Continued support for peace process in Myanmar

The intense fighting that broke out between Myanmar's government forces and the members of three armed groups on Sunday near the border with China has shown that the road to national reconciliation in Myanmar remains long and tortuous.

Protectionism not a solution

At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru, leaders from the member economies and participating enterprises expressed their concerns over the emerging trend of trade protectionism.

Supervision of live webcasts needed to curb charity cheats

KUAISHOU, A LIVE BROADCAST APP, recently announced it was permanently deleting 21 registered accounts, as the owners were involved in a charity fraud in which they broadcast videos of themselves giving money to poor people, but after the filming took the money back. Their fraudulent deeds deserve legal punishments, not only the deletion of their Kuaishou accounts, says Southern Metropolis Daily:

Student labor shows dark side of e-commerce

SOME 240 VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SOPHOMORES majoring in transportation management in Xi'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi province were reportedly sent to a local express company as interns, but all they did was sort packages. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Monday:

Colleges in the wrong making competitions out of poverty

SOME COLLEGES in Yunnan province in Southwest China have, probably unintentionally, turned the application process for scholarships for poor students into a sort of competition. Beijing News commented on Monday:

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Politics over market economy must end

Whether or not the Unites States and the European Union will honor the commitment they had made when China acceded to the World Trade Organization 15 years ago will become a touchstone for the US and the EU leaderships' credibility.

Online shopping boom vs courier services

Did you purchase goods on Singles Day, the online shopping carnival on Nov 11? If so, are you still waiting for the goods to be delivered to you?

Trump should honor US' climate promise

Donald Trump's election as the president of the United States has sparked a debate over climate change amid the just-concluded United Nations climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco, mainly because given his reputation as a climate change denier, he could put the Paris Agreement in jeopardy.

Trump offers challenges and opportunities

Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton brought the curtain down on the chaotic US presidential election. Before the votes were counted, however, many American scholars, former officials and mainstream media said, and a majority of polls showed, Clinton had an edge over Trump. That's why many refer to the final result as another "Brexit".

Curing hospitals of corruption

A recent investigation found that some hospitals in Central China's Henan province acquired kickbacks of up to 30 percent when purchasing medical equipment.

Environmental protection a legal obligation for local govts

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN LEPING, East China's Jiangxi province, has more than once used public money to cover the charges for disposing of pollutants, which according to the law should have been paid by 36 local enterprises. Beijing News commented on Saturday: