In September, China will host the G20 Leaders' Summit for the first time. It could not have chosen a more opportune moment to assume the G20 chair. And President Xi Jinping should seize the occasion to push China's ambitious development agenda globally. Specifically, Xi should make the case that development done right benefits everyone, and he should launch discussions on a multilateral investment agreement to be developed next year.
Australian swimmer Mack Horton has made a big splash at the 2016 Olympic Games, not because of the gold medal he won in the men's 400-meter freestyle, but because of his comment against rival Sun Yang of China. Horton called Sun a "drug cheat" during an interview with the media.
While observing the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan should also solemnly reflect upon its history of aggression. One can only pray for the innocent souls that perished in the two cities, but we should not forget that they were victims of Japan's militarist policy. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi rightly said, "victims deserve sympathy, but perpetrators can never shirk their responsibility".
The government vowed on Tuesday to accelerate efforts to reduce excess production capacity, a task that tops the central economic agenda. This is not the first time the central authorities have expressed their resolve to press ahead with the formidable task.
Unlike in past games, China did not win any gold medal on the first day of the Rio Olympics. But instead of criticizing those sportsmen and women who failed to finish top of the podium, the majority of fans spoke well of their efforts.
In a video address to the Japanese people on Monday, Japanese Emperor Akihito, 82, said he was concerned that his failing health would make it difficult for him to fully carry out his duties, which was widely interpreted as expressing his desire to abdicate.
WHEN MEETING LOCAL LEGISLATORS in Seongju-gun, Park Geun-hye, president of the Republic of Korea, said that she might consider changing the location for the deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system. But that does not mean she is changing her mind about deploying THAAD in the ROK, even though such deployment will damage Sino-ROK relations, Haiwainet.com says:
THE STATE COUNCIL, China's Cabinet, recently issued a guideline on armed forces recruitment which states that refusing to serve in the military or not allowing the military to requisition resources should be noted in people's credit records. Beijing Youth Daily comments:
THERE ARE 200 million single people in China, and they are a big consumption group. As a result, Chinese Valentine's Day on Aug 9 this year has become a celebration of commercialism rather than love. Sznews.com commented on Tuesday:
The G20 Leaders' Summit to be held in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, in September has acquired special importance because of the sluggish global economy. Given its representational nature, members' equal status and flexible arrangement, the G20 is a very important platform for global economic governance. No wonder economic growth and global structural reform are key topics of the Hangzhou G20 summit.
Thanks to the sluggish global economy, rising terrorist attacks and the refugee crisis in Europe, the world has all but forgotten about the effects of climate change. But a new study shows it is precisely for these reasons that we should take seriously the deadly impacts of climate change. Heat waves, droughts, floods and other natural disasters are expected to increase because of climate change, which not surprisingly are also pushing countries and regions, especially those already split along ethnic, religious or sectarian lines, toward conflicts, says a new study by German scientists.
With China's economy entering the "new normal", which requires reducing excess industrial capacity and deleveraging, an increasing number of Chinese enterprises are shifting their focus from domestic to overseas investments in a fresh bid to "go global".
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