Xi's trip advances key economic corridors

President Xi Jinping has just concluded a trip to Cambodia, Bangladesh and India, during which he participated in the BRICS Summit in Goa, India, at the weekend.

Watchdogs must not overstep boundaries of supervision

The local anti-graft commission in Tunliu county of Changzhi city, North China's Shanxi province, issued a report on Sept 30 criticizing 24 high school teachers for spending a total of 1,390 yuan ($207) on a meal that included alcohol. However, whether it has the right to discipline the teachers in this instance has been questioned as the teachers paid for the meal themselves.

Targeted efforts to achieve 2020 poverty elimination goal

Editor's Note: The State Council Information Office on Monday issued a white paper on China's progress in poverty reduction and human rights. The following are some experts' comments on China's poverty alleviation and human rights work:

EU talking tough on trade ahead of talks with China

Soon after Chinese Vice-Premier Ma Kai took part in a high-level economic dialogue with European Union officials three years ago, Beijing and Brussels reached an amicable solution to end their dispute over China's solar panel exports to Europe that had almost frozen bilateral relations for a year.

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New manned mission big step for the nation

A Long March-2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft blasted off from the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu province, at 7:30 am on Monday, heralding the start of China's sixth manned space mission.

Ending asymmetrical bond

The visit to China by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, scheduled from Tuesday to Friday, is expected to offer an opportunity to improve the strained bilateral ties.

Video shows some still believe their money can control power

A SCENE FROM THE UK DOCUMENTARY Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure, in which a Chinese woman said she could clear the roads of cars and people in a district of Harbin in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, has created a stir online. Beijing News commented:

Echoes of meaningless memes fade

A COMPANY in Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong province has registered the "lanshou xianggu", the latest internet meme, as a company tradename. Guangzhou Daily commented on Monday:

Burden of proof lies with victim

WHEN A WOMAN was attacked by a tiger when she got off a car in Badaling Safari Park Beijing in July despite warning signs against such behavior, her mother also left the car to rush to her aid. The daughter was rescued by park staff but the mother was mauled to death by another tiger before they could come to her aid. The daughter is now suing the safari park for compensation. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Monday:

Rural kindergartens help to prevent poverty trap

As China marks its third Poverty Alleviation Day on Oct 17, the success of Tongren, a city in the southwestern province of Guizhou, in promoting preschool education in rural areas is being hailed as a possible blueprint for the eradication of poverty and a means of preventing its reemergence.

High ambitions and a dream fulfilled

When Xu Yan, from the Songtao Miao autonomous county in Tongren, a city in Guizhou province, was in junior high school, she would avoid conversations with her classmates if the topic turned to kindergartens. "I was afraid that they would laugh and say my hometown must be terrible because it didn't even have a kindergarten," she said.