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Asia rising on mutually beneficial policy

There are signs that the Philippines-China relationship is among the priorities for both countries. This signifies not just the assistance (China is offering the Philippines), but also the trust it is gaining in doing so, the establishment of comfortable relations between China and the Philippines.

Trade essential for regional integration

While President Xi Jinping is on a state visit to Laos after attending the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and visiting Vietnam, Premier Li Keqiang is in the Philippines to take part in a series of high-level meetings across five days starting Sunday, including the 20th China-ASEAN (10+1) leaders' meeting and the 20th ASEAN-China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (10+3) leaders' meeting, and the 12th East Asia Summit. The senior leaders' diplomatic moves, the first after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, highlight the great importance China attaches to its Southeast Asian neighbors.

China can help fight terrorism in SE Asia

At the 43rd Philippine Business Conference in October, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said the bullet that killed Isnilon Hapilon, Islamic State's "emir" in Southeast Asia, in Marawi was fired from a sniper rifle made in China. "It was only China who gave it on time and plenty, plenty," he said. Among those attending the conference was Zhao Jianhua, China's ambassador to the Philippines.

Japan-ROK rift means military alliance with US not possible

Japan and the Republic of Korea, both US allies, watched closely how the other hosted US President Donald Trump when he visited the two countries last week. Compared with his one-night stay in Seoul, Trump's three-day visit to Tokyo gave Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe more time to tee off and talk with the US president.

Asia-Pacific's role vital to free trade

The Asia-Pacific region is expected to continue driving world economic growth and promoting free trade at a time when many countries are grappling to find ways to push forward globalization. Accounting for about 60 percent of the global gross domestic product, the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation makes up nearly half of the world's trade and 40 percent of its population.

Tackle 'gray rhinos' before it's too late

The term "gray rhino" has been frequently cropping up in international discussions. Gray rhinos are crises that develop slowly and are usually ignored until it is too late. Examples include accumulating financial risks from rising debt levels, wild fluctuations in the exchange rates of major currencies (like the US dollar), increasing tensions between major powers (such as the United States and Russia), and rising tensions in regional hot spots (such as the Korean Peninsula and the Middle East).

Preschools run by firms need strict supervision

A video of a teacher throwing a girl's bag away in a kindergarten classroom and forcing kids to swallow mustard went viral on Tuesday. The incident occurred at a day-care center that domestic travel agency Ctrip established for the children of its staff in Shanghai. The teacher has been detained and police are investigating the case. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang and Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

Education quality, not name, defines a college

A new wave of "academic" game to change names has been sweeping across China, as about 40 colleges in 13 provinces and municipalities have applied to change their official names. If some of them want to change their names from "college" to "university", others want to enlarge the region they "represent".

Sino-US relations stand at historic new starting point

From the Chinese and US first couples' meticulously arranged and memorable private visit to the Forbidden City to the $250 billion business deals announced on Thursday, Donald Trump's maiden trip to China as US president has indeed been a "state visit plus".

Govt efforts boost Guizhou's growth

Of the 27 provincial-level regions that recently published their gross domestic product growth figures for the first three quarters of this year, 22 registered a higher growth than the country's average, with Guizhou province and the Tibet autonomous region ranking first.

Including financial onus better way to calculate spending ability

GUANGZHOU, capital of South China's Guangdong province, has said middle-income families can also apply to purchase low-income public housing. Legal Daily commented on Wednesday: