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.

Apple eyes perfect 10 with rebound

Strong revenue growth in the third quarter has ended Apple Inc's declining streak of six consecutive quarters in China, the world's largest smartphone market.

C919 3rd test flight lasts 228 minutes

The C919, China's first home developed large passenger plane, made its third test flight on Friday morning, 36 days after its previous test flight on Sept 28.

Stellar Q3 makes Alibaba upbeat before Singles Day

An upbeat Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will hold its famed annual Singles Day online shopping festival on Nov 11, having posted its fastest quarterly (July-September) sales growth since its record initial public offering in 2014.

SOEs set up center for trading minerals

China Minmetals and four other State-owned companies have joined hands to set up a new international trading center for minerals in the Caofedian Wetlands in Hebei province.

CCB inks house renting deals

China Construction Bank Corp on Friday joined hands with major real estate developers to provide long-term housing for rent and launched a loan product for tenants in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.