Employers need to do more to prevent sexual harassment

The frequent sexual harassment scandals exposed on social media have aroused wide public concern.

BRICS a powerful force against US protectionism

The invitation to the leaders of 22 emerging and developing countries, including 19 from Africa, made the just concluded BRICS summit in Johannesburg an even more important platform to demonstrate that the developing world and emerging economies as a whole, along with many developed economies, are strongly opposed to the Donald Trump administration's trade protectionist policies and punitive tariffs on imports.

Twisting facts will not help straighten China-US trade

When Andy Puzder said in an opinion piece for Fox News on Saturday that it was China that had launched a trade war against the United States 18 years ago, he repeated the platitudes often made about China's trade surplus with the US.

Turning vision into reality

President Xi Jinping's speech "Turn our vision into reality" at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday has revealed outstanding features of the new industrial revolution, offered valuable proposals on future cooperation among the BRICS members, and pointed out how BRICS can play a bigger role in the adjustment of the global governance system.

Revision of the tax law should be in line with public opinion

SATURDAY WAS THE END OF THE 30-DAY period for public opinions on a draft amendment to the Personal Income Tax Law. Statistics from the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, indicate that it received about 130,000 opinions on the proposed amendment. Over the same period, it received in total about 3,000 suggestions on admendments to three other laws. Beijing News comments:

Good for a city govt to heed people's views

ON SATURDAY, the Xi'an municipal government apologized for a "hasty and inconsiderate" draft regulation on which it began soliciting public opinions six days earlier - all gasoline cars older than 10 years, and diesel cars older than five years, will be banned from entering the downtown area of the capital of Northwest Shaanxi province from August next year in a bid to control air pollution. Beijing News comments:

Care needed to stop pupils dropping out

A TOWNSHIP government in Bama, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has charged four pairs of parents with violating the Compulsory Education Law as they forced their children to drop out of school. Beijing News comments:

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US tariffs can't stop China's IP progress

Using the excuse of protecting US intellectual property, the Donald Trump administration has imposed stiff tariffs on imports from some of its trading partners and strict restrictions on foreign companies, particularly those from China. But far from benefiting the US economy, these protectionist policies are hurting it, as well as undermining international rules on innovation and intellectual property rights (IPR) protection.

Education mill saps students of their motivation

Editor's Note: Summer vacation becomes a "third semester" for most Chinese primary and middle school students. On the other hand, many students who have already enrolled in a college tend to turn the vacation into a celebration of "freedom". Two experts share their views on the "vacation" phenomenon with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

A shared future for the world benefits all nations

It is a time of profound, unprecedented changes and uncertainties. The probable questions on everybody's mind are: where should we go and what kind of world do we want? China's answer is: we should build a community with a shared future for mankind.

Multiracial soccer teams welcome, but what about racism in society?

Two Spanish soccer heavyweights, Andres Iniesta and Fernando Torres, made their debut in Japan on July 22, though both of their clubs ended up on the losing side. Still, Japanese soccer fans were excited about their arrival.