Over the past few years, the inspection work carried out by the top authorities has covered almost all central Party and government departments and provincial-level organs.
IN ITS LATEST GUIDELINE ON PENALTIES for drunken driving, the Supreme People's Court stressed the importance of punishments that suit the seriousness of the crime. The Mirror commented on Monday:
ABOUT TWO MONTHS after Beijing introduced stricter policies to control the realty market, the number of secondhand apartment deals has fallen abruptly. As a result of the cooling market, two leading real estate chains in the capital have reportedly lowered their service fees in order to encourage deals. Beijing News comments:
THE BOLLYWOOD MOVIE Dangal, which tells the inspirational story of a wrestler who trains his two daughters to be world champions, has been a surprise hit with Chinese audiences. Beijing Youth Daily comments:
Editor's note: The two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which concluded on Monday, has produced concrete results in the shape of a 76-item checklist, from memorandums of intent to collaborate to agreements on specific connectivity projects in the five key areas of policymaking, infrastructure, trade, finance and people-to-people connectivity. Seven experts share their views with China Daily's Wu Zheyu on the forum's achievements. Excerpts follow:
In his opening address to the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke of the need for harmonious coexistence, saying there is a "deficit" in peace, development and governance that needs to be overcome.
Editor's Note: Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, made a keynote speech at the Thematic Session on Think Tank Exchanges of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on Sunday. The following is the full text:
It certainly is too early to tell how well the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative will work off the drawing board. For any undertaking of such magnitude, there are always more variables than certainties.
An animated rap video promoting the opening of the freight train route between China and Europe, which is viewed as a milestone in the Belt and Road Initiative, recently went viral on the internet and social media ahead of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation that was held in Beijing on Sunday and Monday.
Two thousand years ago the ancient network of trade routes known as the Silk Road stretched from China, through Asia, to as far as the United Kingdom. These routes heralded a new era of trade, opening up access to the East and West of the globe and resulting in booming trade and vibrant cultural exchanges.
When I first heard about the Belt and Road Initiative, I thought about something simple and straightforward - like a fragrant cup of tea.
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