Still huge potential to tap

Despite a slight decline in industrial added value, fixed-asset investment, total retail sales of consumer goods and consumer prices in June, the macroeconomic data for July, which was recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics, indicate that China's economy remains on a solid footing.

Unit 731 documentary shows new NHK head keen to right wrongs

A DOCUMENTARY aired by Japan's public broadcaster NHK on Sunday showing the atrocities inflicted by Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Japanese army, on Chinese during World War II has triggered calls for deeper reflection on the country's wartime past. Beijing News commented on Thursday:

Taiwan in 'dark age' thanks to DPP

A SUDDEN POWER BLACKOUT hit the island of Taiwan on Tuesday, affecting almost all industries and millions of households on the island. Ta Kung Pao comments:

Badly behaved tourists may be of any nationality

THE UNCIVILIZED BEHAVIOR of tourists has long been a headache for popular tourist attractions. The Great Wall in particular has suffered because many people carve their names or graffiti on it. In the latest such incident, a group of photos showing graffiti carved on the Badaling part of the Great Wall has been widely spread online, which aroused fierce discussion because much of it is written in English and some people have concluded they might be the work of English-speaking foreigners. China Youth Daily comments:

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China's ties with ASEAN vital to their future

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, based on the mechanisms it has worked out since its establishment, has set up an ASEAN code of conduct-dialogue, consensus, cooperation and non-interference in other countries' internal affairs - to forge itself into an exemplary regional organization.

A successful warrior in Chinese films

Wolf Warriors II has earned more than 4.7 billion yuan ($704 million) at the box office by Thursday, which has put it on the list of top 100 global box offices. It is also the first Asian movie to enter the top 100 list, and break the monopoly of Hollywood films.

Scandal should teach EU to walk on eggs

The futuristic Europa building in Brussels, the seat of the European Council and the Council of European Union that opened just a few months ago, looks like a "space egg". Ironically, many of the EU's 500 million consumers are caught in a dilemma: to consume, or not to consume eggs.

Is the superpower itself ready to make some concessions?

Many people have heaved a sigh of relief after the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea dialed down their rhetoric over the past few days.

Agreement sign of shared resolve to reduce risks

The agreement signed in Beijing on Tuesday to improve communication, relations and exchanges between the militaries of China and the United States is a significant effort to manage the differences between them and avoid miscalculations.

Party's stricter self-governance

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, the campaign to promote stricter self-governance has made great achievements. The leadership's firm determination to advance the anti-corruption campaign has helped strengthen public trust in the Party and enhanced the Party's capability to govern.

Lack of any comeback encourages abusive comments on social media

ON SATURDAY, after she posted on her micro blog that a young man put his hands under the clothes of a girl aged about 10 at the high-speed railway station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, the writer Chen Lan received thousands of abusive comments, including death threats, on her micro blog. Even her ID number and home address were revealed. Qianjiang Evening News comments: