Tokyo stocks surge on hopes of US tax reforms

Tokyo stocks surged on Friday with the benchmark Nikkei index advancing 2.49 percent as market mood was buoyed by hopes that US President Donald Trump will come through with his planned huge overhaul of business taxes in the United States.

Investors chase UK warehouses on China e-commerce trade

Investment in Britain's warehousing sector is in fashion, thanks to a boom in China-related e-commerce activity that has put strain on the nation's warehouses - a trend that is likely to continue post-Brexit when European ports will be less able to handle UK's imports.

JD set to make its businesses intelligent in next 12 years

JD.com Inc, China's second-biggest e-commerce player, is set to build up a world leading intelligent technology-driven enterprise in the next 12 years, which includes intelligent e-commerce, finance and insurance, aiming to become the largest B2C platform by 2021.

Trump's letter sends a positive message

President Xi Jinping received a letter from Donald Trump on Wednesday, in which the US President said he looked forward to working with the Chinese leader "to develop a constructive relationship" that benefits both countries.

Sign of Party's accountability

Two former top officials with the Ministry of Civil Affairs have received disciplinary punishments including demotion and early retirement for failing to supervise subordinates, China's top anti-corruption body said on Wednesday.

Clear charging standards for judicial expertise required

A LAWYER FROM CHENGDU in Southwest China's Sichuan province has revealed on his micro blog that the cost of the judicial expertise for a case, which involved checking a signature, a fingerprint and two stamps, was 170,000 yuan ($24,767). The judicial expertise agency responded that it followed a national charging regulation. However, that regulation was abolished last May. Lao Yue, a retired prosecutor, commented on Beijing News:

Legal boundaries to US presidential powers

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP on Wednesday defended his travel ban on the citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations, arguing that his legal authority to limit immigration should not be challenged in courts. Beijing News commented on Thursday:

Discussions can build consensus on tough issues

ON FEB 8, Mao Qun'an, director general of the department of communications of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, said after a few days of heated national debate, that surrogacy will not be made legal due to moral and social concerns. Beijing News commented on Thursday:

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Trumping the yuan in a volatile world

At the recently concluded World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, President Xi Jinping mounted a robust defense of globalization, reaffirming his country's "open-door" policy and pledging never to seek to start a trade war or to benefit from depreciation of its currency. Soon after, US President Donald Trump, in his inaugural address, effectively made the opposite pledge: using the word "protect" seven times, he confirmed that his "America First" doctrine means protectionism.

Belittle not the humble glutinous rice ball

North and South China are distinguished not only by geography and weather, but also by the way people there prepare their food. Northerners cannot understand how jellied bean curd can be sweet, just as southerners cannot fathom why rice dumplings have to be anything but salty.

Fight against climate change exemplary

In the story of the Chinese zodiac, the rooster is the 10th animal to cross the river and the Jade Emperor's finish line. But it did not cross alone. It found a small raft, and invited the goat and the monkey to join him on the crossing. The goat and the monkey helped clear the weeds, and navigate the raft toward the opposite bank. With teamwork, they arrived together. Pleased with their work, the Jade Emperor gave them all a year on the zodiac.