UNDER PRESSURE: Faced with a gloomy job market, most college graduates feel anxious about their future (ZHU XIANG)

Name and Shame Them

It was recently exposed that an intermediary institution in central China's Hubei Province organized a 13-day overseas trip for local officials at the government's expense. But actually business activities made up only half a day of the trip and all the other days were spent on tourism schedules. As a result, this institution has been hauled over the coals by the Hubei provincial government.

Although this scandal has been cited as a typical example of irresponsible behavior, the institution's name was not revealed to the public. In previous news reports, this institution was simply referred to as "a certain agency" or "a certain department." In a recent report, it is referred to as "a certain foreign exchange service center." However, readers still don't know what institution it really is, let alone the officials involved.

Actually, local governments all know the institution's name and it is only the public being kept in the dark. When civil servants are found behaving irresponsibly, everyone except the people they are supposed to serve know the details.

Since it is said that all citizens are equal before the law, it's unacceptable to always name corrupt civil servants and officials as "somebody" in news reports. No transparency means no effective supervision. Why is the local government so interested in concealing the truth from the people? That is the real question.

Qilu Evening News

Job Seekers Need Respect

The Beijing Youth Stress Management Service Center recently issued the results of a survey, which show that the massive pressure to find work is affecting new college graduates psychologically and impacting their behavior. About 52 percent of the respondents said they felt worried about career prospects.

According to psychologists, the anxiety among college students is typical of employment-related depression, which could lead to insomnia, lack of appetite and disorder of daily life. This is extremely harmful to their health.

Insufficient jobs and the huge number of unemployed college graduates left over from previous years are sharply worsening the employment market. At the same time, some employers show little respect for job hunters. Sometimes, they even throw resumes into dustbins in full view of the applicants, damaging students' dignity and enthusiasm.

Teachers must try to help college graduates stay optimistic. Besides, employers should act more warmly toward job hunters, which will boost their confidence even when they do encounter job difficulties.

Dazhong Daily

The Road to Ruin

Right after two officials at the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Transport in east China's Zhejiang Province were arrested for suspected corruption, another transport official in the province's Shaoxing City was sentenced to prison for 42 months on similar charges.

Recent years have seen a plethora of corrupt officials emerging in the transportation sector. These tainted officials embezzled funds allocated to building traffic facilities to line their own pockets. Not long ago, three high-ranking officials at the Guizhou Provincial Department of Transport were also arrested for suspected corruption.

Like corruption in other sectors, we cannot simply blame it on the moral standards of these officials. Since investment in traffic facilities is always huge, the temptation is irresistible for some officials to dip their hands into the cookie jar.

The root of this corruption lies in the ineffectiveness of the existing supervisory system.

When officials have the decision-making power for projects worth billions of yuan, undoubtedly they'll become the targets of sugarcoated bullets. The key is to restrict the power in the officials' hands, or we'll expect to see more corrupt officials from this sector behind bars.

Qianjiang Evening News

The Bus Stops Here

Due to the frequent changes of bus stop names, many local residents in Nanchang, capital of central China's Jiangxi Province, get lost in their city. Most bus stops in the city are currently named after business brands under a government-initiated money-for-name program.

The public transit system serves most city travelers. The names of bus stops must be distinctive in order to make travels convenient for not only locals but also visitors. The bottom line is that these names must be kept stable, after which commercial benefits can be considered. The government should never sacrifice public interests for its own earnings. Moreover, frequent changes of bus stop names will to some extent damage the city's image.

The Nanchang local government claimed that it sold the rights to name bus stops for the purpose of raising funds to subsidize the city's public transit service. However, by no means should it forget that ensuring the smooth operation of the public transit system is the government's responsibility and insufficient operational funds should never be used as an excuse for failure.

Guangzhou Daily