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Beijing, Hanoi should look beyond disputes

China and Vietnam observe the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year. While the occasion provides a special opportunity for deepening bilateral relations, the two countries have to make greater efforts to control their disputes in the South China Sea, such as the 2014 drilling rig incident.

Beware, WeChat could leak military secrets

The smartphone application WeChat, China's most popular instant messaging tool, is now at the risk of being unwittingly used to leak secret military information. Wives of the People's Liberation Army service members could easily release sensitive information, including drills and other programs, in their group chats on WeChat without actually wanting to do so, the PLA Daily said on Monday.

New rules to help Chinese tourists behave well

During the recent Tomb Sweeping Day holiday, tourists both at home and abroad hit the headlines for the wrong reason: their uncivil behavior. News of tourists climbing historical monuments and trees at scenic spots in China is nothing new. But this time three Chinese male tourists were arrested in Japan for alleged sexual harassment, and face severe punishment according to Japanese law.

Chance must not be lost to resolve Iran nuke issue

The signing of a framework deal between Iran and 5+1 nations on Friday is the closest the world has come to resolving the Iranian nuclear issue, which should give the parties involved more than enough reason to negotiate the final technical details before a June 30 deadline.

Proper probe into blast can raise plant safety

The damage caused by the explosion in a chemical plant producing paraxylene on Monday will not be to just the plant's productivity and the local environment. It will also increase people's aversion to such projects.

Votes of confidence in Beijing

With the formal entry of the United Arab Emirates into the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as a founding member, the number of founding members has increased to 34, and that of countries or regions that have applied to be founding members has exceeded 50.

Japan's new textbooks lead youths astray with lies about its dark past

ON MONDAY, THE JAPANESE MINISTRY of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology published its screening results of history textbooks to be used from the spring 2016 semester in middle schools nationwide. Some of the textbooks distort history even further than past versions, such as replacing the Imperial Japanese Army "massively killed captives and civilians" with "many casualties and deaths". Most of them also say the islands disputed by Japan and China, as well as Japan and South Korea are Japanese territories. Comments:

Penalties will curb tourists' bad behavior

THE NATIONAL TOURISM ADMINISTRATION on Monday issued a regulation that requires any uncivilized behavior by tourists to be put on record for one to two years. Comments:

Famous school shows education needs reforming

HUANGGANG Middle School in Central China's Hubei province, which used to be known for its students' outstanding performance in the national college entrance exam, has failed to provide the province a top scorer in the exam for the past 17 years. Comments:

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