E-governance could ease plight of pensioners to prove they are alive

AFTER TRAVELING FOR SEVERAL HOURS BY CAR with his daughter from his current home in Wuhan to Hongan, Central China's Hubei province, a 90-year-old man was carried in his armchair to the third floor of the building of the society security bureau of Hongan county, his hometown, so that the county government continues to pay his pension next year. Thepaper.cn comments:

Tomb may be a marker of corruption

THE LONGHUI COUNTY GOVERNMENT in Shaoyang, Hunan province, said it is investigating a report that a businessman surnamed Xiang, who is also a delegate of the people's congress of the county, has spent 70 million yuan ($11 million) building a grandiose tomb for himself. Beijing News comments:

Securities regulator acts to silence voices of price manipulators

LIAO YINGQIANG, an internet-based news anchor specializing in comments about the securities market, was fined 129 million yuan ($20.2 million) by the China Securities Regulatory Commission for manipulating share prices. Beijing News comments:

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Japan ties set to improve despite twists and turns

Editor's note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship. Eleven Chinese and Japanese experts share their views on China-Japan relations with China Daily. Excerpts follow:

No stopping introduction of National Anthem Law

The Hong Kong Federation of Students has become a pawn serving the whims of local separatists in recent years. Which is why its chairperson's show of ignorance on Saturday came as no surprise.

Development synergies of China and ASEAN boosted

Premier Li Keqiang's ongoing visit to Indonesia is his first international trip after China's new Cabinet took office in March. It will help cement the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Indonesia. It will also contribute to the healthy development of China's ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Personal Information Protection Law also applies to local governments

IN A DOCUMENT it released late last month, the State Council, China's Cabinet, urged governments of all levels to strengthen their protection of personal information. Beijing Youth Daily comments on Monday:

Cheaper cancer drugs not the be all, end all

CHINA REMOVED IMPORT TARIFFS on cancer drugs from May 1, and lowered the value added tax on the drugs as well from May 3. Voice of China estimates the two moves combined save patients about 1,000 yuan ($158) a year on average. Guangming Daily commented on Monday:

World record bids wanton waste of taxpayers' money

ON MAY 1, Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, organized 1,374 drones to fly together in order to break a Guinness world record, but the event did not go as planned. Gmw.cn comments:

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Kim-Trump summit faces big challenges

After a year of rising concerns about a possible conflict over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear program, tensions on the Korean Peninsula have considerably eased. On April 27, DPRK leader Kim Jong-un and Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in held a historic meeting at the border village of Panmunjom. The meeting kicked off a new era of summit diplomacy and is likely to be followed by a summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim, which could pave the way for a new beginning on the Korean Peninsula.