Business-friendly measures extended

From April 1, the Shanghai government will launch a new series of policies to ease enterprises' financial burden.

Henan on right economic track

The unique geographical location of Central China's Henan province positions it perfectly to take advantage of opportunities opening up along the Belt and Road Initiative economies, said the Secretary-general of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Danny Alexander.

New soymeal futures hedge is launched

Dalian Commodity Exchange launched new soymeal futures options on Friday - the first commodity options in China - offering one more hedging tool for investors, as well as soybean processing firms.

Huawei profit stays flat, revenue growth slows

HONG KONG - Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said on Friday that its net profit edged up just 0.4 percent last year, its slowest annual growth since 2011.

China's top three airlines post combined profit of $2.4b

BEIJING - China's top three airlines reported robust combined profits, even as currency losses from a weakening yuan eroded earnings.

Xi-Trump meeting can chart course for constructive ties

Until the NATO meeting was rescheduled, there was plenty of hullabaloo over US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson planning to skip the NATO foreign ministers meeting, originally scheduled for April 5-6, in order to attend the meeting between the Chinese and US presidents.

Replicas reveal lack of pride

A Chinese version of London's Tower Bridge in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, was recently judged by netizens to look more grandiose than the original construction and it has become a popular spot for tourists to take photos.

Requirement for law enforcement recordings boosts transparency

THE STATE COUNCIL, China's Cabinet, has issued a guiding document to law enforcers nationwide, which requires them to make video and audio records of the whole process of their law enforcement. The State Council's office of legislative affairs has instructed local governments to pass regulations on the use and supervision of video and audio records in law enforcement. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

Free funerals improve social fairness

DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR, Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, offered basic funeral services to at least 2,222 deceased non-permanent residents in the city for free. Beijing News commented on Thursday:

Zero tolerance for hospital staff who collude with scalpers

A VIDEO showing a nurse in a hospital in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, angrily rebuking a woman who tried to hoodwink patients to go to other small, profit-seeking hospitals went viral on the internet recently. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

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Only cooperation benefits Sino-US trade

Before US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrapped up his recent visit to China, he made it clear that Washington is ready to develop relations with Beijing on the principles of no confrontation, no conflict, mutual respect and win-win cooperation.