Japan must make concrete moves to improve relations

As Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a meeting with his Japanese counterpart on Sunday, ties between China and Japan are like a boat trying to make its way against the current, and the two countries need to overcome the turbulence and obstacles that stand in their way if they are to make any progress in improving their relations.

Time to ensure impressive speed and efficiency matched by quality

ON THE NIGHT of Jan 19, 1,500 workers in Longyan city, East China's Fujian province, joined three existing railways to a new railway linking Nanping and Longyan within nine hours, which attracted the attention and applause of Western media outlets. Zhongguowangshi.com, a website affiliated to Xinhua News Agency, comments:

Stronger legal defense for personal info

ON WEDNESDAY, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the standardization administration jointly released a national guideline on personal information protection, which will come into effect on May 1. Beijing News comments:

Protection for rural kids needed from sex abuse

AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL in Biyang, Central China's Henan province, has reportedly been sexually abused by a member of staff at her primary school for at least two years and is now five months pregnant. Gmw.cn comments:

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GDP alone can't measure quality growth

High-quality economic growth is an important element of "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialist Economy with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era". As socialism with Chinese characteristics has stepped into a new era, so has China's economic development, transitioning from high-speed growth to high-quality growth, which in turn will lead to a series of drastic changes including those in the development model and evaluation index.

How to beat the middle-income trap

According to the World Bank, high-income economies (with per capita gross national income of $12,236 or more) include the United States, Western Europe and Japan, while upper middle-income economies (per capita gross national income between $3,956 and $12,235) include Turkey, Russia, Brazil and China.

China is not a strategic competitor to US

Like the US National Security Strategy report issued in December, the 2018 US National Defense Strategy report published recently also identifies China as a strategic competitor, causing repercussions in international relations and evoking a fierce rebuttal from China.

A court should always take the side of justice

Should a person pay compensation to the family of a smoker who dies of a heart attack after arguing with him on being asked to not smoke in an elevator?

Internet giant acquires slice of Hollywood studio

Internet conglomerate Tencent Holdings Ltd is buying a stake in Skydance Media LLC, the Hollywood production company behind Terminator, as it expands its entertainment portfolio to draw a larger audience from home and abroad.

Firm to open first cashierless pop-up outlet in Shanghai

Tencent Holdings Ltd has opened its first cashierless pop-up store in Shanghai, the latest player to delve into what could become a 65 billion yuan ($10.2 billion) industry by 2020.

JD to compete with Amazon in US market

BEIJING - Chinese e-commerce giant JD is preparing to make its United States debut with a beachhead in Los Angeles by the end of this year, seeking to best arch-rival Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and challenge Amazon.com Inc on its home turf.