Belt and Road may be a wise initiative for G7

That leaders from the world's leading industrialized countries - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States - are expected to discuss "building the foundations of renewed trust" in Sicily, Italy, on Friday and Saturday offers a glimpse of the challenges facing the G7 amid growing concerns over global governance.

Asia needs deeper financial integration

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, the regional macroeconomic surveillance unit of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization, released the Regional Economic Outlook Report 2017 on Wednesday, the first release in China since its establishment in 2011.

China's diplomacy in the Pacific is positive in nature

A lot has been said about China's diplomacy in the Pacific region, but not as much positive role that China is playing in the development of the Pacific island countries has been mentioned. One viewpoint believes that what China is doing in the Pacific is aimed at trapping the Pacific island countries into a relationship which will in the future become more of a liability to the governments and states. This is mostly a Western framed argument.

Shared commitment critical to counter threat of terrorism

Monday's suicide bombing in the British city of Manchester, which killed 22 people, including children, was the most serious terrorist attack in the country since 2005.

Carry on cultural bloodline

Traditional festivals, such as the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year, are a continuation of the country's cultural bloodline, and more and more Chinese have come to realize their value.

Housing Provident Fund no longer serves its intended role

IN SHANGHAI, just 30 percent of those applying to the Housing Provident Fund for low-interest loans are low-income employees, while the percentage of middle-income applicants is much higher. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Wednesday:

Used cellphones a resource to be tapped

A RECENT SURVEY shows that about 50 percent of users replace their old cellphone with a new one every 18 months. As a result, there are about 1 billion used cellphones nationwide with only 2 percent of them being recycled. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

80-year-old's love of teaching inspiration to all

A CLASS taught by Zhang Zhujun, a professor of chemistry at Shaanxi Normal University, who is now in his 80s, has gone viral online, because of his humorous teaching style and the encyclopedic knowledge that he has acquired over nearly 60 years of teaching. Shaanxi Daily comments:

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Trump signals shift in US foreign policy

US President Donald Trump began his first overseas trip in Saudi Arabia, where he got a royal welcome on Saturday in stark contrast to the low-key reception offered to his predecessor Barack Obama last year, perhaps owing to the latter's nuclear agreement with Iran in 2015.

Can Asia take the next step to high income?

Today, more than 95 percent of Asians live in middle-income economies, compared to less than 10 percent in the early 1990s. This remarkable shift was driven by rapid economic growth, especially in China, India, and Indonesia.