Internet addiction blight on rural children

With the rapid spread of smartphones and wireless networks, kids today enjoy easier access to the internet. This has led to a growing rate of internet addiction among children. Particularly rural kids, who are more likely to be addicted to livestreaming and mobile games compared with children in urban areas.

Report sets out five-fold path to saving humanity

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China, Japan to expand trade ties

Companies from China and Japan inked over 50 deals on Friday for cooperation in areas like infrastructure and services to further develop third-party markets.

Agreement set to improve mutual investment access

China and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding as part of efforts to enhance ties in the financial sector and improve mutual market access.

Financial sector reform gains speed

China will give qualified foreign companies full-fledged licenses for providing financial services in the next three years, as part of its efforts to further open the sector to global investors, a top government official said on Friday.

Foreign banks to compete on more equal terms

Foreign banks will be able to compete on more equal terms and operate more flexibly in China, as part of the country's commitment to opening up its financial sector, according to a draft amendment to regulations, which was announced on Thursday.

State Grid to intensify efforts for overseas expansion

State-owned State Grid Corp of China, the largest utility company in the world, is looking to make further inroads in global markets after its success with energy and transmission projects in Brazil, Australia and the Philippines, a top official said on Friday.

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Treaty pullouts sabotage pillars of global stability

Editor's note: The Donald Trump administration has vowed to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Wang Chunyan, a researcher of South Asia studies with Sichuan University, comments in a column for Voice of China:

Academic wrongs must not be ignored

LIANG YING, a professor from the School of Social and Behavior Sciences, Nanjing University, is reported to have deleted 120 papers she wrote from online versions of academic journals. Thepaper.cn comments:

Clinging to outdated mindset will not guarantee security

The latest manufactured angst in the United States about the president's phone habits is yet another demonstration of the zero-sum Cold War mentality that still grips Washington.

Stock market volatility sign that Washington off course

US stocks closed sharply lower on Wednesday, with major indices posting slumps of at least 2 percent, triggering widespread sell-offs in other parts of the world.