It's not over yet, Chinese team rekindles hopes for the future

THE PROSPECT OF CHINA'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM reaching the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia became dimmer on Tuesday after they drew 2-2 with Syria in the Asian qualifiers. Xinhua Daily Telegraph commented on Thursday:

Scientist's shunning of spotlight commendable

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PAYING TRIBUTE TO LIU XIANLIN, a 78-year-old geomatics scientist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, after a photo of him appeared showing him preoccupied with work on a high-speed train. West China Metropolis Daily commented on Thursday:

Many ways to memorialize heroic deeds

WU HONGYU, a 20-year-old college freshman in Guangdong province, was killed while trying to catch a thief in May last year. In order to pay tribute to him, a company has made him a character in a computer game. A short video of the game posted on social media has recently become a hit. People's Daily comments:

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Kenya railway a game changer for East Africa

Hailed as a symbol of "Chinese quality and spirit", the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, which opened on May 31 in Kenya, ferried more than 7,000 passengers in the first week of its operation, a weekly record for the country.

Ex-NBA star's visit to Pyongyang welcome

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed in Pyongyang on Tuesday on his fifth visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea since 2013 and his first since US President Donald Trump assumed office.

US patrols in name of freedom of navigation unapproved

US' lack of focus on its infrastructure means it will continue to get D+

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman marveled at China's progress in infrastructure in a June 7 opinion piece following his recent trip to the country. He described the wide use of mobile technology in daily life and the changing skylines he saw riding the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train.

Collusion of dupes seeks to pursue 'independence'

About 20 members of Taiwan's "legislative yuan" launched on Monday a "platform" in Taipei designed to connect "pro-democracy" groups in Taiwan with their "allies" in Hong Kong in the name of promoting democracy in both places against "suppression" by Beijing.

Reforms persist for vision

In a recent teleconference on reform aimed at reducing red tape and providing better government services, Premier Li Keqiang pointed out there was a noticeable gap between the results achieved and public expectations and vowed more efforts to push forward reforms.

Punish buyers as well as sellers to cut personal info profit chain

WITHIN A WEEK of a homebuyer in Beijing completing the deal to purchase an apartment in early June, the man reportedly received at least 20 calls from interior decoration companies, as well as about 100 text messages from furniture and electric device shops. These companies knew almost everything about the transaction: His name, the address of his new house, even the exact time of the deal. Beijing News comments:

SOE dependency hindering region's revival

A RECENT SURVEY on the employment of college graduates this year suggests that the employment rate for graduates in Northeast China continues to drop following the annual exodus of local talents. Beijing News commented on Wednesday: