Good China-Russia ties benefit world stability

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's visit to China has further cemented the all-round strategic partnership between the two countries, which was already nothing short of substantial, thanks to their cooperation and exchanges in a wide range of areas.

Law to maintain anthem's dignity

According to a draft amendment to the Criminal Law that was submitted to the top legislature for review on Tuesday, anyone who disrespects the national anthem faces imprisonment of up to three years.

Objective system is needed to calculate minimum wage

THE 19TH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA stressed the importance of improving people's livelihoods and increasing people's sense of gain. Beijing News comments:

TCM must adapt to scientific findings

A RECENT ESSAY published in Science Translational Medicine, a sub-journal of Science, concludes that herbal medicines that contain aristolochic acid are a main cause of liver cancer in Asia. Beijing News comments:

Kids do not read on same page at a particular age

ABOUT 79 PERCENT of some 2,026 interviewees are in favor of a classification system for children's books, while only 5.4 percent disagree, according to a recent survey on juvenile education. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Wednesday:

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Party's plan to provide housing for all

The just-concluded 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China reiterated that houses are for living, not for speculation, indicating that the measures to control housing prices will continue.

Courier service takes client-friendly road to growth

Editor's note: Before the "Double Eleven" (Nov 11) annual e-shopping carnival, some courier service providers have adopted measures to protect customers' information. To protect customers' privacy, the courier service providers have decided to hide part of the customers' information; and only a deliveryman using a special device fitted with QR code can scan the hidden part to get the address, cellphone number and name of the recipient. Will the move help better protect customers' information? Two experts share their views with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang:

Tsai must stop playing dangerous game

By resorting to the old, tricky game of "private and unofficial" transit through United States territory, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen has made her previous "stance" to seek better ties with the Chinese mainland quite doubtful.

False notion led to wrong impression about China

It's a book that takes on conventional thinking - if not biases - held by many Americans about China, and very simply knocks it down. And it could come at no better time since US President Donald Trump will start his first state visit to China in a few days and misperceptions about China seem to be as rife in the White House as they are in average American households.

Mending of ties between China and ROK is good for region

The improvement in relations between China and the Republic of Korea is good news not only for the two neighbors but also for the region, since it signals the two sides are taking a pragmatic approach to the larger picture of bilateral ties, which will have a significant bearing on both peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and the forging of regional cooperation.

Importance of care for elderly

The authorities are accelerating the building of an all-inclusive social security network and paying more attention to the psychological needs of the elderly, as the country prepares to meet the challenges of an aging society.