China is leading the 'automobility' revolution

China's unique urban transportation challenges, high rate of adoption of mobile internet services, and rapid and aggressive introduction of alternative mobility solutions have combined to make the country a fertile ground for mobility innovation.

Better protection for rights of juveniles and migrant workers

Zhicheng Public Interest Lawyers, part of Beijing Zhicheng Law Firm, has become China's largest public interest legal service provider after nearly 20 years of selfless service, which shows that lawyers attach great importance to safeguarding the legal rights and interests of the vulnerable groups in society.

Moon's offer of talks brings hope of an end to impasse

It remains to be seen how Pyongyang will respond to Seoul's formal overture for dialogue. Serious talks, whether on easing animosities along their tense border or on resuming the reunions of families separated by the Korean War in the early 1950s, as Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in proposed on Monday, are long overdue given the antagonism that has escalated and accumulated over the years.

Resolve to further open up

President Xi Jinping vowed to improve the investment and market environment, and quicken the pace of the country's opening up at a key meeting on economic and financial reform in Beijing on Monday, demonstrating the steadfast determination of the country's leaders to continue advancing reforms and opening up.

Tougher measures needed to stop loan sharks exploiting students

DESPITE LOANS ON CAMPUS BEING PROHIBITED, some online loan companies are disguising their loans to college students as installment repayment services for e-commerce purchases. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Family doctor's quality service matters

AT LEAST 35 PERCENT OF BEIJING HOUSEHOLDS will be covered by family doctor service at the end of this year. All local households will enjoy the service as of 2020, according to the Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission. Yanzhao Metropolis Daily commented on Tuesday:

Stiffer penalties for plane passengers who disobey rules

A 4-YEAR-OLD without a boarding pass was found on a Beijing-Shanghai flight before the plane took off on Sunday, causing a delay of nearly five hours. The child's parents did not buy her a ticket, because they "thought" teenagers shorter than 1.2 meters could travel for free. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:

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Let finance sector serve supply-side reform

At the Fifth National Financial Work Conference in Beijing on July 14-15, President Xi Jinping emphasized three major financial tasks: making the financial sector better serve the real economy, preventing financial risks and deepening financial reforms.

US steel policy may trigger a global trade conflict

As the White House seeks to turn steel imports into a national security matter, the issue is alienating not only China but also the United States' NATO allies. "They're dumping steel and destroying our steel industry, they've been doing it for decades, and I'm stopping it. It'll stop," US President Donald Trump declared during a recent flight from the US to France. "There are two ways: quotas and tariffs. Maybe I'll do both," he added just days before his administration's first Sino-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue.

What to expect from China-US economic dialogue

The China-US Comprehensive Economic Dialogue takes place in Washington on Wednesday, the first meeting covering economic and trade issues since US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to transform the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue at their Mar-a-Lago Summit in Florida in April.

Building a society based on rule of law

China has made remarkable progress in guaranteeing judicial protection of human rights. The rule of law in the country has been constantly improving and providing better protection to human rights since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2012.