Punish officials who trade in stocks during office hours

"LET'S DELAY THE OFFICE MEETING one hour because people are busy trading". A report said a top official of a government office in the capital of an eastern province made this decision, which has drawn attention to the fact that many government officials were trading in stocks during office hours. Comments:

Xi-Obama one-on-one is all about substance

What do Sunnylands, Yingtai and Blair House have in common? They are venues that have hosted private dinners between President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama in the last three years. While some critics have described these shirtsleeve summits as "pomp-heavy", the truth is, they provide an intimate environment for unscripted talks between the leaders of the world's two largest economies.

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The goal is world peace through cooperation

President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States and participation in United Nations meetings to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the world organization and the world's victory against fascism have drawn widespread attention because of China's growing influence across the globe.

Discriminating against women keeps countries poor

In 100 countries around the world, women are barred from doing certain work solely because they are women. Over 150 countries have at least one law that is discriminatory towards women. And only 18 countries are free of any law disadvantaging women.

China, EU and 5G: Internet of the future

The first visit of Gunther Oettinger to Beijing on Sept 28, as European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, will be of utmost importance. China became the leading manufacturer of digital equipment during the last decade. The visit follows up the China-EU Summit and earlier high-level meetings.

Hats off to Miyazaki and all the other old folks out there

At an athletics tournament last week 105-year-old Hidekichi Miyazaki broke into the record books with a 42.22-second dash in the 100m and raced into the Guinness World Records as the fastest man in the world in the over-105 age category.

China drives global economy despite slowdown

Many outside China believe the country's economic slowdown is to blame for the recent drastic fluctuations in the global stock, foreign currency and commodity markets. They also think that the prospects of the world's second-largest economy are gloomy.

Welcome to a mind-boggling possibility

Du Hong, writer of books for children, died on May 30 of cancer. She is back in the news more than three months later because journalists have found she spent $120,000 to have her brain cryopreserved with US-based Alcor Life Extension Foundation in the hope of "coming back to life" with the help of future technology, say, half a century later. Neuro-cryopreservation means keeping a person's brain in liquid nitrogen at about minus 196 degrees Centigrade.

The positive reality that is the Xinjiang region

In response to frequent terrorist and extremist religious activities in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in recent years, the central and regional governments have taken a series of measures aimed at strengthening Xinjiang's stability and development.

Media rekindle keenness in UK's China business

President Xi Jinping's visit to United Kingdom next month may be less problematic than his current trip to the United States, if media reports in both countries are anything to go by.

China key to new UN development goals

On Friday, just before the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly, member states adopted a new set of Sustainable Development Goals. President Xi Jinping joined more than 150 leaders from other countries at the UN Headquarters in New York to participate in this historic moment.