Rail firm to get $1.31m compensation from Mexico

China Railway Construction Corp is expected to receive a compensation of $1.31 million after a high-speed rail project it won in a bidding process in Mexico last year was suspended for four months.

HP eyes more govt deals after Tsinghua JV

Hewlett-Packard Co, the United States-based tech giant, said on Friday that it was confident of clinching more government procurement deals in China after setting up a joint venture with Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Didi Kuaidi targets 30 million taxi-hailing customers daily in 3 years

Didi Kuaidi, China's largest taxi-hailing app provider by market share, said on Friday that it expects to serve 30 million people a day in three years.

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Abe still playing his games over history

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's refusal to recognize part of the Potsdam Proclamation not only marks his latest attempt to gloss over Japan's history of aggression, it also poses a challenge to the post-World War II international order.

Traffic rules must be enforced

One cannot draw squares and circles without a square and compass, as an old Chinese saying puts it. This is exactly applicable to road uses both for vehicle drivers and for pedestrians.

Telecom giants should cut roaming charges or they will lose public trust

THE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATION giants insist on charging high roaming fees even when the user remains inside the country, which has become a media focus. Comments:

Online clues good way to identify corruption

THE POLICE IN Central China's Hubei province recently cracked down on a gang that profited by deleting negative information about officials online.

Superstitious officials have no place in society 

YEARS BEFORE BEING removed for suspected "serious discipline and law violations" last November, Zhu Mingguo, former chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, reportedly prostrated before qigong "master" Wang Lin to thank him for a big favor.

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Latin America can aid China's transition

Premier Li Keqiang's ongoing visit to Latin America is a potent reminder of the vigor and dynamism of Sino-Latin American relations.