President Xi Jinping's visit to the Philippines for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting from Nov 17 to 19 has quelled speculations that the maritime disputes with the host nation could make him decide otherwise.
Twelve countries have signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. But it is still early to gauge the impact of the TPP on China's economy, because the huge development differences among TPP members mean it will take them a long time to fully implement the agreement.
A bold family planning policy change was made at the recent Fifth Plenum of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee, which would allow all couples to have two children.
No language can be strong enough to condemn Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris which killed 129 people and left at least 350 injured. As the rest of the world shares the grief of the French people, the international community should rally more closely to combat terrorism.
In face of the slowest growth since the global financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, the G20 members must shoulder their collective responsibility to promote growth.
The terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday call for enhanced international efforts and cooperation to combat terrorism in all forms. In this long-term fight, the world should do more to build a greater consensus on the need for "no double standard", so all forces are united against this common enemy of mankind.
THIS YEAR, all the elderly residents in Qinhuangdao in North China's Hebei province are entitled to an old-age allowance. However, some communities only issued a notice about paying the money via social media, which many elder residents don't use. Do not turn a good policy into a joke that's not funny, says a column on gwm.cn:
CITIZENS INTERVENING TO ASSIST OTHERS regardless of their own safety will no longer be encouraged in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, according to the city's revised regulations on rewarding and protecting the good Samaritans, which are expected to take effect from next year. A recent commentary on the local Changjiang Daily says that such revision is in line with the spirit of scientific legislation.
THE HEALTH AND family planning commission of Zhejiang province, East China, plans to install vending machines for condoms in the 128 colleges in the province, which has provoked a heated online debate. The People's Daily carried the following comments on Thursday:
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