High trading costs still hinder flow of funds to real economy

According to official data, the national consumer price index for August, an indicator of inflation, has risen above 2 percent, for the first time in the past 14 months. While the producer price index, a barometer of the manufacturing industry, remains below zero. Comments:

Oath not enough to prevent perjury

Before that start of a trial, the court of Shuyang in Jiangsu province requires attorneys and defendants to say the oath: "It will be against my conscience, and my soul will be restless, if I make false statements." Comments:

To help or not to help still the question

A student at Huainan Normal University is seeking witnesses who saw her helping an elderly resident who had fallen, after the woman's family accused her of being the cause of the old lady's fall. Comments:

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China, US need to deal with vital issues first

If Americans focus on Chinese activities in the South China Sea, cyberspace and the currency markets during the upcoming state visit of President Xi Jinping to the United States, they will be mistaking the urgent for the important. This summit should be about what is important: the health of the global economy and successful management of the inevitable frictions between the two largest economies.

China and Switzerland: Partners of 65 years

Sixty-five years ago today on 14 September 1950, the People's Republic of China and the Swiss Confederation officially established diplomatic relations. The history of the bilateral relations in the past decades has shown two defining features of this relationship: one is its pioneering spirit, and the other is the depth and width of bilateral cooperation.

Need to give square dancing a human face

Chinese people's attitude toward public square dancing is quite complicated. Senior citizens, especially aged women, find a new lease of life by being part of modern dancing groups, while many young and middle-aged people don't support their dancing in neighborhoods because of the din it creates.

Abe's talk of proactive peace fails to convince

As people looked for such words as "aggression", "apology", "remorse" and "colonial rule" in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Aug 14 statement, Michio Hamaji was more concerned about how it ended.

WeBank runs into bad weather

WeBank, China's first Internet-based private bank, appears to have hit the buffers, nine months after it was approved for operations, as existing regulations are hampering its growth, sources said on Friday.

PBOC tweaks method to assess reserve ratio

China's central bank has tweaked the way it will assess banks' reserve ratios and said the new methodology will help keep the financial system flowing should funding dry up.

Guangzhou rolls out welcome mat

Participants at a special "Guangzhou Night" during this week's World Economic Forum were told more business opportunities will be created in the city, following the implementation of a series of policies planned as part of China's flagship Belt and Road Initiative.