HIV carriers' right to privacy cannot be a risk to others

IN A RECENT DISCUSSION on preventing epidemics, several members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature, advised revising the law to require HIV carriers and patients to inform others of their condition in certain circumstances. Beijing News comments:

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Toward a shared future with Africa

Delivering a speech in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in March 2013, President Xi Jinping summarized the history of Sino-African friendship and the experience of building such a friendship, and elaborated on his proposals for future efforts to promote peace and development on the continent.

Students, beware of loan sharks on campus

Campus loan generally refers to a loan given to a college student on the campus, but it is in essence a private loan. Internet lenders, most of whom are loan sharks, offer such loans to students who need the money to meet their college and other expenses. The demand for such loans is high because it is relatively easy to apply for and receive. But these loans come with high interest rates and often with collateral security, which has included naked photographs of female students.

How internet of things can benefit everyone

At a telecommunications conference hosted by Huawei late last year, I told a group of senior executives looking for growth opportunities in a saturated market that about 1 billion new mobile subscribers were just waiting for their services. Then, I showed them a photograph of a cow.

Japan is moving further away from defense-only postwar strategy

The annual defense white papers Japan has released in recent years have delivered the same message: the security situation in the neighborhood is severe. They have come up with the same suggestion, too: Japan's defense capabilities must be increased.

An ode to the clarinet

Clarinetist Wang Tao is eager to display the versatility of his musical instrument, which has long played an important role in symphony orchestras and jazz groups.

Acclaimed musical kinky boots arrives in Beijing

After 45 successful shows in Shanghai and Guangzhou, the award-winning musical extravaganza Kinky Boots has finally arrived in Beijing, the final stop of its inaugural China tour.

SAP enables digital transformation

Please use three words to describe China's changes in the past 40 years.

CGN unit to boost mine output

The uranium subsidiary of China General Nuclear Power Corp, the country's largest nuclear operator, has said the company's Husab Uranium Mine located in Namibia will continue to be optimized this year.

Solar panel maker to power DRC firms

JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd, the world's biggest solar panel producer by shipments, plans to deliver high-efficiency modules to power the Manono project, Africa's largest full off-grid solar power plant, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

China key for optical computing

China will become one of the largest markets for optical computing technology due to its rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in everyday life, thereby creating huge opportunities for foreign companies, according to a top industry player.