Is property really worth more than a daughter?

IN RESPONSE TO why he went online to raise money to cure his leukemia-suffering daughter instead of selling his three apartments, Luo Er, a magazine editor in Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong province, said none of his properties was "available" - one is for his son, one is registered under his wife's name, and one is for his retirement. Beijing News commented on Monday:

Care for the elderly worthy of attention

AN OLD PEOPLE'S NURSING home in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, has sought to encourage children to visit their aged parents by offering them 200 yuan ($29) coupons to pay for nursing services if they make at least 30 visits to their parents every two months. The idea is well-intentioned but is unlikely to work in the long run, Chinese Business View commented on Monday.

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Economy still strong despite yuan's fall

The yuan's continued depreciation against the US dollar since September has aroused concerns about possible capital flight from China, especially because the country's foreign investment in the non-financial sector surged by more than 53 percent year-on-year to reach $145.96 billion in the first three quarters of this year. The figure for the whole of last year was about $121.4 billion.

Move to attract more global investors

One after another, measures are being taken to promote the trading links between the capital markets on the Chinese mainland and in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and take effective action against illegal activities.

Prosperity through right to development

Editor's note: Officials and experts on human rights studies from across the world spoke at the international seminar to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development co-sponsored by the State Council Information Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Dec 4-5 in Beijing. Following are excerpts from the speeches of some officials and experts:

Political changes in the West a challenge for Germany at G20 helm

Germany, the European Union's largest economy, took over the presidency of the G20 on Dec 1 and is preparing to host the group's 12th summit in Hamburg next summer, building on the results of the summit in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, in September.

No need to over-interpret Trump's phone call with Tsai

Friday's phone call between Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and US President-elect Donald Trump, which broke nearly four decades of US diplomatic practice, came as a bolt out of the blue. Because of that, it has been given a significance it doesn't deserve by some.

Return of manufacturing unrealistic

With the United States about to undergo a power transition, people are wondering whether the incoming administration of Donald Trump will take over the baton from the outgoing Barack Obama administration and finish the latter's unfulfilled dream of bringing its outsourced manufacturing back to the US.

Coal mines that fail to meet safety standards must be closed for good

SATURDAY'S COAL MINE ACCIDENT in Chifeng in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region is already known to have killed 32, with miners still trapped underground. Incomplete data show that, besides this one, there have been at least eight major coal mine accidents since October, which have claimed 97 lives in all. Beijing News comments:

End cheating in environmental appraisals

Absurd way of lending puts girls in danger

JIEDAIBAO, a loan company, has long been criticized for making young women take naked selfies as pledges for loans, but recently it became embroiled in even more controversy when some of these nude photos, even videos of the women, were spread online. Jiedaibao claims it was not responsible, but Beijing Times said that is up to the courts to decide: