Opportunity knocks for EU and China over next five years

This month, President Xi Jinping has two priorities on his schedule, one at home and one overseas.

Japan should respect UNESCO's decision

Among 47 new inscriptions, UNESCO added documents of the Nanjing Massacre to the Memory of the World Register on Friday. International recognition of the documentary heritage that testifies to the atrocities committed in the city is an important part of international efforts to preserve the collective memory of mankind and promote peace and justice.

A warning to scenic spots

The cancellation of the 5A-rated accreditation for Shanhaiguan Pass, a scenic spot in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, while indicating the authorities' resolve to promote standardized management of tourist attractions, also serves as an explicit warning that such a qualification is not a once-and-for-all honor.

Regulating of car-hailing services needs to be done in the right way

CHINA'S MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT on Saturday disclosed its draft regulations on car-hailing services. According to the draft rules, the companies, such as Didi Kuaidi and Uber, will hold the major responsibility for any disputes or accidents during operation. Vehicles for non-commercial use will be banned from offering such services. Comments:

Stealing of poverty alleviation aid is a crime

MORE THAN 3,000 WELL-OFF RESIDENTS in impoverished Mashan county, in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, were "mistakenly" qualified for the local poverty alleviation fund, said the National Audit Office on Oct 8. Comments:

Exorbitant wedding by stars is not a good example

ACTOR HUANG XIAOMING and actress Angelababy (Yang Ying) became an Internet sensation this week, when they held a grand and exorbitant wedding, reportedly costing nearly 200 million yuan ($31 million), at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, with at least 100 Chinese celebrities attending. Comments:

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China at the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan

Moving to the end of a difficult year for China's economy and the end of China's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), three questions are on many people's minds: What is the outlook for economic growth, what has been the performance in terms of the objectives of the 12th Five-Year Plan and what does this mean for economic policy?

TPP no better than 'imperial preference'

The US and 11 other countries in the Pacific Rim reached a basic agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Oct 5.

Tu's Nobel not an achievement of the TCM

Chinese scientist Tu Youyou, together with Irish-born William Campbell and Japan's Satoshi Omura, won the 2015 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. While it marks the international recognition of the country's scientific accomplishments, some people have wrongfully attributed Tu's feat to Traditional Chinese Medicine.

TPP a key component of Japan's deepening alliance with the US

When US Commodore Matthew Perry steamed into Japan's Edo (now Tokyo) Bay with his "black ships of evil mien" on July 8, 1853, he forced open Japan, which the Tokugawa shoguns had run for 250 years as a reclusive feudal state.