-07-06 06:03]A number of reports have recently been carried in the news media about international and domestic studies of Chinese cities.
Numbers do not always reflect value
[2006-06-29 06:25]Numbers are "basic element(s) of mathematics used for counting, measuring, solving equations, and comparing quantities," according to the online Concise Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Trite dramas fail to attract TV viewers
[2006-06-22 06:06]Local television stations across China have recently been bombarding their viewers with numerous drama series, in the hope of upping their ratings.
Taxpayers' money must be used wisely
[2006-06-15 06:10]Two five-metre-tall lamp posts lay yesterday on the bicycle lane in a main street close to my home, near Beijing's Asian Games Village.
Officials must be aware of gender issues
[2006-06-08 05:48]I have been invited to attend a ceremony tomorrow to mark the opening of a number of centres devoted to the study of women and gender issues.
Perseverance essential in protecting environment
[2006-06-01 06:08]Beijing Youth Daily, one of the capital's major mass-circulation papers, reported on Tuesday that leading hotels in Beijing have resumed supplying disposable articles such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, combs and slippers.
Don't forget all people are born equal
[2006-05-25 05:48]From primary school to middle school, my pals and I filled in a great many biographical forms.
Pave way for students with disabilities
[2006-05-18 06:40]In early January, three third-year senior high students from the Beijing School for the Visually Impaired told the Beijing Youth News that they wanted to participate in the annual national College entrance examination.
It's never too late to learn
[2006-05-11 06:37]I thought I would have a chance to meet up with a friend of mine during a recent trip to the United States. I didn't, because he was too busy with a full course load for his master's degree of business administration programme at a Delaware college.
Monopoly hinders tech development
[2006-04-27 06:15]I felt a little relieved when I read on the China Daily website the PDF version of its April 22 front page lead story about Chinese President Hu Jintao's speech at Yale University.
People must be mindful of law and order
[2006-04-20 06:51]I have seen a film and read a best-selling novel about tornadoes in the Midwest of the United States.
Customers need a little respect and space
[2006-04-13 05:54]My friend a professor of journalism with the University of Iowa has decided to replace the carpet in her bedrooms with wooden floorboards and has chosen Branchini Hardwood Flooring in Iowa City to do the job.
