Mapping out road ahead

President Xi Jinping's recent speech at a meeting of provincial and ministerial-level officials has been viewed as setting the tone for the political, ideological and theoretical foundations of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to be held later this year.

Scrapping roaming fees is the first step toward a more digitized society

CHINA'S THREE MAJOR TELECOM CARRIERS - China Mobile Communications Corp, China United Network Communications Group Co and China Telecommunications Corp - announced on Thursday their decision to scrap domestic long-distance and roaming charges starting Sept 1. Thepaper.cn commented on Saturday:

Sanctions bill limits Trump's power

DONALD TRUMP is expected to sign legislation that imposes sweeping sanctions on Russia, Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and he will have to consult Congress if he wants to lift them. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Saturday:

There cannot be any tolerance of academic cheating

THE MINISTRY of Science and Technology announced on Thursday the results of an investigation into a scandal in which a foreign medical journal retracted 107 Chinese papers due to peer review fraud. Beijing News commented on Friday:

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Economy more resilient than thought

Once again, the Chinese economy has defied the hand wringing of the nattering nabobs of negativism. After decelerating for six consecutive years, real GDP growth appears to be inching up this year. The 6.9 percent annualized increase just reported for the second quarter exceeds the 6.7 percent rise last year and is well above the consensus of international forecasters who, just a few months ago, expected growth to be closer to 6.5 percent this year, and to slow further, to 6 percent next year.

How to fight antimicrobial resistance globally

Three weeks ago, G20 leaders committed to working together to address one of the world's most pressing and perplexing security threats: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - a fierce and evolving adversary against which conventional therapeutic weapons are of no use.

All work, no leisure makes Japanese more suicide prone

Overwork, a deep-rooted problem in Japan, is back in the spotlight.

China traces deficit in US trade areas

China cannot be blamed for the United States' deficit in bilateral trade as complicated US trade structures are the real reason, Chinese officials said on Friday.

Starbucks grabs full control of mainland stores in $1.3 billion deal

Starbucks Corp announced on Thursday it is taking full control of its mainland outlets after a buyout deal to acquire the remaining 50 percent share it did not own from its long time joint venture partners.

Huawei dials into robust growth

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it maintained robust growth in the first half of the year, as the world's third biggest smartphone maker continued to expand its presence in the high-end segment.

Experts say Foxconn pledge on US jobs hard to implement

Doubts have increased whether Asian tech giant Foxconn can fill the 13,000 new jobs it needs to start the $10 billion new plant it has pledged to build in the US state of Wisconsin.