Turbulent times call for deeper cooperation

That China-Vietnam relations are based on a solid foundation was evident at the 11th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, which the two countries co-chaired in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Sunday.

Success of BRI in Africa good for Europe

China's trade with and investments in African countries are now part of its Belt and Road Initiative, which President Xi Jinping proposed in 2013. Under the Belt and Road Initiative, China has been providing loans for and investing in a large number of infrastructure development projects, whose aim is to improve the trade and transportation networks on the African continent. These networks will enhance Africa's trade links with the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

Only education reform can shift focus to sports

ONE SCHOOL after another has published their weekly schedule for the new semester, with "sport lessons" comprising quite a high percentage of the schedules. Guangming Daily comments:

China will outlast tariff war and emerge stronger

The Donald Trump administration would commit a serious mistake if it attempts to force China to make major concessions at the negotiation table in the face of its high tariffs on more Chinese goods.

Interpretation of self-defense should reflect the spirit of law

Where to draw the line between justifiable self-defense and excesses committed in the name of self-defense often makes both prosecutors and judges indecisive, although the Criminal Law includes a clause that defines both.

Doctoring of audience ratings has to stop

GUO JINGYU, a TV play director, claims to have exposed the shady deals to forge audience ratings in the industry. A TV station demanded that he pay the cost for raising the audience ratings for his work as a condition for broadcasting his play. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Unfavorable policies, external factors have created problems for private sector

LI YANG, an economist with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said on Monday that China's economic structure is being fundamentally changed by the fast expansion of State-owned enterprises and an apparent decline of private businesses. Beijing News comments:

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US move before Pyongyang meeting raises concerns

The third summit between the leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea is another sign that, despite the apparent diplomatic standstill between Pyongyang and Washington, things remain on track between the Koreas.

Japan's actions belie its claim to improve ties

That Japan dispatched a submarine to join other Japanese warships in a drill in the South China Sea has certainly raised tensions in the region, especially as the drill, the first Japanese exercise of its kind, was held in the waters south of China's Huangyan Island on Thursday.

Search for talents will not be curbed by biased and protectionist policies

THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES recently passed an amendment saying scholars who are currently engaged or have taken part in talent projects of China, Iran or Russia may not get funds and other kinds of support from the US Department of Defense for research projects. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Monday:

Redcore lesson: money talks, but not always

THE DEVELOPERS OF REDCORE claimed it to be China's first self-innovated intelligent browser. But hours after the developers obtained a funding of 250 million yuan ($36.4 million) from the market last month, they were exposed for stealing Google Chrome's open source code. Science and Technology Daily comments: