Policy support required to help boost birth rate

THE NATIONAL Bureau of Statistics disclosed on Thursday that the newly-born population in China last year was 17.23 million, which means the national fertility rate was 1.24 percent, which is even lower than Japan's 1.46 percent. Southern Metropolitan Daily comments:

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Trump needs cooperation for success

Editor's Note: US President Donald Trump's China policy has been inconsistent and unstable. So how do we evaluate Sino-US ties, especially after the US National Security Strategy report called China a "strategic competitor", instead of a competitor and partner, in December? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

Property curbs working to potential

Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China's Gansu province, has reportedly eased the property tightening policy in some of its districts despite local authorities' denial previously, raising public concerns that such measures could be eased nationwide.

US economic show marred by zero-sum thinking

The brightest point for US President Donald Trump in his first year in office is definitely the economy - the lowest jobless rate this century, a relatively healthy GDP growth, and the robust securities and financial sectors thanks partly to deregulation and other economic incentives, have injected vitality into the US market. But the economic performance has failed to fully stabilize US society, as was expected.

Is Japan out to renege on its no-nuclear weapon policy?

Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, was denied a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during her recent visit to Japan. Visiting Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Fihn urged Japan, the only country to have suffered nuclear attacks, to play a leading role in the campaign aimed at abolishing nuclear weapons.

Huawei bets on technology to bolster revenue growth

Company to face tough times amid telecom sector slowdown in 2018

Airbus banking on China future

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SE said on Friday that it was yet to start formal discussions with the Chinese authorities for setting up the final assembly line of its superjumbo A380 aircraft in the country, but remained confident of potential future cooperation opportunities.

Ping An shares rise on unit listing plan

Ping An Insurance(Group) Co of China Ltd shares listed in Hong Kong zoomed to a historical high of HK$93.40 ($11.94) on Friday after the insurer released an announcement about the financing channels of its technology subsidiaries.

Shanghai first Chinese city to top 3 trillion yuan GDP

Shanghai became the first city in China, the world's second-largest economy, to top GDP of 3 trillion yuan ($469 billion) and achieved higher-than-expected growth last year, official data revealed on Friday.

Domestic carriers allow in-flight mobile device use

A number of domestic airlines have announced that they will allow passengers to use in-flight portable electronic devices after the regulator loosened restrictions earlier this week. But, most internal flights are not yet equipped with Wi-Fi services and that is not set to change significantly in the near future.

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