Europe needs to have better, tighter security mechanism to stop attacks

THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN PARIS ON FRIDAY, in which at least 129 people were killed and another 352 injured, has shocked the whole world. What lessons can we draw from the tragedy? Chu Yin, an associate professor from University of International Relations, asked in a column for ifeng.com:

Pharma law must be strictly enforced

THE CHINA FOOD AND DRUG Administration recently announced its decision to reject eight drug enterprises' applications for the registration of 11 new drugs, saying their clinical test data was either false or incomplete. The hospitals that provided the data are being investigated. A Beijing News editorial calls for strict enforcement of the law because such drugs are related to people's health and even lives.

Conflicts of interest must be avoided in investigations

HAN MIAO, a prosecutor from Qing'an in Heilongjiang province, Northeast China, reportedly spent a night in the same hotel room with a woman who was not his wife. His superiors responded that the two did not have sex and just slept with their clothes on. A third-party investigation is needed to make the investigation convincing, says a Beijing Times comment:

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Only effective coordination can eliminate IS

That fighting terrorism is high on the agenda of the two-day G20 summit, which began in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday, high-lights the global security threat posed by terrorists, especially the Islamic State group. On Friday evening, at least 120 people were killed and hundreds injured in coordinated attacks in Paris.

G20 can't afford to forget global economy

Although terrorism is likely to be a main talking point at the G20 summit in Turkey's southwestern seaside city of Antalya, and Francois Hollande has announced he will not attend, the planned discussions on the three main themes, "inclusiveness, investment and implementation", will still take place.

Smog poses a tough test for use of energy

Smog has been engulfing northern China ever since the region began enjoying central heating in winter. Some experts blame cloudy, windless weather for the smog, but research shows the burning of coal to provide central heating is one of the main reasons for the increase of particulate matter in the atmosphere which causes smog.

Moves toward a fairer world might help end terror

The bloody terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday in which at least 120 people were killed and hundreds injured was carefully planned. And this "act of war", as French President Francois Hollande described it, overshadowed something else that was carefully planned on Friday.

Wanda planning theme park in Australia

Dalian Wanda Group Co, China's largest commercial real estate developer, is in talks with the Australian government for the construction of a theme park on the Gold Coast, in Queensland.

ChemChina in talks to buy Syngenta

China National Chemical Corp is in talks to buy Swiss pesticide maker Syngenta AG in what would be the largest acquisition by a Chinese company of a European target, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Carlsberg to close some factories

A weaker-than-expected performance in China and Russia is forcing Carlsberg A/S, the world fourth-largest brewer, to axe 2,000 staff worldwide by 2018, around 15 percent of its workforce.