TPP shows its true colors

Some media have reported the possible shelving of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (a would-be 12-nation trade deal with rules written by the United States and excluding China), as a result of the United States withdrawing from it, would be a setback for globalization.

Alipay's loose supervision will undermine trust in its new app

THE DOMESTIC ONLINE PAYMENT GIANT ALIPAY introduced a new product called "Circles" on Sunday, which invites users to join different social networks based on their registered information in Alipay. However, some users have reported finding large quantities of photos of scantily dressed young females in certain Circles pages. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

Duty to remove illegally parked bikes

OVER 200 BICYCLES owned by bike-sharing platforms such as Mobike were impounded last week by the urban management authorities in Chengdu in Southwest China's Sichuan province for "illegally occupying public space". Changjiang Daily commented on Tuesday:

Lack of exercise is the problem, not fitness tests

A STUDENT at Wuhan University in Central China's Hubei province died while doing a physical fitness test on Nov 19. This is not the first time a student has died while taking such a test. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

Further yuan slide, if any, will be modest

The recent depreciation of the yuan against the US dollar has created anxiety in China. But it largely reflects a strong US dollar driven by investor expectations about higher US interest rates.

Effective online copyright law a thorny issue

Princess Weiyang, a television drama adapted from an online novel, The Poisonous Daughter, has been caught in the vortex of copyright controversy since hitting TV screens with many netizens accusing the author of the "original work" of plagiarizing, even lifting entire chapters from, similar types of novels.

Ties established by Castro will continue

The death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday has prompted many to reflect on his impact on the world.

Duterte's pivot away from US, timely and significant

The dramatic improvement in the relationship between China and the Philippines has raised a lot of eyebrows in the West, but it is definitely in the best interests of the two neighbors as well as those of other nations in Southeast Asia.

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Time to deleverage and slow overseas expansion

The Chinese government reiterated on Monday the country will continue to support the healthy development of its outbound investment after reports suggested it is guarding against money outflows disguised as foreign investment.

Unwise trade move by Japan

The contraction of the global market in the wake of the global financial crisis has dealt a heavy blow to Japan's economy, and the failure of "Abenomics" to achieve the expected effects has resulted in the trend of protectionism emerging in Japan.

Supportive policies might encourage more couples to have a second child

WANG PEI'AN, vice minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, said on Nov 26 that the number of newborns in 2016 will exceed 17.5 million, which meets the expectations of the change to the family planning policy that, in principle, allows each couple to have two children. Beijing Youth Daily comments: