Abe seeks to steady the ship

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday appointed a number of veteran politicians that are close to him to high offices in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in a move to reverse his all-time-low approval ratings and display a united party. His Cabinet reshuffle shows that Abe is trying to heal the fractures within the party.

Recruiting websites have a duty to check companies are legitimate

LI WENXING, a college graduate from a farmer's family in Dezhou, East China's Shandong province, was found dead in Tianjin on July 14, having moved there to take up his first job after graduating less than a month ago. Beijing News comments:

Improve financial system to let cash go

THIRD-PARTY MOBILE PAYMENT OPERATORS Alipay and WeChat Pay, launched "cashfree" campaigns nationwide on Tuesday, generously subsidizing users who refrain from using cash this week. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Thursday:

Woman humiliated by her bullying boss has law on her side

A VIDEO has been widely spread online, which shows employees at a photography studio in Guang'an, a city in Southwest China's Sichuan province, being made to drink cups of water from a squat toilet by their supervisor because they did not meet their targets. The local police have already found their tormentor and he has been detained for four days. Beijing News comments:

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Declining hosts a test for Olympics

The simultaneous awarding of the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympic Games to Paris and Los Angeles was met with cheers in the respective host countries. Indeed, both cities should be commended for pursuing Olympic bids in a cooperative manner. But the surface-level rosiness of the reaction to Monday's announcement belies the serious challenges ahead for the Olympic movement.

'America First' trade rows about to begin

The first China-US Comprehensive Economic Dialogue in Washington concluded on July 19, without a joint news conferences, joint statement or new announcements on market access by the United States to China or vice-versa, prompting many to assume the CED has paved the way to a major trade conflict between the two countries.

Environmental cost of making blue jeans is very high

When people in the United States talk about blue jeans, they are most likely to mention Levi Strauss, the German-American businessman whose company made the first pair of blue jeans in San Francisco in 1873. Today, the popularity of Levi's, the top brand for Levi Strauss & Co, is not confined to the US; it is a much sought-after brand in more than 100 countries around the world, including China.

By politicizing trade ties US would harm itself

Reports that US President Donald Trump is considering imposing restrictions on Chinese imports, with an announcement forthcoming as early as this week, are worrying, because the move, if taken, could spark a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

Tillerson's rational overture

As if to cover up their own helplessness on the issue, some countries have demonstrated a renewed penchant for pointing an accusing finger at China, alleging that China has not put enough pressure on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to rein in its nuclear weapons program.

Those worrying about US beef imports have big hats, no cattle

AS PART OF THE 100-DAY ACTION PLAN inked during President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump's meeting in Florida in April, China is once again allowing imports of US beef. Beijing News comments:

Spotlight on penalties for shady apps

A TECHNICAL INSPECTION of 55 smartphone apps, launched by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology during the second quarter of this year, found that 42 of them were illegally collecting users' information, promoting third-party apps and charging users for no good reason. Yanzhao Metropolis Daily commented on Wednesday: