All hopes rest on Katowice to deliver on climate pledge

On a staid note, that's how the UN Climate Change Conference ended in Bonn, Germany, over the weekend, framing just the skeleton of the rulebook of the 2015 Paris Agreement and leaving it to the 2018 climate conference in Poland to put flesh and muscles on it.

US' ill-judged move dims prospects for DPRK talks

Despite his war of words with the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un, US President Donald Trump expressed his preference for a diplomatic solution to the Korean Peninsula nuclear crisis during his recent trip to Asia.

Greener growth brings benefits

The development of the renewable energy sector has to push economic growth while dealing with climate change. How to reach a delicate balance between the two poses a challenge to many countries. The long cycle and high costs of renewable energy projects along with the lack of mature technologies have created obstacles to some countries promoting the transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.

Changing railway bureaus into companies good start to reform

ALL 18 OF THE LOCAL BUREAUS affiliated to the former Ministry of Railways, which was transformed into China Railway Corporation in March four years ago, have now been converted into companies. Beijing News comments:

Graft and incompetence threaten reserves

BETWEEN JANUARY AND OCTOBER some 16 people have been detained on suspicion of undermining the natural resources in the Qilian Mountains National Nature Reserve, Northwest China's Gansu province, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Monday. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

Stringent approval procedure needed for medical research

REPORTS SAY THAT a team led by Professor Ren Xiaoping from Harbin Medical University successfully performed the first human head transplant on a corpse on Friday. Cjn.cn comments:

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China's vision for the future bright

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China approved an amendment to the Party Constitution to enshrine "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in a New Era". The congress also produced a blueprint for China's development until 2050, one that reflects the changes that economic reform and opening-up have brought to the country.

The good and bad of bike company going bust

Until recently an elite member of the bicycle-sharing business (next only to Mobike and Ofo), Bluegogo has, many say, met its Waterloo almost out of the blue. Amid fears that the debt-laden company might run away without returning users' deposits, its founder Li Gang posted a statement online on Thursday in an attempt to assure customers that their deposits were safe and "returnable".

Alter norms to attract foreign students

Minister of Education Chen Baosheng said at a news conference during the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China last month that the country will be the most attractive global destination for higher education by 2049.

Stars not the lone success factor for films

A recent list of the top 100 Chinese mainland celebrities' pay for starring in a film or TV serial has left people open-mouthed, as their fees range from 5 million yuan ($750,000) to 80 million yuan for a film, and 50 million yuan to 100 million yuan for a TV serial. Which means even after paying the personal income tax, a celebrity can make a helluva lot of money, not counting his or her earnings from advertisements and other sources.

China-ROK trust provides boost for regional stability

Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Kang Kyung-wha is scheduled to visit Beijing on Tuesday to hold bilateral talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.