Summit offers road map for building a fairer world order

On Sept 4, 2016, while addressing the 11th G20 Summit in Hangzhou, President Xi Jinping urged participating global leaders to make the grouping "an action force, rather than a talking shop".

US helping none in DPRK issue

US President Donald Trump's reaction to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's sixth nuclear test on Sunday stood out - not for its condemnation but for its twisted approach. Trump took to Twitter to say the DPRK "is a rogue nation which has become a great threat and embarrassment to China, which is trying to help but with little success". In his second tweet, he said the Republic of Korea "is finding, as I have told them, that their talk of appeasement with" the DPRK "will not work, they only understand one thing".

Without legal teeth, accountability system cannot improve air quality

TO TACKLE THE SMOG PROBLEM in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, especially in the winter, the Ministry of Environmental Protection will implement a "quantification accountability system" this year in the region's 28 cities and counties. The ministry will hold even the city's Party chief, the highest local authority, accountable if air pollution in his or her city rises above a certain level. Beijing News comments:

Legislation needed to tackle scourge of bullying

TEN DEPUTIES to the people's congress of South China's Guangdong province have called for binding, tailored regulations to end bullying and violence in schools, and make sure all parties concerned shoulder their due responsibilities. West China Metropolis Daily commented on Monday:

Reusable boxes and bags for greener takeouts

WITH THE FAST GROWTH of mobile internet, an increasing number of people are ordering takeouts when they are too busy to cook. Takeouts have made life more convenient for many, but the plastic bags and boxes used to pack the foods are an environmental hazard. Hbnews.cn comments:

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Golden decade 金色十年 (jīnsè shínián)

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BRICS moving toward a brighter future

Editor's note: With "A Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future" as its theme, the ongoing 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, holds a lot of promise for not only consolidating the economic integration of its five member states, but also better global governance. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Cui Shoufeng. Excerpts follow:

Staying single not good for demographics

The challenges and potential business opportunities China's nearly 200 million "single population" has given rise to have been making headlines for some time now. Single population refers to the group of people who are not married despite reaching the legal marriageable age, and those that are divorced or widowed.

US using Section 301 probe as a weapon

On Aug 18, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer formally initiated an investigation to determine whether the actions, policies and practices of the Chinese government in the fields of technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation are discriminatory and burden or restrict US trade. Based on the findings of the investigation under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, US President Donald Trump will eventually decide whether or not to impose extra tariffs or other trade restrictions on China.

EU-US trade relations experiencing a bumpy ride

In his third state of union address to the European Parliament on Sept 13, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker should refer to a check list of his team's 10 priorities when he took office in late 2014, and assess to what extent it has fulfilled them in three years - or more than halfway into his term.

Xiamen set to usher in next 'golden decade' for BRICS

BRICS should promote trade liberalization and an open world economy, and its member states - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - must explore ways to innovate economically. This, in gist, was the message of President Xi Jinping at the opening of the Business Forum of the three-day 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, on Sunday.