China's local governments reaching out to EU states

The China-Belgium Technology Center, a future hi-tech business center launched in Louvain-la-Neuve in June last year, is the result of a partnership between the Hubei provincial government and the Walloon government in Belgium. And the China Culture Centre in Brussels, in which the Shanghai municipal government is a major player, is strengthening cultural ties between China and the European Union through its activities and programs.

China champions open trade with import expo

In a move to implement the country's pledge to expand economic opening-up to benefit the global trade system, the first China International Import Expo is to be held in Shanghai in November next year.

US' Asia policy in spotlight

During his first visit to Asia since becoming US president, Donald Trump will seek to realize the United States' interests as much as possible.

How education fund is used is a question that calls for attention

FOR THE FIRST TIME, China's expenditure on education exceeded 3 trillion yuan ($460 billion) last year, accounting for 4.22 percent of GDP, according to a joint statement by the Ministry of Education, the National Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Finance. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Friday:

Anti-graft fight yields significant results

OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, the national anti-graft campaign launched after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October 2012, has reportedly brought home some 3,317 corrupt fugitives from overseas to face justice and retrieved assets of more than 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). The Mirror commented on Saturday:

Public should have access to school libraries

LIBRARIES IN universities and scientific research institutes should be accessible to the public, according to a new law on public libraries adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on Wednesday. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Saturday:

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Transformation to quality growth

In his report to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping said the country has entered a "New Era", and it should continue advancing its economic transformation and upgrading in the new era.

A green new deal for China and the world?

Ahead of the UN climate change conference in Bonn from Nov 6 to 17, global attention was focused on the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, where General Secretary Xi Jinping laid out China's blueprint for "green development", which devoted long chapters to the "environment", "ecology" and "green".

US should use cooperation over trade friction

Given that Beijing and Washington have agreed that steel overcapacity is a global problem which requires a global solution, China's efforts to cut steel overcapacity, a requirement of its domestic supply-side reform that could also reduce trade frictions, should be appreciated by the United States and the European Union.

Abe's exclusive initiatives are contrary to the trend of times

Japan plans to revive the quadrilateral security dialogue with the United States, Australia and India to "handle" the region extending from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to propose the idea to visiting US President Donald Trump during their talks in Tokyo on Monday.

Natural gas pipeline to boost stocks

The China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline will transport 200 billion cubic meters of natural gas by November, equivalent to the total annual natural gas consumption of China or 11 years' of natural gas supply for Beijing, China National Petroleum Corp, the country's largest oil and gas supplier and producer, said on Friday.