No tolerance to insults

Despite his ensuing apology for the derogatory remarks he made about China in videos posted on his Instagram account, Chelsea defender Kenedy was heckled and jeered by Chinese soccer fans during the Blues' pre-season friendly against Arsenal in Beijing.

Reduced prices of 36 pharmaceutical drugs benefit makers and patients

ON TUESDAY, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced that after its negotiations with the manufacturers of 44 pharmaceutical drugs, the prices of 36 of them had been cut and put into the list covered by the medical insurance fund. Xkb.com.cn comments:

Sleeping capsules are laid to rest

EARLIER THIS MONTH, some companies installed "shared sleeping capsules" in office buildings in Beijing and Shanghai, which office workers could rent for a nap during their lunchtime breaks. Yet the local authorities in both municipalities have shut them down, citing fire hazards and other reasons. China Youth Daily comments:

Friendly tone of micro blogs takes mayor to people

ZHAO HUI is the mayor of Deyang, a city in Southwest China's Sichuan province. On Wednesday, he opened a micro blog account under his real name to interact with the public. China.com.cn comments:

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Xi's diplomacy promotes inclusiveness

President Xi Jinping made some important remarks at the recent G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, emphasizing the need to stay committed to building an open global economy, fostering new sources of growth for the world economy, and working together to promote inclusive and interconnected growth for shared prosperity and building a global community of shared destiny.

PLA must improve its combat ability

Ninety years ago, on August 1, just after bloody battles during the Northern Expedition (1926-28), the Communist Party of China initiated the Nanchang Uprising in 1927 to counter the anti-communist purges by the Kuomintang. That was the beginning of the CPC's efforts to build an army aimed at serving the people, and establish a government of the people and for the people.

Japan's aging society prompts redefinition of the term 'elderly'

An early advocate of healthy living to stave off aging-related illnesses, Shigeaki Hinohara, a Japanese doctor, saw patients until just months before bidding farewell to this world at the age of 105 on Tuesday. In 1954, Hinohara introduced comprehensive annual physical tests, part of the preventive medical system said to contribute to Japanese people's longevity.

Rice deal opens up huge market

China started to allow rice imports from the United States for the first time as part of the latest effort to enhance bilateral trade in agricultural products, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

US-style farm set to put down deep roots near Beijing

A landmark demonstration farm modeled faithfully on a Midwestern farmstead situated in the US state of Iowa, is set to start construction in September near Beijing with the aim of helping advance the technology of modern mechanized agriculture in China.

Samsung swears by content to forge rebound in China

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd announced on Friday it has inked partnership agreements with Chinese content providers and developers, to speed up its localization in the Chinese market amid mounting competition from local rivals.

China brightens Fortune 500 list

The number of Chinese companies on the Fortune 500 list has reached 115 with the addition of 10 first-timers this year. The number has been rising for the last 14 years.