Building healthy rhetoric in China-US ties

Before the first US presidential debate on Monday, quite a few American experts on China were upset that the two candidates, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, had not talked much about the United States' broad policy toward China. They have been witness to the positive momentum in bilateral relations, yet they were troubled by the worsening strategic rivalry between the two countries.

Stricter rules for law enforcers

The general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, China's Cabinet, have jointly issued a document aimed at enforcing standardized rules for police. This will be done by improving the country's law enforcement mechanism, strengthening the monitoring and management system, and maximizing the use of internet and communication technology.

Time to make a countermove against US-ROK game plan

With Washington determined to rush its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system to the Republic of Korea "as soon as possible", the matter looks more than ever like a "done deal". Which Daniel Russel, United States under-secretary of state for East Asia, said already is.

Samsung's sincerity on test

Despite Samsung's recent attempt to ease Chinese consumers' concerns over the safety of its Galaxy Note7 smartphone, its reputation in China could take a beating if it doesn't take substantial remedial measures to ensure users' safety. Just saying that two Galaxy Note7 phones caught fire recently because of "external heating" will hardly help the company win back the trust of Chinese consumers.

Greedy officials could delay economic restructuring and government reform

THAT SOME GRASSROOTS CIVIL SERVANTS in Shijiazhuang, North China's Hebei province, embezzled large sums of government money ostensibly to reduce excess capacity shows how far removed the local government is from the rule of law, Beijing Times said on Tuesday.

Trump goes off on a tangent in first debate

THE FIRST TV DEBATE between the two US presidential candidates, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, was held at Hofstra University on Long Island, New York, on Monday. Beijing News analyzes their performances:

Solving a vendor's food and safety problem

THE SHANGHAI industry and commerce bureau plans to stop a pancake vendor from plying his three-decade-old business. A Da's homemade garlic oil pancakes became famous after BBC Two's Taste of Shanghai featured him in the "China Season" in February. The local authorities, however, say A Da can no longer sell his pancakes from his house without a license. Beijing News commented on Wednesday:

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US claim on farm goods morally untenable

On Sept 13, the United States initiated WTO dispute proceedings against China, claiming that Beijing had provided support for farmers in excess of its commitment to the World Trade Organization. Among the crops in contention are wheat, Indica rice, Japonica rice, and corn.

Educate tourists to prevent vandalism

The weeklong National Day holiday is around the corner, and the expected tourism boom may also see some people vandalizing tourist sites and antiques.

Closing the broadband gap in Asia-Pacific

Advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have been instrumental in shaping and leading socioeconomic transformations across Asia and the Pacific. One key to this transformation is the technology bundled around the "Internet of Things", which enables billions of devices to connect over the internet for more accurate, real time data collection and analysis on an unparalleled scale. Through internet-connected sensors attached to infrastructure, early-on maintenance alarms can be raised for problems, such as defects or wear and tear, thereby potentially saving the lives of people using them.

Putting too many eggs in one basket is not good for the economy

The official inclusion of the yuan as a reserve currency by the International Monetary Fund on Saturday will be mainly of symbolic importance for now. It is a long overdue recognition of the rise of the yuan, powered by the remarkable growth of the Chinese economy over the past more than three decades.