Politics over market economy must end

Whether or not the Unites States and the European Union will honor the commitment they had made when China acceded to the World Trade Organization 15 years ago will become a touchstone for the US and the EU leaderships' credibility.

Online shopping boom vs courier services

Did you purchase goods on Singles Day, the online shopping carnival on Nov 11? If so, are you still waiting for the goods to be delivered to you?

Trump should honor US' climate promise

Donald Trump's election as the president of the United States has sparked a debate over climate change amid the just-concluded United Nations climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco, mainly because given his reputation as a climate change denier, he could put the Paris Agreement in jeopardy.

Trump offers challenges and opportunities

Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton brought the curtain down on the chaotic US presidential election. Before the votes were counted, however, many American scholars, former officials and mainstream media said, and a majority of polls showed, Clinton had an edge over Trump. That's why many refer to the final result as another "Brexit".

Curing hospitals of corruption

A recent investigation found that some hospitals in Central China's Henan province acquired kickbacks of up to 30 percent when purchasing medical equipment.

Environmental protection a legal obligation for local govts

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN LEPING, East China's Jiangxi province, has more than once used public money to cover the charges for disposing of pollutants, which according to the law should have been paid by 36 local enterprises. Beijing News commented on Saturday:

Wrong to make employees the scapegoat

DURING THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF THIS YEAR, nine provincial areas including Beijing, Shanghai, and East China's Jiangsu province, raised the minimum wage by about 10.7 percent on average, fueling concerns about "overburdened employers". Raising the minimum wage is justifiable and has little to do with enterprises' struggling to lower their costs, said Beijing Youth Daily on Saturday.

Authorities can't turn a blind eye to electric bikes

ELECTRIC BICYCLES and tricycles have become a sore point in Beijing's traffic situation, Legal Daily commented on Saturday:

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Stronger policies needed to fight air pollution

While global leaders incessantly pontificate about emission-reduction targets, pollution-related respiratory complications continue to kill millions of people, many economically vulnerable and politically underrepresented. The data are clear about the urgency for intervention, and the content of good policy is no mystery. The greatest hurdle is the political indifference implicated in repeated policy failures.

Online video dramas out to find their niche

Once shot for commercial promotions and coupled with cheesy jokes, Chinese online video dramas now appear to be flourishing thanks to China's booming "Internet Plus" economy. According to a recent report on video series made by video websites such as Youku Tudou and iQiyi, an estimated 2,000 episodes will be produced by the end of this year, taking the 2016 total to more than 5,000, almost 250 times the figure in 2009.

Wait and see is the message on ties with Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the first foreign leader to meet with the US president-elect, and Japan's media excitedly seized on anything that could be regarded as a positive signal from the high-profile meeting on Thursday between Abe and incoming US President Donald Trump. Their smiles, and the gifts they presented to each other, were believed to betray there was chemistry between them during their meeting in Trump's penthouse in New York.