Polluters now have to pay cleanup costs

TWO SENIOR EXECUTIVES of a polluting enterprise in Jinzhou, North China's Hebei province, were recently sentenced to prison and ordered to pay 1.08 million yuan ($158,100) in compensation to the local environmental protection bureau to cover the cleanup costs. Beijing News comments:

Action needed to stop kids being lured into smoking

ACCORDING TO a recently released report, most primary and secondary schools have a tobacco sales shop within 100 meters of their gates. Gmw.cn comments on Monday:

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US may not regain lost image in Africa

The African continent, Sub-Saharan Africa in particular, may be relatively less developed. But its important geographical location, and vast market and abundant natural resources endue it with significant strategic value.

Cities new sources of economic power

The world has a demand problem, and it is dealing with it all wrong. Rather than allowing itself to be harmed by other countries' problematic policies, China must work to create its own demand by making full use of its capacity for policy experimentation, long-term planning, and pragmatic decision-making.

An FTA between China, African nations will boost global trade

At their meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2015, African and Chinese leaders set an ambitious goal: raising China's foreign direct investment in stocks in Africa from $32.4 billion in 2014 to $100 billion in 2020 and increasing two-way trade from $220 billion to $400 billion.

Washington's rule-breaking will leave it out in the cold

Intent on showing his critics he is making America "great again", US President Donald Trump appears willing to lash out at pretty much everyone and everything these days.

Kunshan findings uphold law, not a bow to public opinion

After five days, the local police in Kunshan have announced the results of the investigation into the case of Yu Haiming, who, after being attacked and wounded by drunken driver Liu Hailong with a knife on Monday evening, fought back and killed his assailant. The police concluded that Yu's actions were "justifiable self-defense".

Investigation into driver's killing sets example for justifiable homicide cases

ON SATURDAY, the local police in Kunshan, East China's Jiangsu province, announced that a man who killed his attacker would not be prosecuted as the death was a case of justifiable homicide. Zhao Lei, a partner lawyer and deputy director of the Beijing Zewen Law Firm, comments:

Academic's probe leaves questions unanswered

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, Hebei University of Science and Technology published the results of its investigation into claims associate professor Han Chunyu falsified his research results. ScienceNet, a website co-sponsored by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, comments:

HIV carriers' right to privacy cannot be a risk to others

IN A RECENT DISCUSSION on preventing epidemics, several members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature, advised revising the law to require HIV carriers and patients to inform others of their condition in certain circumstances. Beijing News comments: