Letters

MH370 and analysis of ping data

From the Chinese press

Superstitious officials a shame

Neocolonialism nonsense

It is clear from Premier Li's visit that China is endeavoring to help African countries grow beyond just being resource suppliers

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RCEP talks should focus on early harvest

The fifth round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership talks are set to commence in Singapore in June, barely two months after the conclusion of the fourth round, a sign that the efforts of 16 Asian countries to create the world's biggest free trade area are gaining momentum. Measures to overcome the challenges in the follow-up negotiations were high on the agenda at the 24th summit of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and related meetings, which concluded on Sunday.

Facing up to troublemakers

A CHINESE DEEP-SEA OIL RIG, OPERATING IN our own territorial waters near the Xisha Islands, has been harassed repeatedly by Vietnamese vessels, some of them naval vessels.

Supervisers supervised

News came last Friday that an official of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, Wei Jian, was under investigation for disciplinary violations and illegal activities.

Setting in train Africa's railways

China and Kenya signed a co-financing deal on Sunday to build a railway linking Nairobi to Mombasa, a critical infrastructure project to boost regional trade and deepen integration in East Africa. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said interconnection in East Africa and in Africa at large will fundamentally boost economic development of African countries.

Financial market reform on track

Deutsche Bank, which opened its seventh office in China - a sub-branch in the Pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai - on May 8, has a positive outlook on China's economic growth and the government's commitment to market liberalization. In fact, at 7.8 percent, our (Deutsche Bank's) economic outlook for China's GDP growth for 2014 is at the higher end of the consensus.

Letters

Handle with care

From the Chinese press

Intensify fight against corruption

Putting house prices in order

Local govts' attempts to prevent housing prices from falling will not succeed as market undergoes necessary adjustment