Official Under Probe

(CFP)

Yao Mugen, Vice Governor of east China's Jiangxi Province, has been under investigation for suspected serious disciplinary and legal violations.

Yao, 57, was promoted to the current position from the head of the provincial development and reform commission in 2011. He has become the fifth provincial-level official investigated this year and the 23rd investigated in a national anti-corruption campaign launched after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in November 2012.

Historical Truth Teller

(XINHUA)

Chinese netizens have expressed interest in a documentary about the Diaoyu Islands filmed by a Hollywood director, which made its debut in Beijing on March 23. Plans for more domestic screenings are underway.

The 40-minute film, Diaoyu Islands: The Truth, directed by Chris D. Nebe, a 76-year-old German, carried the message that the islands have been Chinese territory since ancient times and that Japan annexed them from China in 1895 after the First Sino-Japanese War. The film urged Japan to make apologies for the crimes it committed during World War II.

The documentary, premiered earlier in March in Los Angeles, is one of 12 documentaries in Nebe's Mysterious China series introducing Chinese history, culture and rapid development to the world.

"Studying abroad is about so much more than improving your own future. It's about shaping the future of your countries and of the world we all share."

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, in her speech at Peking University on March 22

"I hoped the publishing of Decoded's English version would help Penguin Classics find more Chinese authors and publications."

Chairman of Penguin Random House John Makinson, whose company recently released the translated espionage novel by Chinese novelist Mai Jia

"The protection of intangible cultural heritage should focus more on cultures that are forgotten and overlooked due to their lack of commercial value."

Tian Qing, Director of the National Center of Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection, the Chinese National Academy of Arts, criticizing a rise in applications for traditional food by some local governments

"This suddenly released policy lacks the participation of public opinions and when public policies seem to be lacking in reasoning like this, they often meet with the public's strong disdain and complaints after coming out."

Wang Shichuan, a netizen commentator on People.com.cn, on Hangzhou government's announcement to impose an annual quota for the city's new car plates on March 25 evening, which went into effect the next day