Foreign Minister Wang Yi's speech in Beijing on Wednesday has provided a clear vision of China-US relations ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the US next week. It is a vision of how the world's two largest economies can work together to build a better future not just for the two nations, but also the whole world.
The upper house of Japan's parliament has not yet made a decision on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's controversial security bills on Wednesday. Once written into law, the controversial "war bills" could open a Pandora's box and push the island country away from its pacifist Constitution and toward a militaristic path.
Hangzhou's plan to refund nearly 100 million yuan ($15.73 million) to taxi drivers is a welcome move to embrace Internet-based advanced technology that could help make this beautiful city in East China's Zhejiang province not only smart but also economically competitive. This is an example other local governments will do good to follow.
Two cartoons in French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo have started a war of words on the Internet, because some think they make fun of Aylan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian refugee who drowned in the sea while trying to reach the Greek island of Kos with his family.
Medium and low-priced moon cakes in simple packaging, which were rare in the market for years, are back and among the most popular products in the market in the run-up to Mid-Autumn Festival. Comments:
One day after Xiang Jie, a rich man from Yuanling, Hunan province, alleged in an open letter on Sept 12 that local mayor Gong Lei had sought hundreds of millions of yuan from him as bribe, the local government denied the allegation and said Xiang is head of a local mafia gang. The local authorities even issued an order to arrest him. Comments:
Taiwan is expected to be on the agenda when US President Barack Obama meets with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week.
To some extent, the pictures of migrants trying to make their way north after having crossed the Mediterranean or Aegean Sea illustrates an age-old truth: Besides unrest, destitution back home and attempts to flee war, migrants also want to work.
Pinma means "mompetition" in English. Specifically, it means competition among mothers to give their children the best education and help them excel in different fields. The concept of "mompetition" has even traveled overseas and begun playing an important role in children's education in Western countries such as the United States.
Speculations on exactly when the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates are high, because it could be a game changer moving global markets in significantly different directions. Speculations are also rife on why the Fed has dragged its feet on the matter.
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