Subsidy offers encouragement to tie the knot

A WEDDING consumption subsidy system has been launched on a trial basis in Shanxi and Anhui provinces in order to encourage couples to tie the knot and promote rational spending on weddings. Beijing News comments:

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China's rise proves naysayers wrong

China's recently released 2017 data on gross domestic product confirm it: the country's dramatic rise, with the concomitant increase in its global economic relevance, is not slowing down.

Northeastern region still has revival potential

For almost 15 years the Chinese government has been making efforts to revive the old industrial base in Northeast China. But except for a real estate boom several years ago, the efforts have not reversed the downward economic trend of the northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning.

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Which country is the real threat to world stability, it's not China

The State of the Union address delivered by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday and the National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy unveiled by his administration in the past month have all painted China as a rival or threat.

Trump's 'clarity' about adversaries shows US is still stuck in the past

In what was part elegy of remembrance for days now past and part call for action so they might be relived, US President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Cherish rekindled relations

During Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono's visit to Beijing on the weekend, the first since he assumed the office in August, the two countries agreed on the important role that high-level exchanges can play in improving and developing bilateral ties, and to work together to create a suitable atmosphere to convene a summit for the leaders of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea at an early date.

Industrial heritage sites are an important cultural legacy

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION for Science and Technology has published the first batch of 100 industrial heritage sites in 12 cities that it recommends be put under government protection. Workers' Daily commented on Wednesday:

Relief stations are not B&Bs for travelers

A YOUNG MAN rescued from cold by the police in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, was later found to have received aid from relief stations across China 234 times in the past two years. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

App a better way to utilize scarce parking spaces

PARKING IN city centers is a headache for drivers around the world. In most central business districts, there is a shortage of parking spaces in the daytime. To address this issue, the authorities in Beijing's Xicheng district are piloting a smartphone app to facilitate and encourage the sharing of parking spaces in the district. Beijing News comments:

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Tough battle to control and prevent pollution