May 6: Officials to be accountable for the environment; male driver beats woman over lane-changing row
China to curb local officials' pursuit of GDP growth at the expense of natural environment. Photo: Reuters
Politics & policies
China will implement a new set of regulations to hold officials accountable for pursuing GDP growth at the cost of the local environment. Officials will not be promoted or appointed to key government positions for any violations, and retired officials will not be immune to any investigations. (Xinhua)
Diplomacy
Top diplomats from China and the European Union (EU) held the fifth round of high-level strategic dialogue in Beijing. Both sides agreed to more cooperation on security and defence matters, especially in the Middle East and in the fight against human trafficking. (Xinhua, Reuters) Read full story here
Economy
The recent bullish stock market in China experienced a 4 per cent slump on Tuesday, the most in three months, losing some two trillion yuan in value. (Business Insider)
Shares of e-commerce giant Alibaba in the US dipped by more than 3 per cent to an all-time low of $77.77 per share in early trading on Tuesday. (Business Insider)
China will regulate the tourism market by clamping down on unreasonably cheap trips after a tourist guide verbally abused her clients over their reluctance to go shopping. (China Daily)
Tech
The popularity of Microsoft's age-guessing app How Old Do I Look has spread to China as internet users upload and share snapshots generated by the app on social media tools like WeChat. (Nyet.com)Chinese netizens use How Old DO I Look on a photo of several celebrities.
Money and Wealth
Alibaba chairman Jack Ma asks each of the company's over 30,000 employees to participate in community service for at least three hours every year. The activity will be included in the employee appraisals. (Caijing)
Society
The teacher is pictured with a student holding a parasol for her. Photo: Weibo
Public debate stirred over a male driver's brutal beating of a female driver on the street in a dispute over lane-changing. Dashboard camera videos show both had been repeatedly and recklessly crossing in front of each other. (Tencent.com)
A Shanghai teacher apologised after she was photographed having her elementary-school students holding a parasol for her while walking in the park. (thepaper.cn)
Spanish police arrested 80 Chinese from a Barcelona-based illegal-immigration ring which had been smuggling people to Canada and other western nations. (Global Times)
