Reforms can fortify old-age insurance plan

China has established an institutional old-age insurance framework covering workers and residents. The employees' basic pension insurance system combines social funds and personal accounts for 380 million workers nationwide. It has also established a basic old-age insurance system that covers 500 million urban and rural residents.

Stick to openness while defending Paris Agreement

After US President Donald Trump said he would pull out of the Paris agreement on climate change, French President Emmanuel Macron replied that he was on a mission to "make our planet great again", a play on Trump's catchphrase, "Make America Great Again".

Guarding against risks for a sound financial sector

The two-day National Financial Work Conference, which ended in Beijing on Saturday, made containing financial risks one of the country's top priorities.

India should not turn deaf ear

India has repeatedly ignored China's calls for it to withdraw its troops that crossed the Sikkim section of the border and entered Chinese territory.

New type of urbanization is not a justification for grabbing funds

THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOWNS with distinctive local features must not center on demolishing old buildings and makeshift rebranding, said a recent circular issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Saturday:

Road signs betray poor management

THE NAME SIGNS ON A ROAD were removed on Thursday four years after a 27-year-old graduate of China Central Academy of Fine Arts found the road had no name signs and put up ones bearing his name. Thepaper.cn commented on Friday:

Efforts required so that dialects do not go extinct

A 10,000-WORD ESSAY, co-written by four senior middle school students in Chongqing, has been widely praised for its call to protect the local Chongqing dialect and slang. West China Metropolis Daily commented on Friday:

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Xi gifts HK a road map for prosperity

During his three-day inspection tour to Hong Kong to celebrate the special administrative region's 20th anniversary, President Xi Jinping not only brought good weather but also many memorable sound bites and powerful messages.

Initiative a win-win deal for China and Mongolia

Khaltmaa Battulga of the Democratic Party was sworn in as the fifth president of Mongolia on July 10 after winning the runoff election with 50.6 percent votes. The 54-year-old business tycoon and former judo champion has vowed to revive Mongolia's flagging economy and pursue equality-based relationships with neighboring Russia and China.

Japan obliged to play constructive role in settling DPRK issue

Together with the United States and the Republic of Korea, Japan has been asking China to do more to "rein in" the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The three countries hold China responsible for the growing nuclear threat the DPRK poses to them.

Regulators highlight financial stability

Editor's Note: China's top policymakers will gather this weekend at the Central Financial Work Conference in Beijing to discuss and formulate policies for the country's financial sector. The meeting, which is held once in five years, will set the tone for the country's financial policies and reform in coming years with a focus on strengthening coordination among various regulators and preventing systemic financial risks. This curtain raiser presents insights and views of regulators from the banking, securities and insurance sectors.