Domestic new energy vehicle makers must put focus on independent R&D

THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE is reportedly mulling further policies to support the production of new energy vehicles, as the current subsidy system will expire in 2021. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Monday:

CAAC right to end electronic devices ban

A CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OF CHINA OFFICIAL said on Monday that the ban on the use of portable electronic devices on aircraft will be lifted starting Oct 1, allowing airlines to decide how to implement the rule on the basis of their own security assessments. Thepaper.cn commented on Tuesday:

To ensure road safety all users must obey rules

ON SUNDAY, the driver of a bus in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, reportedly swerved off the road in order to avoid hitting an e-bike that was crossing at a junction against the lights. Thepaper.cn comments:

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Game of assurance for peninsula peace

How should the United States deal with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? The US and the DPRK are locked in a dangerous game of chicken characterized by threats and counter threats. The problem with threat escalation, as has been happening on both sides in recent weeks, is that it leads to the hardening of positions, the misreading of signals and the risk of catastrophic miscalculation.

India begins bumpy ride on Japanese train

Editor's note: On Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe inaugurated India's first bullet train project, a $19 billion railway linking the western city of Ahmedabad and the country's financial hub of Mumbai. The joint venture is scheduled for completion by 2023. Four experts share their views on the "Indian Shinkansen" with China Daily's Cui Shoufeng. Excerpts:

Financial security can help protect senior citizens against frauds

Media reports say some senior citizens have fallen in bad times after being defrauded out of their homes, triggering widespread public concern. In such frauds, targeted specifically at senior citizens, the swindlers take advantage of the "greed" and credulity of the elderly to trick them into mortgaging their homes to get a loan, and then invest the amount for a "high rate of return".

Seoul should recognize it is in same boat as Beijing

The Republic of Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate Lotte Group announced on Friday that it will sell some of its Chinese stores, and could dispose of all of them; a move that is no more than recognition of a fait accompli since Lotte agreed in February to provide land for the installation of the United States' Terminal High Altitude Area Defense antimissile system in the ROK.

Protectionism self-harming

Washington's recent blocking of a Chinese enterprise's bid to acquire a US semiconductor manufacturer has further aggravated concerns over the protectionism adopted by the United States.

Some local govts creating problems in their bids to meet poverty deadline

WITH LESS THAN THREE YEARS TO GO before 2020, the deadline set by the central government for the elimination of poverty nationwide, some grassroot governments have exhausted almost all their funds in their bids to increase the incomes of impoverished families in their jurisdictions so as to ensure no one is left in poverty by 2020. People's Daily comments:

Scroll shows culture's growing appeal

VISITORS HAD WAITED UP TO THREE HOURS for a chance to view the Song Dynasty (960-1279) landscape painting titled A Vast Land, which went on display at the Palace Museum on Friday. People's Daily commented on Monday:

Telecom fraud case shows cyberspace must be regulated

IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, Xu Yuyu from Linyi, East China's Shandong province, died of a heart stroke after phoning the police to report telephone fraudsters had cheated her of the money her family had saved to pay for her college fees. On Sept 15, seven suspects involved in the case were found guilty. Thepaper.cn comments: