Hello, crazy rich Asians, meet Mr Billionaire

Crazy Rich Asians and Hello Mr. Billionaire are two 2018 summer hits that poke fun at the insane, inane lifestyles made possible by extreme wealth. The former, an American-made film, extols a "Chinese" identity but pulls its punches in social terms, while the latter, a Chinese film made entirely in China, punches away with gleeful scorn and hard-hitting jabs.

Consultation, not a trade war, will settle bilateral disputes

The trade friction between the United States and China does not signify a tipping point in the Sino-US relationship, experts have said, even though the two countries have slapped tariffs on billions of dollars of each other's goods.

US fires yet another salvo at the world order

Giving another example of its diplomatic audacity and scorn for international law, the Donald Trump administration has threatened to arrest and sanction judges of the International Criminal Court if they move to charge any US personnel who served in Afghanistan with war crimes.

Govt should take steps to lessen impact of rising CPI on people

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS, the consumer price index increased 2.3 percent year-on-year in August. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

Late-night commuters miss Didi service

AFTER TWO FEMALE PASSENGERS were killed in the space of three months by drivers of cars registered with Didi, the largest car hailing company suspended most of its services from 11 pm to 5 am last week to prevent such tragedies and plug its security loopholes. Guangming Daily comments:

Even without Ma as chairman, Alibaba will thrive

ON MONDAY, or Teachers' Day in China, e-commerce giant Alibaba released a letter saying its co-founder and chairman Jack Ma will quit as chairman on Teachers' Day next year. China Youth Daily comments:

Speculations over forum and drill uncalled for

That China and Russia should work more closely together to fight protectionism has become even more important given the unilateral approach of some to resolve international issues. Emphasizing this fact after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 4th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping said that an increasingly volatile geopolitical climate has made the China-Russia partnership a necessity.

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Common interests drive Sino-Russian ties

For Russian President Vladimir Putin, bringing together in Russia's Far East the leaders of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Mongolia is certainly a major diplomatic success. And that President Xi Jinping is also taking part - for the first time - in the annual event indicates the growing togetherness of Beijing and Moscow on regional and global platforms. As major-country competition has re-emerged, and transformed into rivalry, even confrontation, Russia and China have been discovering more common ground.

Prospects far brighter than the West thinks

President Xi Jinping's participation in the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok is the first by any Chinese leader, and during the event, Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to expand trade and cooperation, including in Russia's Far East, and explore ways to advance cooperation on energy, agriculture, high-tech and infrastructure.

P2P platforms have to rebuild credibility

Editor's note: Many peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms have gone bust since June. Two experts share their views with China Daily's Yao Yuxin on how to rebuild the sector's credibility. Excerpts follow:

Trade war won't help Washington 'make America great again'

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he's ready to impose tariffs on another $267 billion worth of Chinese goods on short notice, on top of the proposed tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports his administration is putting the final touches on. In effect, Trump is threatening to turn the US-China trade conflict into a full-blown trade war.