Curbing bullying in schools is a shared responsibility

The dust surrounding a mother's post claiming her son was bullied at Beijing's prestigious Zhongguancun No 2 Primary School has yet to settle.

New development course

After decades of breakneck growth, China's economy has entered a new normal of medium-high growth. In the context of this economic deceleration and the complicated circumstances at home and abroad, the country's top leaders have mapped out a "new direction" for the world's second-largest economy and are resolved to pursue development that is "innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared" and press ahead with the supply-side structural reform.

Jokes reveal people's unhappiness with lax stock market management

DOMESTIC STOCK MARKETS experienced a huge, unexpected fall on Monday. On the Shanghai Stock Exchange, about 100 stocks fell to their daily limit, and the start-up board fell by more than 5 percent. On the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the index fell by 4.51 percent. Yet people made jokes about it, blaming a sculpture near Beijing Financial Street for having brought bad luck. Such black humor shows people are unhappy with the management of the domestic capital market, says a column on Beijing News:

Trump picks business before people

US PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP has named Rex Tillerson, chief executive of Exxon Mobil, as his pick for secretary of state. He had previously picked Goldman Sachs executive Gary Cohn to head the National Economic Council, a key policymaking body. Beijing News commented on Wednesday:

Travel agencies have duty to clarify all costs

AN ELDERLY WOMAN who recently paid 980 yuan ($145) to join a seven-day tour to Hong Kong organized by the Hangzhou Sports Association for the Elderly and a travel agency, complained to the media that those on the tour were scolded to tears by their guide who berated them for not spending enough at the various establishments they visited. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Wednesday:

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Digital path to economic transformation

Thanks to its rapid development over the past few years, digital economy has become a new driver for China's economic transformation and upgrading. For instance, the proportion of the service sector in GDP crossed 50 percent in 2015 and jumped to 54.1 percent in the first half of 2016, contributing 59.7 percent to economic growth.

Green energy a real solution to climate change

Thanks to the election of Donald Trump as the next United States president, diplomats and governments around the world are wondering what to expect from the next four years. When it comes to climate change, many environmental campaigners are alarmed, which is understandable because Trump has sent mixed signals and the world does not know anything about the incoming US administration's plans in other areas.

Clear law needed for online copyright cases

Adapting popular literary works for internet programs and games has become a trend since 2013, creating a serious problem because they could constitute violation of online intellectual property rights. And with the online content industry becoming increasingly prosperous, copyright infringements have become more and more serious, especially in online games.

ASEAN's regional trade pact gaining growing momentum

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership has come into the global spotlight with the imminent demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. And the conclusion of the 16th round of RCEP negotiations in Indonesia last week suggests there is greater consensuses and confidence among the participants that they will be able to strike an agreement at an early date.

Trump's accusation belies true state of trade ties

US president-elect Donald Trump is usually described as a pragmatic and successful businessman - a man who knows how to cut a deal to his own advantage.

Federal Reserve's tough test

As the members of the US Federal Reserve Committee are due to meet this week for the last time this year, there is a divergence of opinion, with some analysts anticipating they will raise interest rates, and others suggesting a decision will not be made until president-elect Donald Trump clarifies his tax cuts and announces his plan for large-scale infrastructure spending.