Canberra should drop any anti-Beijing bias

After months of growing estrangement, there are positive signals that Australia is stepping up efforts to mend the fences with China. A refreshing change of attitude that Beijing has welcomed.

Battle against pollution now has pride of place

The latest crackdown on waste shipments from overseas launched by the General Administration of Customs on Tuesday reflects the government's firm determination to prevent the continuous inflow of foreign waste in efforts to combat pollution.

Diversifying investments could help social security fund grow

FOR THE FIRST TIME in recent years, the growth in income of the social security fund exceeded the growth in expenditure last year, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:

Talent grab has opened doors for speculators

IT IS ESTIMATED that around 8.2 million people will graduate from college this year. And more than 20 cities have issued favorable policies to attract fresh graduates over the past two months. Beijing News comments:

Blogger's tactless words only serve to add insult to injury

YANG BINGYANG, a popular micro blogger under the name Ayawawa, aroused fierce criticism online by saying "comfort women", women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during its occupation of China, lived in "better conditions" than the soldiers who died. China Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

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DPRK interests vital for peninsula peace

On May 16, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea suddenly threatened to pull out of the planned summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Singapore on June 12, saying the country has no interest in the summit if it's going to be a one-sided affair where it is pressured to abandon its nuclear program. It also said the United States' military drill "Max Thunder" with the Republic of Korea was a threat to its security.

Cities must exercise caution in talent hunt

Editor's note: Some cities, including Wuhan, Chengdu and Tianjin, as well as Hainan province have joined the competition for talents, sparking concerns that the heated competition may distort the aims of the hunt for talents. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

China, US agree to win-win energy deal

China and the United States reached a consensus on Saturday that there will be no trade war and agreed to take measures to decrease the US trade deficit by, for example, China significantly increasing purchases of US goods and services. A joint statement issued after Saturday's round of Sino-US trade talks also said the two sides agreed on "meaningful increases" in US exports of agricultural and energy products, and greater efforts to increase bilateral trade in manufactured goods and services.

EU needs more partners to safeguard globalization

Given the uncertainties, concerns, mistrust and fears prevailing across the world, mainly because of the Trump administration's unstable foreign policy, politicians in the European Union may not be capable of protecting globalization, let alone promoting it. This fear was evident in the speech European Council President Donald Tusk made at the European Union-West Balkans Summit last week, in which he said some major global players were no longer the friends of the EU.

US' blame game part of its containment strategy

Bombers of the People's Liberation Army Air Force conducted takeoff and landing training from an islet in the South China Sea in order to improve the ability to "reach all territory, conduct strikes at any time and strike in all directions", as the air force said in a statement.

Tianjin's change of policy highlights growing demand for skilled workers

LAST WEEK, Tianjin lowered its hukou (household registration) threshold for newcomers. In the past weekend, more than 300,000 people became new citizens of the second largest city in North China. Beijing News comments: