• What is 1+2?

    15-06-23 Politician: Well, if you look at the seasonally adjusted figures, you'll find that it's reasonably in line with government predictions. Physicist: I won't tell you until you tell me what you want to use it for. Lawyer: It makes one and a half each....

  • 英国大选知多少

    15-05-08 1. How does the election work? Britain's parliament has 650 members. Any party that wins an outright majority of 326 or more seats can form a government. 2. What if no party wins a Commons majority? The situation becomes more complex if no party has...

  • 官商勾结

    15-04-22 Corruption involving collusion between government officials and business owners and executives remains the biggest challenge facing those involved in the campaign against bribery and fraud, according to the top anti-graft body. 中央纪委监察部表示,...

  • people suing the government 民告官

    15-04-22 China's top legislature adopted an amendment to the Administrative Procedure Law Saturday, aiming to expand the people's right to sue the government . 全国人大周六通过行政诉讼法修正案,扩大了民告官的权利。 民告官即the people suing the government。新...

  • 巴西民众举行反腐败游行

    15-04-14 More than one million people joined demonstrations against government corruption in over 200 cities across Brazil on April 12. 4月12日全巴西200多个城市有100多万人参加了反政府腐败的游行示威活动。 Photo shows people take part in a protest against gove...

  • A lifetime friendship

    19-06-05 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other year? They worked together starting then to further American Revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. From the work sprang a friendship perhaps incompara...

  • cult-busting office 防范办

    15-04-08 Liu Jinguo, vice-minister of public security, has been appointed deputy head of the 610 Office, the central government agency responsible for combating cults and handling cult-related issues. 公安部副部长刘金国被任命为中央防范和处理邪教问题领导小组6...

  • pro-innovation government 创新型政府

    15-04-08 We are committed to building a pro-innovation government , and the top priority is to streamline administration and delegate government powers. 我们正在致力于建设创新型政府,首要的事情就是简政放权,这实际上是给市场让出空间,降低市场准入门槛。 创新型...

  • bond sales 举借债务

    15-04-08 To tackle this situation, the revision green-lights bond sales by provincial-level governments but places them under strict conditions. It not only restricts the amount of bonds but also regulates how to issue them and use funds raised through bonds...

  • rent-seeking and corruption 权力寻租

    15-03-26 China will conduct a nationwide audit of government land sales and related deals that may shed light on rent-seeking and corruption , the Economic Observer newspaper reported on Saturday. 据《经济观察报》上周六报道,中国将对政府土地销售和相关交易进...