Why was there no stop on faulty rail tunnel work?

CHINA RAILWAY CORP has found that some of the tunnels along the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway have some serious quality problems, which may pose safety risks. China Central Television comments:

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Let court decide in student's murder case

Editor's note: Jiang Ge, a 24-year-old postgraduate student, was killed outside her apartment in Tokyo over a year ago after she was reportedly attacked by Chen Shifeng while trying to defend his former girlfriend Liu Xin from him. Jiang's mother is seeking the death penalty for Chen, whose trial begins in Japan next month, and has accused Liu of being indifferent to the sacrifice of Jiang, sparking a heated online debate. Four experts share their views with China Daily's Wu Zheyu on the issue. Excerpts follow:

Dealing with the homework pandemic

Believe it or not, homework, not smog or housing prices, is causing nervous breakdowns for Chinese parents. Chinese social media are full of stories about neighbors hearing parents yelling while helping their children with homework.

Time to stop the casual use of antibiotics

This week is Antibiotic Awareness Week, and its main message is that people should seek expert advice before using antimicrobials.

US politicians misleading public with China bashing

At a recent China town hall held by the New York-based National Committee on US-China Relations, Susan Rice, the former US national security advisor, said China remains the most reliable whipping boy - after probably Hillary Clinton and Susan Rice herself.

RCEP must be made a reality at earliest date

Five years have passed since the idea of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was first raised in 2012, but negotiations are yet to conclude on the mega-trade pact involving the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and India.

Greater contributions

In his keynote speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO meeting, President Xi Jinping mapped out rosy prospects for China's benign interactions with the world in the new era and said China is willing to work harder with other parties to build an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world with lasting peace and common security and prosperity.

Court's verdict will be based on evidence, not public opinion

JIANG GE, a 24-year-old Chinese student, was killed in the corridor outside the door of her apartment in Tokyo one year ago. She was reportedly attacked by a Chinese student surnamed Chen, while trying to defend his ex-girlfriend, Liu Xin. More than 1.5 million people have signed a petition supporting Jiang's mother who is seeking the death penalty in Chen's trial. The verdict is due to be delivered by a Japanese court on Dec 11. Thepaper.cn comments:

Company's sexist ads offensive and illegal

"IT IS JUICY. Do you want it?" says the text of an advertisement displaying the image of a young woman in bed, her feet chained. The advertisement of Hunan Juewei, a domestic fast food chain company, has provoked a storm of criticism. And it is not the first advertisement by the company to offend people. China Women's News comments:

Rules for return of hire-on-demand deposits required

SOME COMPANIES providing hire-on-demand bicycles are in so much trouble that they fail to respond to the requests users make via the companies' apps for the return of their deposits. This has resulted in users paying others to visit the offices of bike-sharing companies to get their deposits back. Yanzhao Evening News commented on Tuesday:

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