Target sectors to curb corporate debt

China's non-financial corporate debt has reached record high. While this is unlikely to lead to a systemic crisis in the short term, it is still a worrying sign for the economy.

With concerted efforts, world can still resolve DPRK issue peacefully

The annual Preventive Priorities Survey of New York-based Council on Foreign Relations, released on Monday, has listed a possible armed confrontation between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as the "top conflict" to watch in 2018.

Moon should seize chance to reset ROK's positioning

Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in's four-day state visit to China that begins on Wednesday is certainly another sign that there has been a thaw in the recently chilly China-ROK relationship.

Trump can lead way in space by encouraging cooperation

Having faced a lot of flak recently, US President Donald Trump may have found some relief in the widespread support he received for the new space policy directive he signed on Monday.

Efforts to improve the Party's work style must be unceasing

XI JINPING, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, instructed Party organizations of various levels not to ease their tough stance in the fight against four forms of decadence - formalism, hedonism, bureaucracy and extravagance. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:

Bookshops need help to turn the page

MANY LONG-ESTABLISHED BOOKSHOPS have closed and that trend is continuing today, despite their efforts to survive by offering a café or children's activities as well. Guangming Daily comments:

Insurance wager is illegal exploitation of celebrities' fans

AFTER LU HAN and Guan Xiaotong, two young celebrities with large numbers of fans, announced they were in a relationship, some online shops have started selling a new "insurance product" online that is essentially a bet on whether their relationship lasts longer than a year. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

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Joint efforts can ease tensions on peninsula

Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in's four-day visit to China from Wednesday will help allay bilateral concerns, and provide an occasion for the two sides to find ways to ease the tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Rightists rub salt into the wounds of history

Politicians and bureaucrats have the historical responsibility to lead their people toward a new future. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. The National Memorial Day of the Nanjing Massacre will be observed on Wednesday, and the Chinese people hope the Japanese right-wing politicians would face history squarely and be cautious with their words and deeds at this sensitive time.

China plays big climate role on global stage

Editor's note: On the second anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Andrew Steer, president and CEO of the World Resources Institute, tells China Daily's Cui Shoufeng how the global fight against climate change should move forward after the United States' withdrawal from the climate accord. Excerpts follow:

Let people burn coal for heating if gas supply is inadequate

The shift from coal to gas for heating in the winter has left tens of thousands of rural families in North China's Hebei province shivering because of the shortage of natural gas. This fact came to light last week when some photographs showing some primary school students in Quyang county of Hebei running on the playground just to keep warm went viral online.