Powerful future awaits digital economy

The theme of the 4th World Internet Conference, held recently in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, "Developing digital economy for openness and shared benefits - Building a community of common future in cyberspace", points to the direction of future global economic development, which among other things requires advanced technologies and a smarter production system.

Compromise allows UK's divorce from EU to progress

Within six months, Brussels and London have more or less sorted out the initial terms of their divorce and beginning January, the talks will focus on how to spend the two years of transitional period and what the future relations will be like.

Parties must say no to war and chaos on Peninsula

As the only party to come up with a relatively comprehensive prescription for ending the protracted wrangling over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear weapons program, with its proposal that the United States and the Republic of Korea suspend joint military drills and Pyongyang to suspend nuclear/missile tests, Beijing is trying everything possible to make sure that war and chaos do not materialize on the Korean Peninsula.

Ministry right to turn up the heat on local governments

Over the past couple of days, the Ministry of Environmental Protection has sent out 839 groups on fact finding missions to determine how heating is supplied in Beijing, Tianjin and 26 cities around the two municipalities.

New disclosure rules will seal loopholes in the Charity Law

THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS published draft provisions regarding the information disclosure of charity organizations for opinions on Friday. Beijing News commented on Sunday:

Camera maker complicit in breaking law

FROM THE MOMENT you step into a restaurant, a mall or other public venue, your every move may have been broadcast on the Internet. One blogger has challenged this practice, by criticizing a smart camera maker for broadcasting video from various surveillance cameras. China Central Television commented on Sunday:

Ban on fireworks for gala good for health and safety

THE AUTHORITIES in Beijing and Tianjin have banned the setting off of fireworks in urban areas during Spring Festival, which next year falls in mid-February. Thepaper.cn commented on Sunday:

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The year signaling a new booming period

The world economy is showing definite signs of recovering growth. The International Monetary Fund has revised up its forecast for global growth in 2018 to 3.7 percent. In China, however, there is a debate on whether the country's economy has entered a new booming period of growth. Market watchers, with a bit anxiety, are waiting for the annual Economic Work Conference to set the tone for the government's take on the economy next year.

Continuity to fuel global economy in 2018

Economists like me are asked a set of recurring questions that might inform the choices of enterprises, individuals and institutions in areas such as investment, education and jobs, as well as their policy expectations. In most cases, there is no definitive answer. But, with sufficient information, one can discern trends, in terms of economies, markets and technology, and make reasonable guesses.

Legislator gives working women in Japan a strong voice and a face

Hardly had the 42-year-old lawmaker Yuka Ogata, carrying her seven-month-old son, sat down in the Kumamoto Municipal Assembly when four male members including Chairman Yoshotomo Sawada asked her why she had brought the baby into the chamber. Eventually, officials of the assembly on Kyushu Island in southern Japan booted her out, citing a rule that "visitors" are forbidden from the floor during a session.

Media failed Wu in life and even in death

Wu Yongning, known for scaling skyscrapers without safety equipment to snap astonishing selfies, died last month after slipping off a 62-story building in Changsha, Hunan province. The video of the 26-year-old's accidental fall went viral online about a month later.