On von neumann regular rings (Q4944391)

For a ring \(R\) with identity, a right \(R\)-module is said to be right principally injective (simply, right \(p\)-injective) if for any principal right ideal \(P\) of \(R\) any right \(R\)-module homomorphism \(g\colon P\to M\) can be extended to \(R\). A ring \(R\) is said to be right \(p\)-injective if \(R\) is \(p\)-injective as a right \(R\)-module. A ring \(R\) is called ERT if every essential right ideal of \(R\) is two-sided. In this paper an example of a semiprime ERT right \(p\)-injective ring which is not von Neumann regular is provided. Thereby, the question ``Is a semiprime right \(p\)-injective ring, all of whose essential right ideals are two-sided von Neumann regular?'' raised by \textit{R. Yue Chi Ming} [Math. J. Okayama Univ. 22, 151-160 (1980; Zbl 0451.16008)] is answered negatively. Conditions for a semiprime ERT right \(p\)-injective ring to be von Neumann regular are considered.